Artistic residencies in central america and the caribbean


Where
Spain
When
2021
Who
Spanish agency for international development cooperation. (aecid) /directorate of cultural and scientific relations department of university and scientific cooperation
Website of the policy/measure

Description of the policy/measure

This is a cooperation project for the strengthening of the ibero-american cultural space, the regional project artistic residences central america and the caribbean can be highlighted, which has as strategic objectives to strengthen contemporary artistic creation and production, as well as to promote the mobility of cultural actors in the region. in this context, these artistic residencies have the purpose of training, professionalizing and strengthening the relationship between creators from different countries, weaving networks and community projects. this program has been running since 2016 and each year it is led by one of the 7 countries involved in this project: guatemala, nicaragua, el salvador, honduras, costa rica, panama and the dominican republic.

Results achieved

A greater exchange of artists, reciprocal knowledge and commitment of all the countries involved in the project, as the responsibility for the organisation falls alternatively on all of them.

Financial resources allocated to the policy

It is financed with the regular budget of aecid.