Exchange: Guatemala
Social Challenge: Economic Justice
Artist: Balam Soto
Exchange: Guatemala
Social Challenge: Economic Justice
Artist: Balam Soto
Guatemala City skyline in 1966. Photo: Rupert Chambers
E-Textiles in Guatemala City
Balam Soto’s exchange will focus on the challenge of creating economic equity in Guatemala. The development of wearable technologies (E-textiles) has great potential in Guatemala due to pre-existing textile skills coupled with the increasing consumption of technology. Balam will share skills and tools with participants who will learn about creating new and utilizing existing technologies that can be integrated into creative industries, including textiles. He will also focus on specific entrepreneurial skills, like utilizing team diversity to improve outcomes and creating a pitch to engage the public in the projects.
Community Projects
RedCrea: Social Media and Communication
Promoting the work of RedCrea Makerspace All four community projects in Guatemala collaborated to form a single mobile makerspace. This team...
RedCrea: Open Source Web Knowledge
Creating a platform to share makerspace resources All four community projects in Guatemala collaborated to form a single mobile makerspace. This...
RedCrea: Education Maker
Curriculum development to teach creative tech skills All four community projects in Guatemala collaborated to form a single mobile...
RedCrea: Mobile Cart
Creating a mobile makerspace in Guatemala City All four community projects in Guatemala collaborated to form a single mobile makerspace. The...
Blog
Guatemala Reflections: The Intangible Experience
I grew up in Guatemala. However, the last time that I visited downtown Guatemala City was over a decade ago. Every time I've gone back, I've avoided downtown. I've had some bad experiences in that city. So when the ZERO1 staff behind American Arts Incubator told me...
Makerspace Show-and-Tell
The day of the showcase has finally arrived! The doors were opened for the public to come and see our work. To my own surprise there were a large number of attendees, including many curious pedestrians who wandered in. A few hours into the event, we had our panel...
In Guatemala a Makerspace is Born
The community project descriptions below were written by participants in American Arts Incubator — Guatemala. All four projects are collaborating to form a single makerspace, each contributing to an aspect of the whole. These projects were initiated during Balam...
| Title | Address | Description |
|---|---|---|
U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City — Guatemala | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | |
Guatemala City, Guatemala | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | Exchange Location |
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Exchange Location
U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City — Guatemala
About Our Host Partner, Fundación Paiz / ArteCentro (Foundation for Education and Culture)
ArteCentro opened its doors in 2007, currently an art school, in constant evolution and growth, seeks the rapprochement, development and high education of children, young people and adults to art. They offer four modalities of teaching. School of art, Free Courses , Diplomas, Holiday courses.
American Arts Incubator is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs developed in partnership with ZERO1.
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