VITAL CONNECTIONS
VITAL CONNECTIONS
MANAGEMENT
In May 2020, I applied for my project to a call for a scholarship offered by the district stimulus program of the Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Sports. The scholarship is called: “Scholarship to support the professionalization of agents of the arts, heritage and / or cultural management”.
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The objective of the scholarship was to support professionalization processes of students in the last undergraduate semesters, enrolled in arts programs (performing arts, dramatic art, plastic and visual arts, dance, literature, audiovisuals, music and related programs), cultural management or heritage cultural; that they demonstrate good academic results; who were developing or were interested in developing cultural management processes with communities, organizations, groups or institutions and who had planned to carry out academic projects, thesis or degree monograph on issues related to management, cultural policies and the contribution of the culture to human development.
Coincidentally, I was right within the target audience to which the scholarship was directed, so I applied with great enthusiasm and received notification of my proposal in August
My project was one of the winners of the scholarship, and that allowed me to receive both financial support for its development, as well as accompaniment, advice and support in the management and planning of the project. The experience was incredible and I feel very fortunate and happy since I was able to meet many other artists with fantastic cultural management projects in the city, I was able to create a close relationship with my assigned tutor from the Secretariat whom I called my "Guardian Angel". They did interviews about my process as a fellow, they offered me to participate in alliances for projections in the city, I was able to access a virtual certified cultural management course, etc.
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In general, the experience was wonderful and frankly I feel that it enriched my process because it opened my eyes to the entire artistic spectrum that is led by students and that is in action both in Bogotá and throughout Colombia. Seeing the compendium of projects and being part of the group of people who direct these cultural management proposals reaffirmed my position about the importance and validity of art in our country, art is political, necessary and the starting point to reflect on our society .
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Article : Bogotá professionalizes its artists | Secretary of Culture, Recreation and Sports
Journalistic note
Bogotá Mayor's Office article about my experience in the development of this project.