Benefitted Municipalities
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Art is Transforming- Módulo Comunitario El Aguaje February 15, 2012
- Biblioteca Coatetelco January 26, 2012
- Boletín informativo, primer cuatrimestre May 9, 2011
- Taller de Grabado May 3, 2011
- Fundación Rayuela- Ocuituco May 1, 2011
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Artistic education promotes:*
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“If our streets had more music schools than military academies, there would
be more guitars than machine guns and more artists than murderers.”
“Art heals; it opens up other possible worlds.”.
Samuel Durón, Visual artist and dancer.
“Evidence shows how cultural projects help restore the social fabric, restoring the esteem of individuals affected by conflicts so they are better equipped to face adversity.”.
Alberto Abello, co-director of the Ibero-American Culture and Development Research and Innovation Laboratory of the Bolívar Technological University, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
“Culture should not be a privilege for those who have ‘overcome’ their circumstance but rather the normality for those who live it.”.
Juan Villoro, Writer.
News
Conaculta endorses agreement for open forum in Ocuituco
On September 9 at Rayuela’s Foundation headquarters an agreement was signed that formalized the federal government’s contribution through Conaculta. This work is done with the participation of the municipality of Ocuituco and participation of civil society through our organization, who is responsible for maintaining the works.
Yael Zamorano, winner of the photography contest
“This image depicts the fantasy, magic and poetry in the sun’s rays and in the outlines of the trees,” declared Nadine Markova, head of the judges’ panel for Coatetelco’s First Amateur Photography Contest in the municipal district of Miacatlán, Morelos. The celebrated photographer, delighted at the contestants’ indisputable talent, immediately asked, “Where is this magical place?” when reviewing the winning photograph entitled Un atardecer más, un día menos (One more sunset, one day less).
Core musical instruction program in Ocuituco
The Fundación Rayuela Regional Cultural Center in Ocuituco has set up two musical instruction units — a chorus and a musical band –for children between 7 and 16. The courses that have distinguished this center form part of a highly effective music curriculum, which, whenever applied, has produced excellent results in every single core group throughout the state.
The Coatetelco Library announces its amateur photography contest
The Coatetelco Library announces its amateur photography contest whose theme “Images of my home town” may include landscapes, daily life, customs, celebrations and family. The deadline for submitting your work is November 4. Fundación Rayuela will award $1,000 pesos for the best photograph.
The Teresita Ballesteros Library in Coatetelco fosters a love of reading among young people
In view of the low attendance at the library, especially among young people, Fundación Rayuela hired Diana Octaviano, an enthusiastic local promoter of good reading habits, to start a special reading program. It includes book clubs, reading and discussion groups, competitions and activities associated with local and regional festivities, all aimed at attracting children and young people to the wonderful world of books.
Core musical instruction group in Ocuituco
The first semester of this program, focused on the enriching power of music, which also cultivates positive values in children and adolescents, began in August. So far, 80 students between the ages of 7 and 16 have enrolled in this program.
