FEALAC
I. Project Brief Info
Train-the-Trainer program: Arts for Peace
| Project Type | National |
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| Working Group |
CYGS |
| Host Country |
Colombia
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| Date | Jun. 11, 2025 ~ Dec. 31, 2025 |
| Project Status | Planned |
| Venue | Colombia (Manizales, Bucaramanga and Bogotá) |
| Participants |
Member countries FEALAC MEMBERS COUNTRIES |
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Organizations Ministry of Culture, Arts and Traditional Knowledge |
II. Executive Summary
- Project Purposes
- Colombia's Presidential Program, Arts for Peace, tackles the deep societal scars left byconflict and inequality, particularly in marginalized rural communities. Recognizing the transformative power of art, this program invests in arts education as a cornerstone of peacebuilding and reconciliation. By providing access to quality education and opportunities for youth, it aims to break cycles of poverty and exclusion, fostering a more hopeful future.
In 2024, the "Sounds for Peacebuilding" presidential program made a transformative impact on Colombia by promoting cultures of peace through artistic and musical education. Benefiting over 300,000 children and youth in 1,590 educational institutions, the program prioritized historically marginalized regions affected by conflict. By dignifying the role of heritage experts and music teachers, providing musical instruments to 500 public schools, and engaging more than a million people in awareness-raising activities, it fostered cultural diversity, coexistence, and access to cultural rights across 687 municipalities nationwide.
Looking ahead to 2025, the program evolves into Arts for Peace, expanding its scope to include additional artistic disciplines such as dance, literature, poetry, and film. This new phase aims to engage countries worldwide, especially those in FOCALAE, by training trainers who utilize arts education to promote peacebuilding in communities affected by violence. Through this approach, the initiative seeks to strengthen the capacities of artists and arts educators and expand its impact globally.
By encouraging creativity and expression through various artistic languages, the program seeks to deepen its contribution to community development and expand international cultural partnerships in the arts and culture sector.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS:
• SDG 4: Quality education
• SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
• SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
• SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
- Activity Description
- Structure of the Masterclasses
This core component of Arts for Peace is designed to strengthen the capacities of artists by equipping them with the tools to effectively integrate the arts into educational environments.
The approach focuses on collaborative, relevant, and culturally sensitive pedagogical methodologies, covering the following disciplines: music, dance, literature, and audiovisual arts. Key features of the masterclass program include:
Pedagogical Training for Artists
Development of pedagogical skills that enable artists to design and implement effective educational processes in diverse school contexts, using inclusive, participatory, and culturally relevant approaches. Each masterclass will be led by one or two experts and will include up to 100 interdisciplinary artists. Suggested topics include:
• Facilitation of collective artistic creation within classrooms
• Integration of artificial intelligence into the creative process
Technical and Creative Training with Musical Groups
Specialized training in interpretation, conducting, and artistic creation techniques, aimed at choirs, bands, symphony orchestras, and other cultural musical ensembles throughout the country. The goal is to enhance their artistic processes and community impact.
• Participation of 1 or 2 international artist-educators per masterclass to lead co-creation sessions and share specialized techniques.
• Community concerts as a culminating activity for each masterclass.
Program Objectives
• Organize two pedagogical masterclasses in the second semester, to be held in the municipalities of Manizales (Caldas) and Bucaramanga (Santander), benefiting up to 200 artists and creating spaces for intercultural dialogue and exchange.
• Conduct one technical and creative masterclass with national bands, choirs, and symphonies of Colombia in Bogotá during the second semester of 2025, promoting professional development and fostering the exchange of knowledge and experience among 150 artists.
Duration, timeline and beneficiaries
• Total duration: 4 months (August – December 2025)
• 3 masterclasses each lasting one week
• Up to 350 interdisciplinary artist trained in three municipalities of Colombia
Allies
• Caldas University
• Industrial University of Santander.
Cost Distribution
Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Knowledge of Colombia contributes to:
• Domestic transportation of artists participating in the masterclasses
• Internal travel and accommodation in Colombia for experts in each program line
• Simultaneous interpretation services (if applicable)
• Training venues and logistical support for the masterclasses
Partner Country contributes to:
• International flight from the country of origin to Colombia
• Professional fees and international insurance for participating experts or artists
- Outcomes
- Next Steps
III. Appendices
- Project details
- Reports, websites or resources (links or soft copies)
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- Photos and other available information
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IV. Project Contact Point
| Name | Leonardo Garzon Ortiz |
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| Position | Pedagogical Coordinator |
| Department/ Organization |
Arts Directorate of Ministry of Culture, Arts and Traditional Knowledge |
| Country | Colombia |
| lgarzono@mincultura.gov.co |