Reinvented Oaxaca
2004 | Oaxaca, Mexico
PROJECT PARTNERS:
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Wendy Ewald
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Galería de Luz
Reinvented Oaxaca was a workshop about collaboration facilitated in partnership with Galería de la Luz and artist Wendy Ewald, longtime director of the Literacy Through Photography Program at Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies. Held at the Alvarez Bravo Photographic Center in Oaxaca, Mexico, the workshop invited participants from both Mexico and the United States to investigate and model methods for working in collaboration from a variety of disciplines, inspiring internal reflection and creating outward social change.
Artists, educators, and community workers of various ages learned collaborative approaches to creative writing and art making both in the classroom, and for use in larger community and social settings. Assignments based on self-portraits, identity, and community explored art as a teaching tool. Participants frequently worked in small groups to review images, make objects, complete writing exercises, and develop their own inclusive curricula. The workshop culminated in an exhibition of installations made by the participants at Galería Arte Alterno in Oaxaca.