Latino Arte and Culture

Project Overview

The project will infuse the arts and culture as a healing factor in the Latino-Hispanic community.  We’ll teach 23 courses to children, youth and adults, from theater, dancing to community engagement. It is well documented that arts education creates a positive impact on students and can be used to stimulate mental health and combat problems such as Stigma, Stress, Trauma, and other mental issues. The positive impact will be mostly on this population; will not only reduce stress, trauma but also it will allow participants, of any age, to create spaces for the portrayal and discussion of challenging aspects of life experience. Artists, installations, and performances often take communicative risks that model or stimulate expression, action, and new norms.