EL FORRO Primer Foro Juvenil de Patrimonio de Santa Elena
How to generate a honest relationship between Santa Elena's rich cultural and natural heritage and it's young population with their own interests and searchs? The idea of a yearly forum around the view and concerns of the young generations about their past and the heritage of this region was our answear to it. The first edition of the FORO JUVENIL DE PATRIMONIO DE SANTA ELENA was celebrated in September and October 2016 and involved different experiential and academic activities which were a great success and turned to be a landmark in terms of community projects around cultural heritage.
- SEMILLAS: a workshop about native seeds and traditional farming - HISTORIAS: a hike and talk about the history of Santa Elena's economy - ARQUEOLOGÍA: a talk about Santa Elena's archeological heritage - MUSICA: concert and sound exploration in the forest commited to the life and work of Blas Emilio Atehortúa. - PRIMER FORO JUVENIL DE PATRIMONIO DE SANTA ELENA: three workshops, a report on an investigation about cultural heritage in Santa Elena, a hike and a talk to a patrimonial place, closing with a happening with music and painting.
This project was developed together with the MoVIMIENTO CULTURAL SANTA ELENA and was possible due to a grant by the Unidad de Memoria y Patrimonio, Alcaldía de Medellín.It was also supported by some privat institutions of the territory: Trasancoop, Corporación Parque Arví, Escuela de Música de Santa Elena, Vigias del Patrimonio, Biblioteca Santa Elena, Coopasana, Special thanks to the graphic designer Luckas Ochsenbein and his project Buena Pinta.
