2015
The city of children
Courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art of Medellín, 2015.
The city of children
February – November 2015
Museum of Modern Art of Medellín (MAMM)
Preschools across the city
Medellín, Colombia
The Museum of Modern Art of Medellín, in alliance with Bancolombia, and in coordination with social, educational, and cultural institutions in Medellín, has been developing the program The City of Children since 2008, inspired by the ideas of the Italian psychopedagogue, Francesco Tonucci, to promote the autonomy and participation of children in the city.
The The City of Children program is a commitment to rebuilding the social fabric in Medellín and to fostering citizenship through the arts. Its purposes are to empower children to become owners of their own city; to give them a voice to express and make their stories, opinions, and ideas visible; as well as to recognize and experiment with the narrative forms of contemporary art alongside them.
In this way, The City of Children is structured into five thematic cycles, with four phases each:
Observe: Identify elements of the environment or of their daily experiences.
Explore: Carry out appropriation experiences of different spaces in the city.
Experimentar: Manipulate different materials and techniques of art to promote their own languages, sometimes with invited artists.
Tell: Create narrative products and spread the voice of children.
In the framework of the project La ciudad de los niños, Color Amazonía gave 8 workshops throughout 2015 in 4 Kindergartens selected by the MAMM and located in the following areas of the city:
• Vereda La Verde, Corregimiento de San Antonio de Prado, Medellín.
• Vereda El Limonar 1, Corregimiento de San Antonio de Prado, Medellín.
• Barrio Caicedo, Medellín.
• Barrio Santo Domingo, Medellín.
Santo Domingo
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Courtesy of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín, 2015.
Caicedo
La Verde
Courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art of Medellín, 2015.
Limonar
