The new administration will promote the art, culture and history of San Antonio Tlayacapan says culture coordinator Octavio Ignacio Pérez
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Sofía Medeles (Ajijic, Jal.)- The new administration will seek to promote the cultural identity San Antonio Tlayacapan through a cultural project that includes a collective of artists, cultural coordinator Octavio Ignacio Pérez told Laguna.
«One of the necessary and difficult issues is the generation of the town’s cultural identity; the lack of it means that the town is not well understood by the residents. They don’t know who creates what. We hope that with historical and heritage information and exhibitions, we can generate an identity or at least provide a sense of it,» Octavio said.
Octavio Ignacio Pérez, a poet, paper mache artist, furniture upholsterer, and Editor of ,the digital magazine Campos y Plumas is new to government service. He is originally from Chapala, but has lived most of his life in San Antonio where his family from. He has been involved in education and with social and cultural training for children, teachers, young people, psychiatric patients, etc., as well as workshops and collectives in San Luis Potosí. He has also collaborated with the community museum Atotonilli, in Hidalgo, where he worked on social and educational issues.
Octavio shared that his work plan for the first 100 days, in collaboration with Director of Culture in Ajijic and San Antonio Santiago Baeza which includes workshops in reading and plastic arts, festivals, plus the creation of a library and a collaboration with the recently inaugurated Community Museum of San Antonio Tlayacapan.
The plan also aims to create murals, promote urban art and cultural and artistic exchanges. In addition, he wishes to bring focus to local monuments, such as the tower of the Cuauhtémoc Primary School, and to publish information about the history of San Antonio Tlayacapan to share with visitors and with the locals.
Backed by the community, officials and artists, Octavio Pérez feels ready to undertake this project that will bring colour and cultural and artistic energy to the community. Although he said that the first 100 days is a short time, he hopes to take the first steps of this ambitious project. Currently, the town delegado is looking for spaces that can accommodate artistic activities.
Tenders will be announced through the Facebook of Cultura Tlayacapan and San Antonio Tlayacapan; Octavio also pointed out that he is waiting for the creation of a community radio station where they will be able to spread the word more widely.
Translated by: Dee Lynn
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