The Latin American Cultural Initiative is a successful new collaboration between Callanwolde and the Latin American Association. Callanwolde provides bilingual art teachers to bring visual arts education to economically disadvantaged Latin American children. The Cultural Initiative takes place at the Latin American Association through an after school and summer camp program. The program culminates in an art show that features the work of students for families and the community.
The Latin American community is the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. Callanwolde is proud of this collaboration because we believe that the visual arts positively impact communities in educational, social and entertaining ways.
Outreach Instructors
Callanwolde is proud of the talented outreach art teachers on staff that assist us in providing diverse arts offerings to the community. The following instructors have particularly assisted with the Latin American Association Cultural Initiative programs:
Victoria Martin-Gilly: Ms. Martin-Gilly holds a degree in Modern Languages from Universidad Metropolitana in Caracus, Venezuela and a degree in Experimental Drawing from the McIntyre Academy School of American Art in Decatur, Georgia. She has also received training from the Marietta Martin Ceramic Studios in Tnerife, Spain. She has had exhibitions in Caracas, Venezuela and in New York, Tulsa, Savannah and Atlanta. Ms. Martin-Gilly is an art teacher for the Latin American Association Cultural Initiative.
Waldo Vinces: Mr. Vinces has a degree in Architecture from the Institute Universitario Politecnico Santiago Marino in Valencia Venezuela, a degree in Archeology from Pontificia Universidad Catolica in Lima, Peru and a degree in Experimental Drawing from the McIntyre Academy School of American Art in Decatur, Georgia. He is the Gallery Director for the Hispanic American Center for Economic Development and the Mexican Center of Atlanta. Mr. Vinces works as an art teacher for the Latin American Association Cultural Initiative.