A program of Fundación Museo de Arte Acarigua-Araure (MAAA) · UNESCO IFCD 2026 · Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela
A platform to document, train,
and open access to culture.
MAAA, with conceptual and methodological development by Exodus & Resilience, builds a 12-month platform for documentation, training, mediation and public access to Venezuelan contemporary culture — based in Acarigua-Araure, with national digital reach.
Venezuela's cultural sector has been deeply affected by economic instability, institutional weakening and migration. Outside the capital, cultural institutions often operate with limited resources, reduced technical capacity and fewer opportunities for sustained visibility, training and exchange.
Source: Project context — UNESCO IFCD 2026 application
Why this program exists
Venezuelan contemporary culture continues to evolve through new forms of creation, circulation and community engagement shaped by displacement and reconfiguration. But this transformation has not been matched by equivalent growth in documentation systems, public mediation tools, or long-term cultural infrastructure capable of connecting artists, institutions, young people and wider audiences.
What the Acarigua Chapter does
Operating from Portuguesa State, the program builds a single platform that links four functions usually approached in isolation: documentation of artists and works, training for cultural workers and youth, mediation with local communities, and digital tools for public access.
MAAA is the implementing institution responsible for administrative, financial and cultural execution. Exodus & Resilience contributes the conceptual framework, curatorial research structure, narrative design and strategic advisory support.
What the program actually delivers.
Documentation & Archive
Systematic documentation of artists, artworks and practices shaped by migration, diaspora, memory and cultural reconfiguration — building an open, locally rooted record of Venezuelan contemporary practice.
Training & Professional Development
Workshops, seminars and structured learning paths for artists, cultural workers, educators and young participants — strengthening regional capacity beyond the capital.
Mediation & Public Programs
Public programming designed to broaden access to contemporary culture: talks, encounters, community sessions and inclusive activities with particular attention to youth participation.
Digital Tools & Public Access
Public-facing digital resources that make content, methodologies and learning materials freely accessible to wider publics, researchers, institutions and digital communities.
to April 2028
archive, training, mediation, digital
MAAA · Acarigua-Araure
requested funding
Artists · workers · youth · educators
4 · 10 · 16 · 17
Two complementary roles, one cultural platform.
MAAA — Fundación Museo de Arte Acarigua-Araure
Applicant entity and institution responsible for the administrative, financial and cultural implementation of the project. Founded in 1988, MAAA's regional experience in exhibitions, education, mediation and community engagement situates the program in a territory where cultural infrastructure needs continuity, visibility and strengthening.
Exodus & Resilience — Conceptual and methodological partner
E&R contributes the project framework, curatorial research structure, narrative design and strategic advisory support. The partnership allows the project to address Venezuelan contemporary cultural production in relation to displacement, memory and reconfiguration in a systematic, publicly accessible way.
Transparency commitment
Project expenditure follows documented internal controls, expenditure tracking and periodic review against the approved budget. All expenses are supported by invoices, receipts, contracts or equivalent accounting documentation. UNESCO reporting requirements will be fully met if the project is approved.
Who the platform is designed for.
Artists & cultural workers
Documentation, professional development, visibility and access to a structured platform for sustained artistic practice in Venezuela.
Young people & educators
Training, mediation activities and educational resources, with particular attention to youth participation and inclusive access to contemporary culture.
Wider publics & institutions
Researchers, cultural institutions and digital communities will access new resources, documentation, methodologies and public-facing content.
A platform built to last beyond the funding period.
Documentation records, training materials and digital resources are designed for continued institutional use. Your support helps consolidate a regional cultural platform that strengthens civil society's role in Venezuelan cultural life.