Aesthetic experiences of empowerment in children, youth and adults of the center of cultural expression of Usme

Abstract

This article is the result of a systematization exercise that shows the experience of an artistic project carried out in the Santa Librada neighborhood in the fifth town of Usme that has positioned its transformative proposal in the community for more than thirty years, guaranteeing the permanence of family nuclei that for three generations have been involved in the project, making this a place of
multiple learning where subjects build their own history from art as a central axis for the defense and positioning of children and young leaders of their own community. This systematization gathers the voices of three participating families who for over ten years have believed in an alternative project for their sector. They and many more people enrich this experience from their educational, cultural and social practices that in the popular sectors are so necessary, especially for the recognition and strength of a collective memory that allows them to write their history.