Basics:

 

Coastal Community: San Bernardo del Viento 

 

Local Partner: Fundación Sinumar

 

Duration: 2 Weeks /// 1 Month

 

Cost: $500.00 USD /// $900.00 USD

 

Surf: Beginner

 

Language: Spanish

 

About the Community: 

 

San Bernardo del Viento is a remote fishing village along the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The community sits on ungoverned land at the mouth of the river Sinu. The village is in the process of reparations from a shared national history of drug trafficking and paramilitary conflicts. Art and cultural are at the heart of this new era of peace-building in Colombia. 

 

About the Local Partner:

 

The Artist in Residensea will work directly with Fundación Sinumar, a local nonprofit initiative started by a local fishing family that uses surfing, creative writing, and photography as tools for positive transformation among the community youth. 

 

About the Program:

 

The main topics of interest for an audiovisual workshops series are about plastic pollution, overfishing, mangrove destruction, peace-building initiatives, and marine animal conservation. There is also a desire for English classes among many of the community youth.  

 

The Artist in Residensea will stay in a cabaña along the beach with access to a kitchen. Typical food include coconut rice, fried plantain pancakes, savory fish, salads, and fresh fruit. Climate is humid and hot but with a powerful breeze along the ocean shore. Volunteers have access to a surfboard and can receive lessons from the local groms. Extracurricular activities include a visit to Isle Fuerte for snorkeling the coral reefs, night bonfires, and tours of the mangrove system.