SuPeRaRTe CoSTa RiCa

The Superarte Costa Rica Cloud Forest project is proud to announce its first Revolutionary Art expo-sale of art created by a group of seniors and high school students from the communities of Monteverde and Santa Elena. The expo-sale will take place at the Art House on November 28^th and 29^th.  The art expo-sale will feature pieces made from recycled materials collected in the communities for the benefit of the environment as well as the local community. After months of creativity and hard work the groups are excited to share their works of art with the public and display their potential as artists and environmentally conscious members of society.  Superarte Costa Rica Cloud Forest team invites the local community as well as visitors to come be part of this Revolutionary Art event.

The Superarte Costa Rica Cloud Forest team has been working to bring Revolutionary Art to different social groups in the communities of Santa Elena and Monteverde with the objective of benefiting the environment by reusing refuse in the community.  Our team organizes and facilitates

art workshops to provide opportunities for the population to express themselves and be creative by providing them with the tools andknowledge to transform recycled materials into beautiful pieces of art.  In addition, we help the different groups organize to create small self-sustainable businesses through the sales of their art to benefit both the community and the environment.

Artists:                                

Seniors

Rosalía Rodríguez                    

Enar Marín

Dora Cruz

Adilia Rodríguez

Margarita Obando

Irma Arguedas

Albertina Badilla

Dellanira Ramírez

Marta Sandoval                                                        

Daisy Arguedas

Maida Brenes

Bertilda González

Adelia Trejos

Maria Luisa Zamora Miranda

Maria Pérez Obando

Julia Bello

Candida Fonseca

Cristina Fonseca

Dora Fonseca

                    Colegio Tecnico Profesional Santa Elena

Fernando Gabriel Méndez

Dana Villegas Carballo

Liliana Jiménez

Edgar Bello L.

Maria Elena Cordero A.

Arny Delao A.   

Stevan Cordero R.               

     Ana Pricsilla Brenes Coto

Kevin Garro Cruz

Maria José Parajeles S. 

Erik Mata C.

Kevin Santamaría E.

Marco José Arguedas

Gabriel Barrantes Troetsch

Alejandro   

Centro Educación Creativa

Dorian Alvardo Chavarria

Isaac Alvarado Valverde

Anthony R. Arguedas Murillo

Eduardo Belmar Castro

Josette Brenes Salazar

Maria Jesús Camacho González

Luís Alfredo Camacho Suárez

Deiby Campos Solís

Andrés Chavarria Ugalde

Michelle Cruz Barrantes

Oscar Fennel Arguedas

Jessica Gómez Rodríguez

Ada Rose Kelly

Eduardo Mora Céspedes

Laura Ovares Kaldenhoven

Roy Porras Suárez

Freddy Ramírez Obando

Jossette Solís Méndez

Carolina Soto Villalobos

Steven Trejos Fuentes

Denise Villalobos Castro

Valerie Warren

Derek

Naomy Hall

Viviana Abarca

El Proyecto Superarte Costa Rica Bosque Nuboso orgullosamente anuncia su primera exposición de Arte Revolucionario creado por un grupo de adultos mayores y estudiantes de los colegios de las comunidades de Monteverde y Santa Elena.  La exposición se realizara en La Casa de Arte en Monteverde el 28 de Noviembre y 29 de Noviembre.  La exposición de arte presentara piezas hechas de materiales reciclados recuperados en las comunidades para beneficiar al medio ambiente y la comunidad local también.  Después de meses de creatividad y mucho esfuerzo los grupos están emocionados para compartir sus trabajos de arte con el publico y demostrar su potencial como artistas mas concientes del medio ambiente.  El equipo Superarte Costa Rica Bosque Nuboso invita a la comunidad local y los visitantes a participar en este evento de Arte Revolucionario.

El equipo Superarte Costa Rica Bosque Nuboso ha trabajado para proporcionar Arte Revolucionario a diferente grupos sociales en las comunidades de Santa Elena y Monteverde con el objetivo de beneficiar el medio ambiente recolectando materiales reciclados en dichas comunidades.  Nuestra equipo organiza y facilita talleres de arte para proveer a la población con oportunidades para expresarse a si mismos y ser creativos.  Proveemos a los participantes con las herramientas y conocimientos para crear hermosos objetos de arte con materiales reciclados en sus comunidades.  Además, ayudamos a los diferentes grupos a organizarse para crear una microempresa auto-sostenible a través de las ventas de su arte para beneficiar la comunidad y al medio ambiente.  

 Artistas:

Adultos Mayores

Rosalía Rodríguez

Enar Marín

Dora Cruz

Adilia Rodríguez

Margarita Obando

Irma Arguedas

Albertina Badilla

Dellanira Ramírez

Marta Sandoval

Julia Bello

Daisy Arguedas

Maida Brenes

Bertilda González

Adelia Trejos

Maria Luisa Zamora Miranda

Maria Pérez Obando

Candida Fonseca

Cristina Fonseca

Dora Fonseca

Colegio Técnico Profesional Santa Elena

Fernando Gabriel Méndez Arrayo

Dana Villegas Carballo

Liliana Jiménez

Edgar Bello L.

Maria Elena Cordero A.

Arny Delao A.

Stevan Cordero R.

Ana Priscilla Brenes Coto

Kevin Garro Cruz

Maria José Parajeles S.

Erik Mata C.

Kevin Santamaría E.

Marco José Arguedas

Gabriel Barrantes Troetsch

Alejandro

Centro Educación Creativa

Dorian Alvardo Chavarria

Isaac Alvarado Valverde

Anthony R. Arguedas Murillo

Eduardo Belmar Castro

Josette Brenes Salazar

Maria Jesús Camacho González

Luís Alfredo Camacho Suárez

Deiby Campos Solís

Andrés Chavarria Ugalde

Michelle Cruz Barrantes

Oscar Fennel Arguedas

Jessica Gómez Rodríguez

Ada Rose Kelly

Eduardo Mora Céspedes

Laura Ovares Kaldenhoven

Roy Porras Suárez

Freddy Ramírez Obando

Jossette Solís Méndez

Carolina Soto Villalobos

Steven Trejos Fuentes

Denise Villalobos Castro

Valerie Warren

Derek

Naomy Hall

Viviana Abarca

THe CLouD FoReST


The Superarte Association proudly presents the Superarte Cloud Forest Project in Costa Rica.
The cloud forest is one of the lungs of the planet preserving for future generations. The fauna and flora here present us with a marvelous natural spectacle, located 1400m above sea level the cloud forest provides the opportunity to closely admirer the perfection of nature, breathe pure air, meditate, reflect…far from the polluted environment of the large cities.
The overwhelming noise, rush hour traffic, frantic pace of city residents, the stress and routine of city life are left behind. Nature here enwraps us in the implacable, almost subliminal sound of pure air running free through the trees of the forest, all synchronized with the calling of the most beautiful variety of birds and the sounds of monkeys and insects; providing us with the sensation of being in the middle of a concert of life, life that breathes life… life that gives us life… “pura vida”…
But what would the forest tell us if the trees could talk???...
What would the calling of the birds tell us, if that calling were like a secret code to be revealed???...
What makes us think, as human beings, that our big cities with our tall buildings and wide streets are priorities over our magnificent forests and its magnificent habitants???...
Human arrogance and ignorance have caused most of our environment’s destruction at a global scale…

One of the project’s main objectives is to create an institutional link between the schools in the area and the community. Thus to socially, culturally, economically, and environmentally benefit the community, the students and the institutions involved.

The Superarte Costa Rica Cloud Forest project is creating workshops to provide the youth in the communities of Monteverde and Santa Elena with a space for artistic expression, recreational activity and a therapeutic outlet. The students are given an opportunity to be creative and learn social, cultural and environmental skills and values that are necessary to be contributing members of a more integrated, fair and progressive modern society. The participants will also learn critical skills and strategies for creating a small business, through the organization of expositions and sales of their art. The students will learn art techniques in addition to social, business and life skills that will assist in decreasing their lack of cultural outlet and economic burdens.

The Superarte team is creating, most importantly, social awareness regarding the social challenges our youth in the community are facing: lack of stimulating recreational activities, absence of social responsibility, alcohol and drug use, etc. In addition to that, it will offer solutions to some environmental issues that are present in the community. For example, the students are decreasing the amount of waste and refuse in the community by using recycled material to create objects of art.

The project tries to build a stronger and more unified community. The Superarte Costa Rica Cloud Forest team has begun creating a web of schools, local businesses and community members with a strong sense of collectiveness and social responsibility; who are eager to participate in this project therefore maximizing the human potential.

Together with the community’s involvement, the Superarte team is organizing art expositions at local stores and art galleries in Monteverde and Santa Elena. The art expositions will reward the students’ hard work and provide the students with a sense of accomplishment and success. The students will have the opportunity to present and sell their art and show their potential as artists and responsible members of the community, they will also have the chance to demonstrate to the local community the numerous possibilities of working with the youth and the benefits of recycled materials.

-Antonio Perla

Superarte Association Co-Founder