Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chile

Museum of Contemporary Art celebrates its 50 years in Parque Forestal with an unprecedented free training program

“Free Studies. Contemporary art training program” is an initiative that offers theoretical and practical studies around various aspects of the visual arts. Free of charge and throughout the year, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) of the University of Chile will develop seven modules that cover avant-garde and politics, pre-Columbian art, artistic interventions, among other topics. Applications to take the program began this Wednesday, June 5 and will remain open until Sunday, June 23.

Within the framework of the 50th anniversary of its arrival at Parque Forestal, the Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of Chile launches “Estudios Libres. Contemporary Art Training Program”, an initiative that offers theoretical and practical studies on contemporary art for a non-specialized audience.

Throughout the year, completely free of charge and through seven modules, the program will cover various contents, such as: avant-garde and politics, pre-Columbian art, engraving, artistic interventions, art and electronics, and museology, among other topics. This initiative, headed by Katherine Ávalos, coordinator of the MAC Education Unit, is possible thanks to financing from Fondart, Training Activities 2024 line. Due to its only in-person nature, the program is aimed at residents of the Metropolitan Region, and the activities They will take place at MAC Parque Forestal and MAC Quinta Normal.

“This program celebrates and salutes the original training purpose of the building that today, and for 50 years, has housed MAC Parque Forestal, and with this we hope to generate enriching intersections with disciplines that have always been linked to the work of this space. We are also happy to offer instances of this type for people who do not necessarily have formal knowledge of art, but who see the museum as a place to learn, explore and experiment, in line with what happened here half a century ago," he says. the director of the MAC, Daniel Cruz.

“I think that the MAC has a social responsibility in non-formal artistic education with citizens. This program expands accessibility with free workshops to think about the contemporary world from artistic languages and, in turn, recover the heritage history of the buildings. This is an unprecedented initiative, designed and executed in conjunction with professionals that will allow us to once again transform the MAC rooms into a space for learning and artistic knowledge,” says Katherine Ávalos, coordinator of the program and the MAC Education Unit.

The call to participate opened on Wednesday, June 5 and will be open until Sunday, June 23. The first module will begin on July 6. Those who are interested in taking the program in its entirety and, therefore, all its modules, and those who want to take the first workshop can apply here. Towards the end of the program, the MAC will provide a certificate of program participation, certifying attendance at the 7 modules. Those who are interested in a single module in particular or some must apply for each one separately, to the extent that applications are opened during the course of the year.