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PUNCH! Art empowered:
Celebrating local art, Promoting global values.
The PUNCH! Art empowered exhibition held in the National Railway Museum in Temuco,
Chile, included talks in topics related to Global Citizenship (GC) and Cultural Diplomacy (CD) and Art.
Some of them were practical workshops focused on a certain aspect of these topics. Javiera Muñoz,
a Junior Fellow from UFRO Campus was in charge of two of these activities--the first one focused on
Global citizenship in action and the second on Intercultural communication as covered by the MF
training in its Orientation Meetings.
The first Saturday's talks began at 11am with a friendly "Intro to the concepts of "Cultural
Diplomacy and Global Citizenship" given by May Garces SF UFRO and PUNCH Program
Coordinator, after this, Juan Enrique Morales, a Political Science academic from PUC University
talked about the "Reasons behind Global Citizenship” where he referred to the evolution,
development and debate surrounding the concept of Global Citizenship today. In the afternoon, and
joining us from Sao Paulo, Brazil, we had SF UFRO Javier Lorca talking about "Science, Music and
Cultural Barriers: Worlds apart?" convincing artists that having a scientific outlook help us discover
new beautiful dimensions of art and scientists that an artistic outlook brings a sensibility that fosters
discovery and development.

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The final talk of the day was "Art and Regional Identity” given by Ronald Cancino
Anthropologist and Researcher from UFRO, where he presented a very interesting investigation
powered by the Chilean Government and lead by him about Regional Identity. People discussed and
asked questions in the talks and during the coffee breaks.
The second day of the workshops on Saturday 18, began with "The art of Intercultural
Communication" with the participation of Rodrigo Bustamante, Attraction Investment executive of
Araucania's Development Agency and an expert in intercultural communication. In his very interactive
Later that same day, the
inaugural event was held. This
consisted in a collective intervention of
four regional artists: Cesar Ibacache in
music (trompe-mapuche instrument-
synthesizer and electric drums),
Eduardo Rapiman in live painting, the
dancers Jaime Jory and May Garces
collaborating through singing, dancing,
painting and spoken word.
This performance aimed to present art
as an innate tool for communication in all
human beings that should not only be re-
valued and preserved but also
experienced. There was a large board
placed in one of the walls of the gallery,
where the audience could also express
themselves through painting or writing and
the environment the artists created
generated a response that surpassed our
expectations.

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talk, he invited us to reminisce in personal experiences to understand concepts of high and low
context societies and how we can communicate effectively.
A conversation about the Visual Arts as a path to explore life was given by Eduardo Rapiman,
Mapuche artists and artistic ambassador.
In the afternoon, Vera Fikarova, Head of International Relations of the National Monuments
Council, talked about "Soft Power and Art" introducing us to important concepts that diplomacy
utilizes for dealing with cultural matters from government spheres. Marcelo Berho, Director of the
Centre of Cultural Studies at the Catholic University of Temuco finalized the workshops with a
challenging talk: "Producers of Art and Culture of Araucanía Region”.
Immediately after, the Certificates of Participation were given to the participants that attended
all workshops (15) and to the speakers. The discussions continued during a cocktail with which the
event ended. This event offered all participants an excellent opportunity to communicate and interact
with both the speakers and with regional artists, be inspired from their stories and bring ideas beyond
dialogue to generate real impact in their communities.
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He presented the outcomes of
an investigation of the Centre for
Cultural Studies which resulted in a
book compilation. We had deep
discussions about these results, the
roots for the lack of support from the
government and the values behind
the lines of artistic creation in
Araucania region, which curiously
mirror the socioeconomic reality of
the region.
This event is sponsored by The Melton
Foundation and The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy of
Berlin, Germany. The PUNCH! Art empowered staff
thanks the support of all its sponsors and partners as
they work to enable new venues for the realization of
this relevant event.

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