Fundación El Pilar

Fundación El Pilar is a non-governmental organisation based in Cúcuta, Colombia working on arts & culture, refugees & migration, peace & conflict +2 more.

El Pilar is a private, civil, non-profit organisation based in Cúcuta, Colombia. Since 2011 it has worked to build citizenship through the arts and culture and to professionalise the artistic sector in the Norte de Santander and Táchira border region. Its activities include public interventions, exhibitions and art circuits, education programmes, participation and inclusion spaces, museum management and ongoing research. Its work focuses on civic culture, opportunities for children and young people, support for vulnerable populations, conditions for peace and creativity. In 2021 it ran a survey of more than 500 people in the Norte de Santander, Arauca and La Guajira border areas on xenophobia and aporophobia. Its campaign Rompiendo Fronteras promotes binational integration and social cohesion through art.