Fundación para la Cultura Urbana
Caracas, Venezuela
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Fundación para la Cultura Urbana is a foundation based in Caracas, Venezuela working on arts & culture, education.
The Fundación para la Cultura Urbana is a Venezuelan foundation based in Caracas that promotes research, debate, creation and dissemination of urban cultural phenomena. Its work includes a publishing fund of over 130 titles, an annual literary prize, public conferences, workshops, seminars, exhibitions and audiovisual productions. It also runs the multidisciplinary Siglo XX Venezolano project. The foundation's stated focus is the city and its cultural expressions, in areas such as architecture, urbanism, history, politics, literature and music, for a general public in Venezuela.
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Premio Anual Transgenérico (PAT)
Arts & Culture · Venezuela
Annual literary prize for Spanish-language writers that accepts manuscripts in any genre with an urban setting; winning works are published in the FCU numbered collection.
Siglo XX Venezolano
Arts & Culture · Venezuela
Multidisciplinary research project reviewing Venezuelan society, politics, urbanism, arts and culture during the twentieth century, with planned publications and a podcast, video and workshop platform.
Conferencias FCU
Education · Venezuela
Lecture series and seminars on cultural, historical and literary topics related to Venezuela, open to the public.
Archivo Fotografía Urbana
Heritage · Venezuela
Photographic archive documenting urban life and Venezuelan cultural history, used for exhibitions and publications.
Proyecto Cenital
Arts & Culture · Venezuela
Urban cultural project covering Caracas, Valencia and Maracaibo through articles and publications on city life.
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Red de Historia de Venezuela, Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas
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