PRO ARTE MAYA Continued

Short term objectives:

To reprint enough copies in 2002 to continue to distribute the coloring book and teachers guide to the schools with whom we have an ongoing commitment as well to distribute it in new settings such as to the children of artisan coop members.

To distribute an increased number of coloring books to educators who have interest in participating in Pro Arte Maya.

To distribute copies of photographs of artisans for hanging in participating schools of the various towns.

To develop and organize training sessions for teachers participating in the Pro Arte Maya project in order to give them additional background to help them utilize the coloring book and teacher’s guide more effectively and to enlist their input into development of Pro Arte Maya.

To further develop the teachers guide, with the help of teachers themselves.

To explore collaborations with other organizations to further aims of Pro Arte Maya

Image from Pro Arte Coloring Book byMaryln Anderson. Click on photo for enlargement.

Long term objectives:

To continue reprinting the coloring book and teachers guide and develop relationships and distribute to additional schools.

To develop still other aspects of the Mayan Arts and Crafts education project such to support more teaching of traditional arts in schools.

To provide a set of representative Maya arts and crafts for each collaborating school.

To obtain financial support to hire the services of an arts and crafts specialist to promote Pro Arte Maya as well as to be in charge of book distribution.

To print a another edition of the coloring book using eight more widely spoken Mayan languages not included in the first printing.

To develop a second guide for teachers in larger cities and towns where children have less consciousness about arts and crafts and little chance to see artisans working.

To print an additional coloring book, now in progress, showing Maya women weavers, the designs they use, and with background about the cultural importance of weaving.