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WHO WE ARE

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The Sumak Wallpary Cultural Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to preserving ancestral values, human dignity, and the transformative power of art.

From the diverse roots of Ecuador, we believe that identity lives on through artistic expression—visual, musical, performing, and photographic. Sumak Wallpary symbolizes our purpose: weaving collective beauty from cultural memory and community action.

We understand art as a force that heals, teaches, sustains, and inspires, especially when shared with those who need it most: children, youth, marginalized communities, and indigenous peoples.

Mission

Strengthen cultural identity by promoting artistic creation, community development, social inclusion, and environmental awareness through creative, educational, and collaborative initiatives.

Vision

To be a national and international benchmark in the generation of cultural projects with social impact, building bridges between ancestral memory and the contemporary challenges of art, community, and nature.

LINES OF ACTION

Art and memory:

We promote the visual, musical, performing, and photographic arts as living languages ​​of memory, identity, and spirit.

Art and community:

We promote creative processes with a social focus in vulnerable rural and urban areas, creating safe and expressive spaces for children, youth, and disadvantaged populations.

Art and nature:

We integrate art with environmental awareness, strengthening the link between culture and territory. We recognize the Pachamama as a sacred principle of life and we promote sustainable and respectful practices.

We believe in art as a right, as a bridge and as a seed.

At each meeting, we reaffirm that institutions and communities move forward from their own priorities. As the SUMAK WALLPARY Foundation, we understand that it's not about pulling in one direction, but rather becoming a living tool that accompanies processes from where they originate: in culture, art, the land, and the community.

Cooperation:

Open dialogue with the Panamanian trade representation in Ecuador, exploring bridges for cultural cooperation.

The paths of cultural dialogue always add up:


We met with diplomatic representatives from Guatemala in a rich exchange. This conversation allowed us to refine our lines of action and better understand our counterparts' priorities. Thank you for opening the door to dialogue with respect and clarity.

Learning from the source:

We approached an indigenous community whose worldview, history, and relationship with the land challenge the frameworks of Western civilization. Through sincere dialogue, we learned that they do not consider themselves "indigenous," but rather living peoples with their own identity.

Listening, respecting, and learning is the first step toward true encounter.

Our allies
Pérez & Pérez Asociados

Legal and Financial Consulting

Av. 6 de diciembre N31 90 y Whymper
Telf. 0992743169
dr_abg_manuelperez@yahoo.com

Hacienda Cusin
Our allies
El Faro Cultural de LLoa


Pasaje 9 S/N y Virgen del Volcán
www.faroculturaldelloa.com

Faculty of Arts of the Central University of Ecuador
Our allies
Alberto Santoro Williams


Plastic Artist

“We defend the living memory of our people by sowing art, dignity, and awareness in every corner of the country.”
Manuel Pérez​
“We transform social challenges into creative opportunities, using art as a tool for action, inclusion, and resistance.”
Ricardo Molina​

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