{"id":3009,"date":"2021-08-03T06:43:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T04:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/?p=3009"},"modified":"2022-03-17T16:29:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T15:29:19","slug":"olga-sinclair-the-state-must-commit-more-to-education-in-order-for-art-to-be-more-valued-and-consumed-n-panama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/2021\/08\/03\/olga-sinclair-the-state-must-commit-more-to-education-in-order-for-art-to-be-more-valued-and-consumed-n-panama\/","title":{"rendered":"Olga Sinclair: “The State must commit more to education, in order for art to be more valued and consumed n Panama”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 Master of the\nPlastic Arts of Panama, Olga Sinclair always transmits enthusiasm, positivism\nand a display of innate talent as inherited in each of her projects. Her\nprofessional career is largely based on the power that education entails, which\nin her case it was primarily in Europe, where she managed to develop her own\npainting style with a more universal projection, but with colors that resemble\nthe joy and warmth of our country. Olga Sinclair help brake the Guinness\nrecord, by bringing together the largest number of people painting at the same\ntime in 2014, to create a large mural to commemorate the hundred years of the\nPanama Canal. Sinclair once again leads us to reflect on how art can contribute\nto Panamanian society. However, the artist repeatedly expressed that for art to\ntranscend as part of the country’s tourist offer, it must have more support\nfrom the State through the management of the Ministry of Culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How do you feel that your works reflect the\nculture and idiosyncrasies of our country abroad? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy works are the result of a family inheritance that\ncomes from  my father\u2019s teachings, the\ngreat Alfredo Sinclair, who introduced modernism in Panama in the 50s and\nchanged the course of Panamanian art. Art critics see in my work the Caribbean,\nfull of colors, bathed in an elegant and sophisticated palette with sober tones\nand sincere gestures, where the force of the brushstroke has a visual effect on\nthe viewer\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How could our art create a closer bond with\nforeigners to visit our country? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe first thing have to promote are our beaches,\nlandscapes, gastronomy and history. If you add to that a cultural platform with\nmuseums, archaeological sites, theaters, dance and music shows (not always classic\nfolkloric dances), we will have achieved a very tempting pack for tourists.\nUnfortunately, the different governments have not given due importance to these\nissues\u201d. What needs to be created in order for Panamanians to know and\nrelate more to our country\u2019s art? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe would have to do a review of our Academic Pensum,\nwhich is very outdated. If the government invests in culture and education,\nPanamanians themselves would be more willing to go to a museum or a concert\nthan to go shopping. “<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What projects can be introduced in our country to\nmake it a “Hub” for local and international artists?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Non-profit organizations of Panamanians such as\nDanilo Perez, Erika Ender, Omar Alfano,” Gramo Dance “by Ximena\nEleta, Jorge De la Guardia with school children’s orchestras,” Luna de\nTambores “by Alfredo Hidrovo,\nand others – like mine – make superhuman efforts to open platforms of opportunities\nand create interest in arts education.\nSome do have state aid, but more than that is important the state\ncommitment to improving education, offering “artistic residencies”\nfor young foreigners and encouraging private initiatives so that a Central\nAmerican art market is generated in Panama. \u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you were offered to lead a project that\ncaptures Panama through art, and it visits the main capitals of the world, how\nwould you capture Panama?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey have already offered me that possibility and we\nare studying it. One of the things I am extremely proud of is having\nestablished my non-profit organization\nten years ago. What they offer me has to do with that, and it would be\nto paint with a million children of America for the Peace of the World and I\nthink we can achieve it. It is for the year 2023. The basis of the event would\nbe Panama and Spain, and what is done with passion, is achieved. Let’s wait to\nsee it\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can we do so that art lives in each town\nalong the Pan-American Highway and an unforgettable experience can be created\nfor each Visitor?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn our Non-profit organization we receive many\nmessages from the interior asking for guidance or initiatives that are able to\ndevelop it. For the first time in Republican history, we have a Ministry of\nCulture that should promote such initiatives. Investing in culture goes far\nbeyond hiring \u201cInfluencers\u201d. We must invest in Cultural Centers in each town,\ncreate programs of ballet tours, dance, theater, folklore, painting exhibitions\nand experimentation with sculpture, videos, digital art, recycled art, and\ncommit our children and young people to develop their ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What activities are you carrying out or will you\nbe carrying out in favor of Panamanian society?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI carry out activities for the creative spirit of\nchildren and young people who need their own space, which reminds them that\nthey are unique and creative beings. Art, in the life of the individual, is a\ncatalyst for emotions, and the earlier this tool is offered to children, the\nbetter prepared they will be to handle their lives later\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Sinclair always supports charitable causes by donating many of his works. Although it clarifies that a society with so many private initiatives that raise funds to help the poorest, is showing a serious lack of the State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos courtesy: Olga Sinclair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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