On Monday, November 24 at 6pm, as part of the Cultural and Humanitarian Agents Seminar sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center, the Cultural Agents Initiative will host a presentation by Jorge Munguía of Buró-Buró–an interdisciplinary design agency based in Mexico City that uses innovative strategies to increase levels of engagement with projects ranging from urban planning to contemporary art.

Jorge will present a selection of projects that have been implemented by Buró-Buró, sharing strategic practices that include varying models of participation and platforms to allow projects to productively evolve over time. Recognizing the numerous challenges that cultural producers face, Jorge will show how Buró-Buró’s projects use innovative methods to inexpensively foster sustainability and engage diverse audiences. Jorge will also offer general insights on strategies to support the cultivation of cultural agency.

For more on Buró-Buró: http://buroburo.org/

For information on the interpretative tools developed by Buró-Buró for the exhibition Citizen Culture: Artists and Architects Shape Policy, visit the exhibition’s online site: http://citizenculture.info/

http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/content/strategies-cultural-participation