In Washington, D.C., the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) unveils 'Amazonía: A Hub of BioCreativity,' an exhibition featuring contemporary artists deeply connected to the Amazon Rainforest. This showcase aims to challenge stereotypes and highlight the urgent need for conservation through art that reflects the artists' roots, traditions,
The Arctic and the Amazon may be far apart geographically, but art connects them intimately. As part of a public art project bringing Indigenous artists from both regions together, Inuk artist Niap and the Shipibo artist Olinda Silvano collaborated on a mural that now graces the campus of Toronto Metropolitan University. They share their inspirations.
INSITE is pleased to announce the sixth issue of the INSITE Journal: Common Thread. The publication, edited by Miguel A. López, explores the bonds and forms of continuity between bodies, animals, plants, territory, and spiritual worlds in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Olinda Silvano is an artist and leader in a Shipibo-Konibo indigenous community in Peru’s capital city, Lima. She is determined to overcome the challenges she and her people face, including discrimination, lack of social protection and housing.