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On August 1, 2026, the ARTS-CHANGE project team conducted an intervention and co-creation session in the city of Cali, in collaboration with the trans community and jointly led with Casa Ballroom Hierbamala. This gathering took place within the context of Ballroom culture. As the central focus of the event, ...

In July 2026, ARTS-CHANGE premiered its theatrical production, consisting of three performances that shed light on experiences of discrimination and gender-based violence. Sisa Pacari recounts how, as a woman, an older sister, and an Indigenous person, heteropatriarchal stereotypes imposed domestic responsibilities on her that hindered her academic aspirations, and how she managed to break free from these constraints.

In March 2026, a gathering was held with the Kankuamo community in Valledupar, focused on training and knowledge exchange in financial education. The session also provided opportunities for collective reflection on the relationship between financial education and...

November 2025 – Ballroom Culture Festival, Cali The team supported the organization of a Ballroom culture festival hosted by Casa HierbaMala in Cali, Colombia. The event became a space for gathering and dialogue among people with transgender life experiences, who shared their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives on the processes of transforming the social norms that perpetuate gender-based violence, reaffirming the importance of art as a tool for social change.

August 2025 – Colombian Congress of Psychology, Bucaramanga. This event provided an opportunity to share the project's research interests, progress, and experiences with the scientific community, strengthening knowledge exchange and fostering dialogue with professionals and researchers committed to social transformation and the prevention of gender-based violence.

April 2025 – Gathering with Indigenous Communities of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. During the field trip conducted in April 2025, the research team, together with collaborators from Universidad Popular del Cesar, met with Indigenous communities in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to create spaces for dialogue and reflection on the social norms that perpetuate gender-based violence (GBV).

Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz hosted the official launch of the international ARTS-CHANGE project, an interdisciplinary initiative aimed at addressing the root causes of gender-based violence in Latin America through scientific research and arts-based interventions. On January 16 and 17, 2025, the ARTS-CHANGE team gathered to...

Develop a comprehensive model for promotion, support, and social change in Colombia, with pilot studies in three additional social contexts: Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia.