Arts and Culture
The objective of the Department is to contribute to the integral formation of the university community through the design, planning, and implementation of different artistic and cultural programs and activities.
In this way, the Department fulfills three important functions:
a) The conservation of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Universidad Panamericana and its social sphere;
b) The promotion of arts and cultural manifestations on the part of the university community and its geographical environs; and
c) The transmission of cultural activities -both internal and external- to the university community.
Through its programs and activities, the Department of Arts and Culture links the community of teachers, students, parents, researchers, staff, and neighbors, with appreciation, creation, and transmission of culture and arts.
Concretely, the Department carries different kinds of activities which promote university culture:
- Seminars
- Workshops
- Courses
- Expositions
- Concerts
- Exhibitions
- Theater plays
- Conferences
- Book loans
- Competitions
- Fora and debates
- Guided tours
- Film Club
- Promotion of reading
Redes Sociales: facebook: difusion cultural UP | Twitter: @DCulturalUP
Contacto: Goya #35 planta baja, tel. 5482-1600 ext. 6535, 6532 ó 6530, mx_dcultural@up.edu.mx
Mission
Link, encourage and educate all members of the university community through seminars, workshops and activities designed to respond to a high cultural excellence, both in format and in content.
Vision
To be a leading service department, responsible for the management, production and dissemination of art and culture inside and outside the university environment with quality and efficiency, able to contribute to the formation of the university community.
Actividades de arte y cultura
Talleres
Dance
Dance as a form and means of artistic expression, creativity, and entertainment. Practicioners of this discipline will find physical conditioning to improve their health.
Recognize different rythms, steps, and basic evolutions both individually and with a partner.
Monday and/or Wednesday from 2 to 4pm.
No cost
25 cultural credits
Photography
Acquire the basic notions of photography.
Develop capabilities to appreciate art in photography and composition.
Thursday from 2 to 4pm
12 sessions
No cost
25 cultural credits
Speech
Exercise different communication skills through practical sessions
Saturday from 9:30am to 1:30pm
4 or 5 sessions
It has a cost
35 cultural credits
Smart Reading
Educational software which develops reading abilities. Helps develop speed, understanding and use of language, according to the needs of the participants.
Specific objectives:
Become a FAST, DYNAMIC, and SELECTIVE reader
Once per semester
14 hours
It has a cost
35 cultural credits
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Guitar, violin, cello, piano and d'jembé
Contribute to the integral formation of the participants, developing ability and technique to play each instrument. Be able to participate in an ensemble or an orchestra.
Develop playing skills, with attention to technique, harmony, and rhythm, considering music as a means of expression.
Guitar:
Friday from 2 to 4pm
10 group sessions+ 5 individual sessions of 30 minutes
It has a cost
25 cultural credits
Piano, Violin, Drum, etc:
It has a cost
14 sessions of 45 minutes each
INDIVIDUAL CLASSES
35 cultural credits
D'Jembé:
It has a cost
10 group sessions+ 5 individual sessions of 30 minutes
Saturdays, schedule, to be announced
25 cultural credits
GASTRONOMY
Theory and practice of cooking simple and healthy recipes which can be easily replicated.
Wednesday or Thursday from 2 to 4pm
5 sessions
It has a cost (includes recipe book, apron, and raw materials)
25 cultural credits
SINGING
Acquire tools to perform as a solo or choral vocal artist, in a variety of styles. Acquire musical culture, creativity, and artistic sensibility during the natural process of voice maturation.
FILM CLUB
Evaluate cinema as a manifestation of culture and values from an educational perspective.
Projection and analysis of films
Once a month
No cost
7 cultural credits
JAZZ BAND
Develop abilities and techniques to play the different instruments that make up a jazz band. Learn elements of improvisation, rhythmic complexity, tonal harmony, and scales, which reflect the spontaneity that is characteristic of jazz.
Rehearsals:
Saturday from 2 to 4pm
No cost
40 cultural credits
Auditions: all semester
Seminarios y Programas Seniors
Senior programs
Conferences, film club and guided tours for older people, to involve them in the world of culture.
Offer a wide variety of topics- Science, Literature, History, Art History, Philosophy, Pedagogy, Psychology, Medicine, Communications, Politics, Family and Social Guidance- to senior citizens in order to increase their knowledge.
- Such an important sector of society, senior citizens will get involved in the world of culture.
HISTORY OF ART
"Culture [...] can be seen [...] as the set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features that characterize a society or social group. In addition to art and literature, it encompasses lifestyles , fundamental human rights, value systems, traditions and beliefs. "
Wednesday from 7 to 9pm
10 sessions + 2 guided tours
It has a cost
45 cultural credits
UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF ART
Identify the general characteristics of universal art and culture. Distinguish different periods and styles.
Wednesday from 10am to 1pm
17 sessions
It has a cost
HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART
Identify the general characteristics of the art and culture of Mexico, the evolution of the Mexican nation, the construction of a cultural identity and its historical development.
Tuesday from 7 to 9 pm
14 sessions
It has a cost
45 cultural credits
LITERATURE AND CINEMATOGRAPHY
Analyze different manifestations of culture through literature and contemporary and classic film production.
Friday from 10am to 1pm
17 sessions
It has a cost
PAINTING
Learn the techniques of carbon and graphite pencil drawing, water color, and oil painting, in free or suggested styles. Learn habits of discipline, concentration, and harmonic work.
Thursday from 10am to 1pm
17 sessions
It has a cost
Actividades Culturales
CONTESTS
Through play, in a healthy competition, motivated by personal challenges, provide students with learning experiences that stimulate the development of a competency/skill e. g. team work, communications, memory, speed.
LIVE UP
Where students (university commuity) have the opportunity to demonstrate their talent through any artistic manifestation (singing, music, oratory) or that promotes dialogue and reflection --e. g. Colloquium for life--.
That allows to establish dialogue among the university community in an environment of originality and close and friendly presence for special guests recognized for their talent or skills, career that are interesting for the community and want an audience to present their talent.
That allows us to show students photo exhibitions, musical compositions, promote UP events and projects, show students and faculty's accomplishments, organize a reading marathon.
Do you have a band? Do you speak in public?
At LIVE UP we give you a space to share it.
Enrollments to our mail or social networks.
CULINARY SESSIONS
SUPPORT SOCIAL WORK
To raise students awareness in the problems that the country is facing, to bring vulnerable population to different manifestations of artistic/ cultural expression which provide recreation, learning and dissemination of culture.