Arquetopia is excited to announce the launch of VAACA (Vinculación Académica, Artística y Comunitaria de Arquetopia), our new area of Community Engaged Practice. This initiative focuses on strengthening educational and artistic connections with diverse sectors, fostering the shared responsibility of participating in healthy cultural ecosystems. Through VAACA, we will expand our collaborations with museums and cultural institutions, share our critical perspectives, and build meaningful bridges with cultural heritage. As part of this effort, we are introducing a series of new residencies that bring critical perspectives to artistic practice, with a special focus on non-dominant forms of knowledge that have historically been ignored. These programs highlight reciprocal learning, encourage situated practices, and invite participants to engage with culture as a living and dynamic system. Botany and the Mapping of Ignorance (2026): An immersive two-week learning program that rethinks the history of botany through the lens of colonial knowledge and ecological interdependence. Unmaking Power, Remaking Worlds: A two-week guided art program designed as a cultural ecosystem, where art, knowledge, and community practices intersect to generate new possibilities for inhabiting the world. Day of the Dead (2026): A two-week immersive learning program centered on the practices, rituals, and ancestral knowledge of Día de Muertos, combining Spanish language
