The Salinas Family Art Center is a project conceived by Barbara Moser of Montreal, Canada and John Bricino Castillo, originally of Bogota, Colombia, and now a Salinas, Ecuador resident. The two began teaching Visual Art and Performance Art in early 2017 at Puerto Net school, where they were given a classroom and access to the […]
Art Program Draws on Local Talent
Trifecta Arts is proud to partner with the Francisco Huerta Rendon School in Salinas, Ecuador. This public school, located on the southwestern coast of Ecuador, has over 600 students in grades 1-10. We are fortunate to have the full support of the school’s Director, Sonia Monserrate, to offer free art classes before and after school. […]
The Journey Begins: Salinas, Ecuador
I’m accustomed to taking multi-week vacations, but my first two weeks here in Ecuador could not be described as such. There is, of course, the stunning Pacific Ocean view from my balcony paired with a lovely mile-long malecon (boardwalk) that hugs the beach bordering Salinas Bay. Add to that scene the invigorating morning walks, fresh […]
Naming Trifecta Arts
Every new life needs an identity. Babies, puppies, goldfish and nonprofits. But I knew the name of this endeavor needed to have meaning, be inspirational, and avoid any (awkward international) misunderstandings, all without being dry and boringly descriptive. So the brainstorming began…. and after literally dozens of possibilities were generated, researched and shared with friends, […]
Trifecta Arts is born
Elizabeth Gilbert (best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic) says that ideas float and swirl around in the universe, looking for available and willing human beings. If the human is ready to accept the idea, care for it, see if grow, then it stays. If the human isn’t ready, ignores or pushes the idea away, it […]