The Diversa Project
About the Rodrigo Mendes Institute
The Rodrigo Mendes Institute is a non-profit organization founded in 1994. Its mission is to colaborate for the development of an inclusive society by means of education and arts. Its initiatives consist of a Center of Studies and three programs: Singular, Plural and "Geração"
The Institute programs
Center of Studies
It has the goal of producing and making available knowledge about education, art and inclusion. Its activities comprise research, the organization of seminars and publications. Over the last few years, the Center has organized the international seminar “The Contributions of the Visual Arts to Contemporary Education”, the publication of a book titled “Visual Arts in Inclusive Education”, and the lectures at Harvard University and Metropolitan Museum. The DIVERSA project is its latest initiative.
Singular Program
It consists in a visual arts program the purpose of which is to colaborate for the formation of autonomous individuals. Its activities comprise courses, workshops and exhibitions. Its main target-audience are people in situation of exclusion.
Plural Program
It is a training program in the field of inclusive education. Its main target audience are the educators and administrators of the public schooling sector. Its activities are customized according to demands and context of each project.
Generation Program
This program colaborates for the financial sustainability of the Rodrigo Mendes Institute. Its activities comprise the licensing and commercialization of products. The Institute has an image bank that is available for potential clients.