Relato de las Acciones de los Colectivos Culturales y Comunitarios en el Barrio Tejares de la Localidad Quinta de Bogotá, Usme, en Relación a los Aportes en el Mejoramiento de la Calidad de Vida de sus participantes en el Año 2021 y 2022.

Abstract

The research was oriented to the monitoring of cultural and artistic collectives that work with proposals developed by themselves and that contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the inhabitants of the Usme area. The general objective was oriented to characterize the experiences of the cultural and community managers of the Tejares neighborhood. On their actions aimed at improving the quality of life, in addition to the creation of a plastic piece that would make them visible. And to achieve this, first they identified the actions conducted by the collective, which contribute to the standard of living. And second, they reviewed the interests to execute them. This was presumed to improve perceptions of insecurity, delinquency and violence in the locality, because, although the territory presents them, it is not the only thing that can be highlighted. We worked under the qualitative paradigm, phenomenological approach and arts-informed methodology. The data collection used conversation, interview, field diary and photographic record, to know the purposes and motivations of the participants of the collective's vegetable garden project in the Tejares neighborhood and at the same time the basis for the plastic proposal.The analysis was carried out through systematization. In the conclusions it is mentioned that the actions of the Tejares Collective, such as the recovery of public space with the vegetable garden, the interest in seeking food sovereignty and the proposal of the cooperative with the planting of native potatoes, increase the standard of living. In addition, knowledge, actions and stories of the inhabitants of the neighborhood are highlighted as demonstrations of their culture and contribute not only to outsiders but also to the residents of the territory. On the other hand, positive imaginaries are reinforced. The work of the collective is its purpose and at the same time its motivation. At the end, a reflection of the plastic art is presented with respect to the visibility of community projects.