Ágora Cultural Architects

About Us

Ágora Cultural Architects is a women-owned cultural business, founded in March 2019 to partner with Latinx arts and culture. We create, empower, and promote the sustainability of Latin American cultural workers in the US and Puerto Rico. We do that by optimizing tools for creators and organizations to fulfill their goals, namely: audience building; events, audiovisual and literary production; funding; and professional development.

Mission

Ágora’s mission is to broaden the visibility and foster the development of Latin American (LATAM) arts and culture. We are committed to celebrating these communities' rich pluriverse and heritage, including those of the different LATAM diasporas. We believe in the power of the arts as a tool for positive social change; therefore, we strive to provide a platform for our voices to be heard, stories to be told, and identities to be honored.

Vision

Our vision is to strengthen the cultural fabric of our society by honoring LATAM arts and culture, enrich our collective human experience, and achieve representation and accessibility for the LATAM and diasporic communities, thereby promoting social justice.

Our services

The Backstage Team

Elsa Mosquera-Sterenberg

Co-founder and creative powerhouse

Zeida García Casillas

Chief Operations Officer

Elizabeth C. Rodríguez

Project Manager

Damián López González

Executive Assistant & Grant Writer

Ivis Negrón

Media Relations Consultant

Timeline

  1. 2019
  2. 2020
  3. 2021
  4. 2022
  5. 2023
  6. 2024
  1. Founded in March 2019 by Elsa Mosquera and Beba Rivera to accelerate the creative ways in which Latinx culture can be seen and enjoyed.
  2. Ágora expanded and grew despite the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to efforts on audience development, cultural partnerships, and other projects.
  3. Our consulting team supported arts organizations to raise over $2.3M funding.
  4. Ágora's operation expanded to Hartford, Holyoke, and Puerto Rico. CROMA Space resumed its cultural programming.
  5. The Mellon Foundation awarded Ágora a $700,000 grant to develop BoriCorridor. The BoriTix platform was born to serve our partners and connect with Latin American audiences.
  6. Launched the BoriCorridor Tour in New York City, Boston, adn Hartford. Curator of Berklee UnConmmon Stage. Producer of Latinx Sounds & Flavors. Curator and producer of Latinx Heritage Month with the city of Boston (Fiesta en la Plaza 3).

Funders & Partners

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Emmerson College
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Ágora Cultural Architects is certified as a Woman/Minority-Owned Business Enterprise through the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This certification verifies that the organization meets state-defined ownership, control, and operational criteria for diverse-owned businesses, and qualifies Ágora for state supplier diversity programs and consideration in procurement and funding opportunities that prioritize certified diverse suppliers.