La Nueva Fábrica is dedicated to empowering communities through art.
We are a non-profit contemporary art space committed to:
Provide a multidisciplinary platform for the advancement of the arts in Guatemala
Advance artistic and creative experimentation, critical thinking, and social justice
Respect Guatemala’s linguistic, cultural, and sapiritual diversity by upholding multiple systems of knowledge
Catalyze exchanges between local and international art communities
Create new experimental learning practices through art and culture
Generate access to the arts for diverse communities
Cultivate a communal space of encounter, empathy, and respect for all
We do so through exhibitions, public programs, educational projects, residencies, and multidisciplinary activities in our space in Antigua, Guatemala, and through partnerships internationally.
La Nueva Fábrica holds a permanent collection of historic photography as well as the artworks of its founder, the late Guatemalan artist Lissie Habie.
HISTORY
Artist Lissie Habie and photographer Mitchell Denburg created New Roots Foundation in Antigua, Guatemala in 1998 with the aim of fostering education, environmental conservation, and community-led sustainability initiatives.
After battling brain cancer for several years, Lissie Habie passed away in 2008. To honor Lissie’s life and philanthropic vision, New Roots Foundation initiated a program of artistic residencies in 2013, which evolved into La Nueva Fábrica, the official home of the residency program and a contemporary art space providing artists, curators, educators, students, and communities with opportunities for artistic and cultural engagement.
TEAM
Sophia Arrazola
Community Engagement Coordinator
sophia(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org
Jamie Denburg Habie
Co-founder & Executive Director
j(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org
Jaime Galindo
Maintenance Assistant
Marilú Herndandez
Maintenance Coordinator
marilu(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org
Christa Krings
Communications
comunicacion(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org
Ana Lucía Montufar
Coordinator
lucia(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org
Carlos Pol
Archive Assistant
carlos(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org
Lilian Porras
Archive Director
lilian(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org
For general inquiries, please contact info@lanuevafabrica.org
NEW ROOTS FOUNDATION
New Roots Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 1998. Its core activities focus on Environment and Education and are implemented across two forested regions of Guatemala: the Northwest region around Laguna Brava and the Pacific South Coast.
The core concern at the center of the foundation’s activities is deforestation, one of the greatest threats to life on our planet that is disproportionately affecting rural and Indigenous communities. In Guatemala, forests are the homes of millions of peoples, majoritarily Maya. New Roots Foundation works to provide communities with educational and agricultural resources to create sustainable practices that lift local actors while safeguarding the environment. The foundation seeks to achieve this through sustainable agroforestry, ecotourism, forest conservation, and youth leadership training.
To learn more, please visit the New Roots Foundation website.