About

Art & photo by Lake Verea

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. 

VIEW OUR 2024 IMPACT REPORT

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. 

Bienal de Arte Paiz 22, photo by Byron Mármol

TEAM

Sophia Arrazola

Impact Coordinator

sophia(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org

Natalie Bran

Coordination Assistant

natalie(at)lanuevafábrica(dot)org

ilaria conti

Executive Director and Chief Curator

ilaria(at)lanuevafábrica(dot)org

Jamie Denburg Habie

Cofounder

j(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org

Jaime Galindo

Security

PATRICIA GÓMEZ

Maintenance

JIMENA PONS GANDDINI

Communications 

comunicacion(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org

Ana Lucía Montufar 

Manager of Exhibitions, Programs, and Residencies 

lucia(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org 

Carlos Pol

Archive Assistant

carlos(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org

BELÉN ZELADA

Assistant

belen(at)lanuevafabrica(dot)org

DORITA QUINTEROS

Chef at Felisa Café

felisa(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.

CONTACT

+502 7882 4612

E-MAIL

LOCATION