Fieldwork

Atlas Cultural Foundation

M y time in Zawiya Ahansal, Morocco, reshaped the way I think about art, community, and education. In partnership with the Atlas Cultural Foundation, I worked alongside local residents by teaching art classes, learning traditional stone masonry while helping build a community center, planting crops that support local agriculture, and exploring the surrounding landscape through plein air painting. Since then, I've developed my own art curriculum to share with the community.

The Atlas Cultural Foundation serves remote mountain communities where access to educational and creative opportunities can be limited by geography and available resources. My experiences there inspired an ongoing commitment to creating sustainable educational tools that continue to grow beyond my time in the High Atlas Mountains.