2012 was a year of massive growth for us. We incorporated in January and hit the ground running.we would put out roots and let things grow as they will. 2 grants won. 4 exhibitions Those exhibitions saw an audience of approximately 500 people. 4 schools served. Almost 2000 students. 5000+ photos taken by children […]
Free Webinar: Social Media for Artists & Writers
I found my job as editor at Matador Network because of Twitter. I won a grant from the Adobe Foundation because of Facebook. I organized a photography exhibition at a closed door restaurant in Buenos Aires because of Google Plus. So I am a big believer in the power of social media to connect people, […]
The Incredible Satisfaction Of A Simple Photo
Meet Nathan Frandino. Traveler and journalist with a focus on education in the international Latino community. He joined us in Salta’s Barrio Solidaridad to teach photography to our fantastic group of Jovenes Construyendo Con Jovenes students. This was his experience volunteering with us. It was my first time in Salta, Argentina. I joined Cloudhead in […]
Regenerating Your Business: Chatting with Matthew Lynch
Last year, I watched a TEDx Honolulu talk by a man named Matthew Lynch. That’s where I learned how business can be regenerative. It can build community instead of taking resources, and to top that off, he had just published a free e-book titled Regenerative Business 1.o so you, too, can design your businesses to […]
Changing the Face of Education: An Interview With David Blake
Imagine that the skills you teach yourself or the things you learn while traveling could be in some way quantified so you could put them on your resume. Or if, say, how to dig a truck out of deep desert sand or that you spent 3 months teaching yourself Photoshop on Youtube were perfectly acceptable […]
Wichi/H20 Photos Now On Sale at Artslant
What is Wichi/H20? We take your recycled cameras and put them in the hands of the children of Hickmann, a small indigenous village in NW Argentina. The kids take photos, have fun, and then we sell their photos to support the village. Hickmann is a tough place. They have no electricity, no running water and […]
See What 69 Artists Create In 12 Hours
Last Saturday night, I visited Tic Pic Casa de Arte for the inauguration of their new art house in downtown Salta. There, 69 artists gathered, each to create a piece of art — dance, music, sculpture, painting and more — in 12 hours. From 3pm until 3am the next morning. This is what I saw: […]
What Happens with the Money When You Buy from Cloudhead?
Wichi/H20 is well under way. We have the cameras you’ve donated. Enough people have bought photos so that the project has begun to pay for itself. Now, all money from this project goes directly into developing a garden. Then we ran into a complication. As we talk to more people involved with non-profits as well […]
First Look: A Visit to the Hickmann Wichi Village
Noah visits Hickmann on a particularly cold July winter day. It is eye opening.
Recycle Your Old Digital Cameras; Educate A Child
Last year, we sent out a call for your second hand digital cameras, and you responded! In less than a month, we reached our goal of 20 cameras to use for Wichi/H2O, a photography project that puts your cameras in the hands of children living in Wichi communities in the Salta province of Argentina. Since […]
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First Look: A Visit to the Hickmann Wichi Village Noah visits Hickmann on a particularly cold July winter day. It is eye opening.
