Instituto Distrital de las Artes (Idartes) is a public establishment at the district level, endowed with legal personality, administrative and financial autonomy, and its own assets, attached to the Secretariat of Culture, Recreation, and Sports of Bogotá.
Idartes guarantees equitable access to the enjoyment and practice of the arts for Bogotá’s residents. It achieves this by promoting research, training, creation, circulation, and the social appropriation of art, fostering the development of critical, sensitive, and creative citizenship, while strengthening the cultural identities of the city.
Strategic action plan
Mission
As a public entity within the Culture, Recreation, and Sports sector of the Mayor´s Office of Bogotá, Idartes promotes access to the enjoyment and practice of the arts under conditions of equality and opportunity for Bogotá’s inhabitants. It does so by fostering research, training, creation, circulation, and the social appropriation of the arts, enhancing the construction of critical, sensitive, and creative citizenships, with the ultimate goal of guaranteeing cultural rights in the city.
Vision
Idartes will ensure that art contributes to the development of a freer, more diverse, critical, inclusive, and intercultural society by strengthening its connection to other dimensions of human life. It will achieve this by implementing innovative decentralization models, enhancing the capacities of sector agents, strengthening artistic languages, and expanding its presence in public spaces. With highly qualified teams, Idartes will promote knowledge management and foster inter-institutional, national, and international partnerships, always striving to ensure that art is an integral part of the lives of all Bogotá’s residents, thereby contributing to the development of culturally active citizenships.
Ethical Framework for Action
The decisions and actions of Instituto Distrital de las Artes are based on the respect and recognition of diversity; inclusive participation; the promotion of collective work; the pursuit of equity; and a commitment to environmental responsibility. Its operational approach prioritizes teamwork, efficiency, effectiveness, and excellence, driven by a spirit of service, dedication, and passion for its mission. Aligned with the Integrity Code and the values of public service, Idartes employees are actively committed to daily practices of integrity. This commitment is supported by the redefinition of the decentralized ethical management model, designed to strengthen public administration policies of integrity and promote behaviors rooted in honesty, respect, commitment, diligence, and justice.
Commitment to quality
“We are committed to consolidating ourselves as a benchmark in the field of the arts through a management model that harmonizes our actions towards the achievement of results, in a transparent way and close to the citizens and the artistic sector, through dynamic institutional planning, the efficient use of resources for its sustainability, commitment to compliance with regulatory requirements, and the promotion of a culture of continuous improvement.”
Strategic Objectives
Bogotá Advances in Security
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Promote the appropriation of public spaces through the arts, so they are perceived and embraced by citizens as safe, inclusive, and violence-free environments, fostering trust-building for the social transformation of the city.
Bogotá Trusts in Its Well-Being
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Enhance the effectiveness and flexibility of promotion strategies and mechanisms to encourage more active and diverse participation from the artistic sector and citizens, guaranteeing their cultural rights and addressing their needs.
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Expand initiatives that integrate artistic practices to support mental, emotional, and physical health, collective memory, social innovation, digital convergence, and technological appropriation in Bogotá.
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Create artistic training content and experiences using digital tools and multiplatform resources to foster the adoption and use of digital culture, education, the exercise of rights, and human development.
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Offer artistic and scientific programs and creative experiences relevant to citizens in Bogotá’s public cultural venues.
Bogotá Is Confident of Its Potential
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Implement strategies, actions, and activities that generate opportunities for the enjoyment, appropriation, and development of artistic training processes at the local level and within the city’s communities.
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Address girls and boys in early childhood through the promotion of artistic and cultural experiences, supporting their comprehensive development, exercise of cultural rights, and construction of territoriality within the framework of their holistic care.
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Promote mechanisms that enable agents to engage in the productive cycle of the artistic ecosystem, ensuring the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of their initiatives.
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Create opportunities that enhance knowledge management and internationalization, complementing and expanding the resources of the artistic sector while contributing to positioning Bogotá as a cultural reference worldwide.
Bogotá Organizes Its Territory and Advances in Climate Action, Environmental Justice, and Regional Integration.
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Improve the condition of physical infrastructure through actions focused on the upkeep, maintenance, and adaptation of cultural facilities under Idartes’ responsibility.
Bogotá Trusts Its Government
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Strengthen technological and communicative infrastructure, along with institutional management, to build the capacities of human talent and improve service delivery to citizens.