ATHENTIKOS · I AM ART

Impact reports

Stories worth remembering.
Learning worth sharing.

Explore the people, creative work, partnerships and observations captured through I AM ART experiences.

Participants painting colorful bird sculptures around a shared table at Opal House

Creative work at Opal House · 2026

Photograph used in the Opal House 2026 Impact Report

LATEST REPORT · GUATEMALA · 2026

Opal House 2026

Agua Escondida · I AM ART · July 2026

This report documents five days of I AM ART at Opal House School in July 2026. Explore sculpture, drawing, painting and mural projects, alongside accounts from the volunteers and community who took part.

THE MASTER LIBRARY

Reports from the field

Browse the reports, newest publication first. Each opens a chapter of creative work in its own community.

Photograph used in the Opal House 2026 Impact Report
2026 · Opal House · Agua Escondida, Guatemala

Opal House 2026 Impact Report

Classrooms, sculpture, drawing and mural work at Opal House School, with workshop stories and partner context.
I AM ART Oasis 2026 Team
2026 · Oasis Residential Home · San Lucas, Guatemala

Oasis 2026 Impact Report

Journaling, wooden dolls and mixed-media projects at Oasis Residential Home, with stories from the creative workshops.
People making art together during an I AM ART workshop in Guazacapán
2026 · Semillas de Cambio · Guazacapán, Guatemala

Guazacapán 2026 Impact Report

Drawing, printmaking, sculpture and recycled art alongside Semillas de Cambio and local leaders.
CEIVA students and workshop team gathered together at the school
2026 · CEIVA School · San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala

Ceiva 2026 Impact Report

Painting, theater, collage and screen printing with CEIVA students, staff and local leaders.
Athentikos I AM ART experience at Opal House, Guatemala, summer 2025
2025 · Opal House · Agua Escondida, Guatemala

Opal House Impact Report 2025

An earlier chapter at Opal House: preschool projects, dance, printmaking and weaving, with workshop stories and partner context.

A READING KEY

How to read these reports

Reports from different periods contain different kinds of information: participation, creative work, partner context, observations and individual stories. A story helps us understand one person’s experience; it does not tell us what happened for everyone.

Reach

Who participated?

Quality

How was the experience delivered?

Depth

What meaningful movement was observed or reported?

Durability

What continued?

Not every report addresses all four questions.

FEATURED STORY · OPAL HOUSE · 2026

A joy that multiplies

“This week is like rest for my soul.”

— Lucía Chach · translated from Spanish

Lucía Chach, a Guatemalan volunteer, led the preschool sculpture workshop at Opal House. Her sister Alicia returned alongside her, and their friend Evelyn Hernández joined the volunteer team. Her published story describes the creative work and relationships behind the week.

One volunteer’s account, shared as a story of her experience.

Three volunteers beside preschool bird sculptures and displayed artwork at Opal House

Volunteer team and preschool artwork · Opal House 2026