ISSA Talk Launches Its First Nationwide Lecture Tour

In May, the public outreach program ISSA Talk, initiated by the International Sculpture Symposium Alliance

 (ISSA), conducted a nationwide lecture tour across six cities in Bolivia, including visits to three universities

 and multiple television media outlets. This marks the first time the Alliance has carried out a multi-city lecture 

tour within a single country.

During one week in early May, the chief speaker of ISSA Talk and ISSA Secretary-General, Liu Yang, accompanied 

by ISSA Bolivia Commissioner Luis Fernando Chumacero Gutierrez, delivered a series of lectures in six cities: 

Tupiza, Potosí, Uyuni, La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz.

The tour included engagements at several professional institutions, such as the Tupiza Art School, the Potosí

 Academy of Arts, and the Carrera de Artes of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. In addition, lectures and 

interviews were conducted with public media outlets, including La Paz Television, Tupiza Television, and VA 

Media in Cochabamba.

During the visit, the delegation also met with the Mayor of Tupiza, the Vice Minister of Culture of Bolivia, and

 visited the studios of several prominent local artists.

This nationwide lecture tour has significantly promoted the development of sculpture symposiums in Bolivia 

and across South America, while also providing a valuable high-level learning opportunity for the country’s 

sculpture community.

Contributed by: Luis Fernando Chumacero Gutierrez, ISSA Bolivia Commissioner

Editor-in-Chief: Liu Qin

English Editor: Sun Ya'nan

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