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CREARTE LATINO OUR STORY

CreArte Latino was founded in 2012 as a creative hub for the Latino/Hispanic community in Sarasota and Manatee counties. In 2016, CreArte Latino became a 501(c)3 non-profit and increased its performance schedule to four full-length plays annually, one children’s theater production, and its first Spanglish improv comedy show. By 2017, CreArte Latino elected Carolina Franco as its new President and Artistic Director and soon after, the organization broadened its programming to encompass youth and adult education options and changed its name to CreArte Latino Cultural Center.

In 2022, Carolina Franco still guides CreArte with the invaluable help of Executive Director Carol Hartz, and Sebastian Pelaez, Vice President of the Board of Directors, both of whom have been instrumental in CreArte’s growth and progress. The theater season now includes scripted plays in Spanish, as well as improv acting and collaborations with Latino/Hispanic artists from Sarasota and throughout Latin America. CreArte continues to teach performing arts for children in Spanish and offers online English and Spanish classes for adults. One of its most popular programs is the ongoing, online Amigos Book Club, 100 percent in Spanish. Today, CreArte Latino Cultural Center is expanding, excited about the future and seeking volunteers.

OUR STORY

CreArte Latino was founded in 2012 as a creative hub for the Latino/Hispanic community in Sarasota and Manatee counties. In 2016, CreArte Latino became a 501(c)3 non-profit and increased its performance schedule to four full-length plays annually, one children’s theater production, and its first Spanglish improv comedy show. By 2017, CreArte Latino elected Carolina Franco as its new President and Artistic Director and soon after, the organization broadened its programming to encompass youth and adult education options and changed its name to CreArte Latino Cultural Center.

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In 2022, Carolina Franco still guides CreArte with the invaluable help of Executive Director Carol Hartz, and Sebastian Pelaez, Vice President of the Board of Directors, both of whom have been instrumental in CreArte’s growth and progress. The theater season now includes scripted plays in Spanish, as well as improv acting and collaborations with Latino/Hispanic artists from Sarasota and throughout Latin America. CreArte continues to teach performing arts for children in Spanish and offers online English and Spanish classes for adults. One of its most popular programs is the ongoing, online Amigos Book Club, 100 percent in Spanish. Today, CreArte Latino Cultural Center is expanding, excited about the future and seeking volunteers. 

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