Interweaving the formats of book clubs, seminars, research groups and tandas, Tanda is an experimental cohort program aimed to aid individuals with research through self-directed and collective learning by way of knowledge gathering and sharing.
Tanda Fall 2020 x Artists Run Chicago 2.0
Tanda Fall 2020 will be hosted by the Hyde Park Art Center as part of programming for Artists Run Chicago 2.0!
This season’s Tanda will be conducted every Thursday at 6:00pm CT, starting October 29th through December 10.
Join us on any of the sessions to share conversations and knowledge!
This season’s Tanda participants are:
Marina M. Álvarez
Eva Mayhabal Davis
Katia Pérez Fuentes
Sarita Garcia
Natasha Mijares
Joseph Josué Mora
Tanda Fall 2020 Syllabus:
October 29, 2020 – Fantasyscapes: Mercados, Markets and Merchandise; Looking in the self-made maze of Latinx flea markets, Sarita Garcia
November 5, 2020 – Urban Wind Borne Debris & Environmental Racism, Natasha Mijares
November 12, 2020 – Graffiti in the Urban Spheres of Mexico & Chile: Tools of Anti-colonial Resistance, Marina M. Álvarez
November 19, 2020 – Cosmic Patterns for Creative Practitioners: Astrology and Art, Katia Pérez Fuentes
December 3, 2020 – Egress: Politicized Existence In U.S. and Art Spaces, Joseph Josué Mora
December 10, 2020 – Collaboration and Cooperative Protocols, Eva Mayhabal Davis
Hyde Park Art Center’s Zoom link for the first 4 sessions:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83082692966
Chuquimarca’s Zoom link for the last 2 sessions:
https://zoom.us/j/96504423505?pwd=VUdidHdQZFNRbVdwbS9PYXR6Mzhkdz09
Meeting ID: 965 0442 3505
Passcode: 839660
What is a tanda? What is the Tanda program?
Tanda is a spanish term for an informal money lending circle that is formed amongst friends, families, and acquaintances. This short-term loan club is a cross-cultural concept that is also known as a susu, cundina, vaca, hui, paluwagan, and jamia, to name a few.
An example of a tanda is as follows: A tanda is formed between five people. Each person in the tanda puts $100 into a pot every week to total a $500 pot. The first member gets the $500 pot the first week. The second member gets the next $500 pot the second week, and the third member gets the next $500 pot the third week. This continues until each member in the tanda has received the $500 pot. Usually tandas are formed out of one member’s financial emergency or if a community project needs to be funded. Tandas become ways relationships strengthen, news and stories get exchanged, and community support and trust grows.
Following that structure, instead of waging money, participants in the Tanda program wage a subject. Each participant chooses to wage a topic or text that they are researching or reading to put in the program’s syllabus (pot). That syllabus will consist of weekly sessions and every session will be assigned a subject taken from the pot. Each member, except the member who waged the week’s topic, will research or read that week’s subject and regroup in every session to present and discuss their research and readings.