MIRAR Project
Creative Inclusion
What is MIRAR?
MIRAR is a creative, participatory, and inclusive initiative, promoted by Fundación Personas in collaboration with Fundación “la Caixa” and with the support of the comedian Leo Harlem. The project’s mission is to enhance the artistic skills of people with intellectual disabilities, using art as a bridge towards greater social transformation.
It is structured in thematic editions (for example, MIRAR 4.0) that revolve around axes such as humor, the rural environment, international connection, digital consolidation, and face-to-face action on works from previous editions.
Who is it aimed at?
- People with intellectual disabilities or different abilities, interested in expressing themselves through art.
- Artists, collaborators, creators, and local communities who wish to participate in an inclusive artistic process.
- General public that benefits from the visibility, awareness, and reflection generated by the project.
- Institutions, social entities, and cultural agents that can replicate the model or collaborate in future editions.
What activities and dynamics does it include?
- Collaborative artistic creation (films, stories, visual works) in which people with intellectual disabilities participate together with creators.
- Production of a thematic film composed of independent pieces (e.g., 6 pieces) that can be screened separately or together, set in different locations.
- Publication of complementary works: notebooks, stories, digital projects, etc.
- Public presentations, exhibitions, screenings, and events in which the artistic results of the project are exhibited.
- Social awareness around diversity, inclusion, and the value of the shared creative process.
- Use of the rural environment and natural spaces as settings for creative processes and inspiration.
Institutional collaboration and allies
- Fundación Personas — promoting entity of the MIRAR project.
- Fundación “la Caixa” — financial and strategic collaborator.
- Support from Leo Harlem, who has been a conceptual driver of the project.
- In previous editions, collaboration with entities such as AQUAVALL (related to water and the environment)
- Cultural, local, and regional entities from the localities included as settings for the project.
Areas of impact
- Culture and art
- Social inclusion
- Education
- Training
- Digital technologies and accessibility
- Public awareness
- Rural environment / surroundings
Execution period
Since 2020, the project has been developed through annual editions. The “MIRAR 5.0” version corresponds to the current edition in 2025.
Results and innovation
- Production of artistic works (films, stories, installations) with active participation of people with intellectual disabilities.
- Integration of art with rural environments as creative settings.
- Thematic approach: humor, territory, digital connection, multisensory inspiration.
- Construction of collective narratives that combine dreams, reality, and utopia.
- Inclusive process that facilitates the visibility of participants with diverse abilities.
- Social innovation strategy that can be replicated in other cultural communities.