{"id":6352,"date":"2025-04-20T15:04:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T15:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chavon.edu.do\/?page_id=6352"},"modified":"2025-06-06T14:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T18:44:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chavon.edu.do\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About CHAV\u00d3N<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading bottom-line has-medium-font-size\">Changing lives through art and design since 1983\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Since its creation in 1983, the <strong>Altos de Chav\u00f3n Cultural Center Foundation<\/strong> was born with the purpose of providing educational opportunities in art and design to talented individuals and cultivating art and design as drivers of social transformation in the Dominican Republic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">From this vision comes <strong>CHAV\u00d3N School of Design<\/strong>, an institution that for over 40 years has trained thousands of outstanding artists and designers, leaders in the industry at national and international levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Located in the Dominican Republic and founded in partnership with <strong>Parsons School of Design<\/strong>, <strong>CHAV\u00d3N<\/strong> is a global center for art and design education that attracts students from around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/chavon.edu.do\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chavon.edu.do\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/chavon.edu.do\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/chavon.edu.do\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/chavon.edu.do\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1-600x228.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Its practical, innovative, and market-oriented approach prepares graduates to excel as professionals, entrepreneurs, and agents of change in study areas such as Design and Communication, Artistic Expressions, Spaces and Fashion, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Through its educational programs, artist residencies, and exhibition spaces, <strong>CHAV\u00d3N<\/strong> has fostered creativity and cultural exchange. 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