About La Casa

At La Casa de la Cultura, we aim to promote and strengthen pride in our roots, traditions, and ancestry, everything that defines us as individuals from a particular region or country.
The doors are open for every culture, tradition, or customs to be promoted, and to know where we come from and those things that are part of our identity.
Established in Charlotte, NC, in 2022, Casa de la Cultura emerges as a beacon of cultural diversity thanks to the vision and dedication of its founders, Keudis Sánchez and Milagros Ugueto de Sánchez. This space stands as a sanctuary for artistic expression and the celebration of traditions, roots, and cultural heritages of all communities.
We create cultural spaces and activities that promote diversity, working at festivals and within the community to foster local culture and traditions. Our programs include workshops on photography, painting, and folk dances, with plans to add many more activities that further enrich our cultural offerings. Through cultural events, exhibitions, and festivals, La Casa de la Cultura provides a platform for the community to share and celebrate their unique cultural identities.
Our commitment goes beyond teaching and artistic practice; we strive to build bridges between diverse communities, promoting respect, empathy, and intercultural understanding. Ultimately, La Casa de la Cultura seeks to enrich the social fabric of Charlotte and strengthen the ties that unite us as global citizens.

VISION

We envision ourselves as a dynamic and vibrant nonprofit and future cultural center that serves as a meeting point for the community, where people can explore, learn, and share their knowledge about their own cultures and those of others. We aim to be recognized as leaders in promoting intercultural understanding and respect for diversity, thus contributing to the building of more inclusive and harmonious societies.

To become an inclusive and vibrant cultural center, recognized for promoting respect for diversity and contributing to the construction of a more tolerant, empathetic, and harmonious society.

MISION

To promote and strengthen pride in our roots, traditions, and ancestors, celebrating cultural diversity and fostering intercultural understanding.
At La Casa de la Cultura, our mission is to create an inclusive environment where people can celebrate and enrich their love for local and global culture, roots, and traditions through various artistic and folkloric expressions. We strive to foster meaningful connections based on creativity, empathy, respect, equity, and tolerance, thus promoting intercultural understanding and a sense of belonging in our community.

Meet our team

Keudis Sánchez

COO and C0-Founder

A multidisciplinary Afro-Indigenous artivist, performer, and cultural manager, Keudis was born in Venezuela and has dedicated his career to preserving and promoting diasporic traditions while exploring new forms of artistic expression. He is co-founder of La Casa de la Cultura/The Culture House in Charlotte, North Carolina, a non-profit organization that fosters cultural exchange and the celebration of identity through art.
A graduate in visual arts, Keudis is characterized by his experimental approach, combining traditional techniques with contemporary innovations such as augmented reality (AR). His work, which ranges from portraiture to conceptual art, has been exhibited in major projects and spaces, including Men of Change (in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute and local museums), CLT SHOUT!, BOOM Festival, and State of the Art at the Cameron Art Museum in North Carolina.

In addition to his visual work, Keudis is an apprentice musician, is a dancer, and performer specializing in AfroLatinx folkloric genres. These disciplines enrich his artistic practice, creating immersive experiences that celebrate the traditional rhythms, movements and narratives of his roots. His ability to fuse visual art with music and dance reflects his commitment to a multidimensional expression that connects audiences with their cultural heritage. Visionary Manager, Innovator, Transformer and Leader of Cultural Vanguard.

In collaboration with his wife, Milagros Ugueto de Sanchz, they are part of the collective Kandake&Cacao, an initiative that explores the relationship between the ancestral and the contemporary, using art as a bridge between Afro-Indigenous traditions and modern sensibilities. Their artistic and cultural mission is to preserve, reinterpret and share the richness of traditions, while promoting a dialogue that unites diverse communities around identity and common heritage.

Milagros Ugueto

de Sánchez

CEO and Co-Founder

Visionary Manager: Multidisciplinary Artivist, Innovator, Transformer and Leader of the Cultural Vanguard, Afro-Indigenous educator born in Caracas, Venezuela, dedicates her work to connecting teaching, art and traditions with a global vision. Since 2000, Milagros has served as a foreign language specialist and department director at her educational institution, using her love of linguistics as a bridge to foster understanding between cultures.

She is co-founder of La Casa de la Cultura/The Culture House in Charlotte, North Carolina, an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the traditions of diasporas. From this space, she has led important cultural initiatives in Charlotte, generating spaces for interaction between diverse communities.

As an artivist, Milagros combines her Afro-Indigenous heritage with contemporary expressions. Her artistic practice is inspired by the traditions of her ancestors and seeks to preserve collective memory while connecting people to their cultural roots. In collaboration with her husband, Keudis Sanchz, and under the collective Kandake&Cacao, Milagros creates multidisciplinary works that mix visual art, performance, and education, celebrating the richness of Afro-Indigenous identity.

Milagros is also a passionate cultural manager, actively working to preserve and share the traditions of her heritage with a contemporary perspective. Her mission is to create dialogues between communities and generations, celebrating cultural diversity and promoting global understanding through art and teaching.