Our Mission
The Fundacíon Nosara Community for the Arts (NOCA) exists to promote cross-cultural collaborations, creativity and environmental awareness for the people of Nosara through multi-disciplinary art programs and experiences.
The Three Pillars of NOCA
Cultural Exchange & Community Engagement
As Nosara continues to grow and attract people from around the world, we believe it is essential to celebrate and strengthen the cultural identity and heritage of its local Costa Rican community.
Through meaningful cultural exchange, creative collaboration, and shared experiences, we seek to ensure that local voices, traditions, and perspectives remain central to shaping Nosara's future. By bringing local and international residents together to learn from one another, we aim to foster mutual understanding, respect, and a shared sense of belonging — creating opportunities for everyone.
Creative Thinking Through Multidisciplinary Arts
From poetry, dance, and music to visual arts, architecture, design, and environmental art, NOCA embraces creativity in all its forms. We believe that bringing together different artistic disciplines, cultures, and perspectives opens new ways of thinking, learning, and expressing ourselves.
Through shared creative experiences, we encourage people to explore ideas, discover their potential, and learn from one another. By creating opportunities for collaboration and artistic expression, we seek to inspire imagination, nurture meaningful connections, and discover what becomes possible when people create together.
Interconnectedness & Stewardship
Beyond environmental awareness and nurturing our relationship with nature, we believe it is equally important to nurture our relationships with one another. Nosara's diversity of cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives offers opportunities to connect, share experiences, and learn from one another.
Through creativity, education, and collaboration, we seek to break down barriers, foster mutual understanding and respect, and nurture a sense of shared responsibility — creating the conditions for a more connected, inclusive, and sustainable community where both people and nature can thrive.
Art as a catalyst for change.
“Art is unique in its capacity to provide the tools and platforms for community members to represent their own experiences and aspirations, to enable visionary thinking and practice, and to bring communities together to engage in challenging conversations that can lead to advocacy, action, and change.”
