Nepantla Corazones Productions

An interdisciplinary agency building creative workforce through paid mentorship, cultural production, and legacy infrastructure.

Building the space in between

about us
“We’re building the world we wanted as kids, and handing it to the next generation.” Gabriel Carrion-Gonzales & Angel Guanajuato · Co-Founders

✦  Mission  ✦

Nepantla Corazones builds creative careers in New Mexico through paid mentorship, cultural production and community partnership. We honor the traditions we come from, open pathways for the next generation of artists, and invest in the people we work with so they return as mentors.

✦  let’s collaborate  ✦

Booking

Curations, productions, mentorship, partnerships — if you have a reality in mind, let’s create it together.

Reach out to us

Info@NepantlaCorazones.com  ·  505.289.6572  ·  @NepantlaCorazones


Impact

What three years of paid creative work in New Mexico have added up to.


$120K+secured for creative industries, mentorship & arts jobs in 2026
4×growth in funding, 2024 to 2026
50,000audience at Zozobra 101
120+paid opportunities in 2026, up from 18 in 2024
$10,000in stipends spread across mentees, CAMP 2.0 ’26

Growth

Funding securedby year, US dollars
Years of growthwhat each year added
  1. 2024 $30KCity of Santa Fe award for CAMP 1.0 18 jobs, including paid mentorship, for CAMP 1.0
  2. 2025 50,000audience at Zozobra 101 60+ jobs across Zozobra, film and mentorship
  3. 2026 $120K+secured across public and brand partners 120+ paid opportunities across CAMP 2.0, film and fashion shows in New Mexico and New York

Why it matters

Where New Mexico’s kids rank among the 50 states:

47theconomic well-being
41sthealth
50theducation
50thfamily and community

Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book

We’ve seen it firsthand. When art is accessible and someone believes in them, young people show up more: to school, to life, to their own creativity.

We believe mentorship, and the inspiration of our productions, can move education and health for New Mexico’s youth.

Our path

  1. 2024

    CAMP 1.0 — $30,000 from the City of Santa Fe Arts & Culture Department. Dance mentees came together for projection mapping, new technologies, dance and gala presentations, creating 18 jobs, including paid mentorship.

  2. 2025

    Zozobra 101 — Invited by the festival’s deputy director to support curation, the team secured funding to present a mural garden, a fashion runway, main-stage performances and FANTASMA before 50,000 people, with a paid team of 60+.

  3. 2026

    FANTASMA — The short film, shot at Quarai in Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, was an Official Selection of the inaugural Taos Film Festival and screened at the Liminal Dance Film Festival in Washington, DC.

  4. 2026

    CAMP 2.0: Stitched in Tradition — $80,000 from the City of Albuquerque Public Art / Arts Board and Bernalillo County District 3, Commissioner Adriann Barboa . Four months of paid mentorship for 20+ youth ages 12–19, with $10,000 in stipends spread across the mentees, co-produced with a paid local fashion mentor and ending in a fashion film, an art film, photography, a public runway and a public gallery.

  5. 2026

    Threading the Rift — With Josh Tafoya and Powered by NIKE, a large arts festival in Taos that gathered communities from across New Mexico through art, runway and a history panel.

  6. 2026

    Indigenous New York Fashion Week — Production support for Josh Tafoya’s SS27 “O’Keeffe” preview, with $10,000 from Nike: New Mexico storytelling through fashion, dance and music on an international platform.

  7. 2026

    Beyond New Mexico — Performance venues in Denver before crowds of thousands, and a growing role in music production.

Voices

In their words

Since I was five years old my dream has been to be a fashion designer. It was my first time learning how to sew and first time making a real outfit. A. Quintana · Jicarilla Apache Nation · CAMP 2.0 Mentee
This workshop has helped me realize just how much power fashion has… to me it unequivocally feels like myself. C. Calloway · CAMP 2.0 Mentee
What you created was truly special. Nike North America Energy Marketing · Threading the Rift
I hope this is a program that will continue because more youth would benefit from having a place to belong. J. Gray · CAMP 2.0 Mentee
Thank you again for hosting such a lovely and enriching event. Ian Gabriel · Threading the Rift attendee

What the Mentees told us

  • From zero to the runwayMentees who had never used a sewing machine or embroidered designed and finished full garments, from first sketch to runway.
  • Real work after CAMPOne 19-year-old designer went on to costume design work for an AMC project.
  • Their cultures, wornChicana culture, luchador masks, tattoo art and graffiti stitched into one outfit. Mentees design who they are.
  • Room to makeStudio space, machines and materials that many young artists don’t have at home.
  • Youth lifting youthHigh-fives before walking the runway, and mentees now encouraging younger artists to start.
  • Paid, then hookedThe stipend opened the door. The community, the craft and the confidence kept them there.