Art is the medium through which feelings, emotions and ideals transcend from the level of the abstract to the palpable reality, art is the purest expression of humanism and when it is put at the service of education, a new meaning is given to altruism and philanthropy, such is the essence of the XX edition of the Art for Education that organizes AC University Impulsewhose 2025 silent auction was formally opened this Thursday night.
102 artists participate in this auction with 122 works that are exhibited in the gallery of the Sky Capital building in Mérida, in an event that seeks to raise funds that will allow scholarships for 286 young people, agents of change in their communities.
The twentieth edition of Art for Education It had a luxurious setting as it was held in the gallery of the imposing Sky Capital, the tallest building in the Yucatecan capital.
The ceremony prior to the opening of the exhibition was conducted by Miss Lucia Puerto Bulnes.
Life changing project
On behalf of the beneficiaries of Impulso Universitario, nurse Míriam Canul Canul, member of the XXIV Generation of the project, explained that this work in favor of education has changed life of those who have been supported.
Thanks to the scholarships they access higher level educational institutions where they acquire tools and knowledge for your training academic, but it is the comprehensive training they receive from Impulso Universitario that makes them agents of change in their communities.
For her part, Lucía Puerto read a letter from the initiator of this work, the Fr. Jorge Laviada Molina (+)written in 2009 in which he referred to the virtue of art and education building a bridge destined to change the lives of young people in a country where a healthier, more prepared and well-rounded youth is required to get ahead.
Donation of more than 1,900 works
For his part, the Architect. Javier Muñoz Menendezpresident of the board of directors of Impulso Universitario, recalled that in 20 years more than 500 artists have donated more than 1,900 works, which have made it possible for this project to fulfill its mission in favor of more than 1,700 scholarship recipients and 1,100 graduatesand invited attendees to participate enthusiastically by making their best offers for the works of their choice.
Immediately afterwards, the traditional ribbon cutting took place by members of the board of directors.
In addition to the Architect. Muñoz Menéndez Sandra Nicolay, Susana Domínguez, Patricio Gasque Mier y Teran and Mauricio Escaroz took the stand.
Once the gallery was open, the public began to walk through it enjoying drinks, snacks and the music of the group Aurum, the golden strings.
The auction remains open online this Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th November and can be followed at
Likewise, the physical gallery It can be visited on those same days from 12 to 5 p.m.
welcome message
Words spoken tonight by architect Javier Muñoz Menéndez at the opening ceremony of the “Art for Education” auction, benefiting Impulso Universitario:
Good evening to all of you.
What a privilege to gather tonight around something as powerful as art, and as transcendent as education. In times when our country faces deep social wounds, political divisions, and a decomposition that hurts, the simple fact of finding ourselves here—to build, to add, to believe—is already an act of hope.
We live in a Mexico that, despite its enormous cultural and human wealth, suffers inequalities that hurt, violence that fragments, and a loss of trust that challenges us all. But we also live in a Mexico that does not give up: a Mexico that creates, that thinks, that wakes up every day convinced that it is worth continuing to invest in knowledge, culture and solidarity.
And tonight, that Mexico, that hopeful Yucatán is here, represented in each work, in each artist and in each of you.
I want to thank, with deep respect and admiration, the artists who have donated their works. Throughout the 20 editions of Art for Education, 533 artists have participated and 1,969 works have been auctioned. Thank you all for reminding us that art is not only a space for contemplation, but also for action; that can be a vehicle of consciousness, healing and change. Throughout history, art has been the voice of those who do not have one, the mirror of our truths and the refuge of our emotions. Today, it is again when it puts itself at the service of education.
And also, thanks to you—Sponsors, business leaders, and allies of the transformation—for believing in Impulso and believing that higher education is one of the most powerful tools to build a more equitable and sustainable society.
At Impulso Universitario we are convinced that education cannot be limited to academic training. Just as important as scientific knowledge is human training: that which teaches us to look at others with empathy, to put sensitivity at the service of reason, ethics at the service of science, and the heart at the service of knowledge. Only in this way will we ensure that education not only forms competent professionals, but also conscious professional citizens, committed to the common good, alert to injustice and corruption and supportive in the search for a more just and less unequal society.
Each work that we auction today symbolizes that union: the encounter between intelligence and sensitivity, between art and science, between beauty and responsibility. It represents the faith that Yucatán and Mexico can be different—more empathetic, more human—if we continue betting on talent and education with a social sense.
Art teaches us to look deeply; Education teaches us to act with conscience. And when both meet, hope is born.
It has been 26 years that have resulted in 1,727 scholarships awarded and 1,111 graduates from Impulso Universitario. Tonight, our generosity will be the foundation of the careers of many of the 286 young people who are currently in the training process and who long for and deserve the opportunity to grow to courageously build a better future for their children.
So I invite you to participate with your heart, to be inspired by art and remember that each bid not only acquires a work, but also promotes a story, a vocation… A life.
Thanks for being here. Thank you for believing in art, education and University Impulse.
With deep gratitude and hope, I declare this art auction inaugurated.
May art inspire us, may education guide us, and may empathy unite us.