Spanish Heritage: Connecting Through Culture Builds Bridges
Connecting Through Culture Builds Bridges With Bilingual Arts and Language Access
Connecting Through Culture Builds Bridges With Bilingual Arts and Language Access
Davidson County nonprofit brings interpreters, a bilingual youth choir, and a celebration of Colombian folklore to the community during Hispanic Heritage Month
Connecting Through Culture (CTC) is helping make community events in Davidson County places where every family belongs, no matter what language they speak at home.
Working with partners such as the Arts Academy, CTC brings music, art, and language access to local gatherings. At community events, the organization provides teams of bilingual interpreters so Spanish-speaking families can find activities, ask questions, and connect with organizers and neighbors.
Founder Rosa Villacorta described that work after a recent event:
"Connecting Through Culture, in partnership with the Arts Academy, was proud to be part of the Ronald Bratton Community Fun Day! CTC was also able to provide a wonderful team of bilingual interpreters, helping Spanish-speaking families feel welcomed, informed, and included throughout the event. This is what building meaningful connections in our community looks like."
That mission reflects a growing community. About one in ten Davidson County residents is Hispanic or Latino, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates: roughly 18,700 of the county's 180,182 people as of July 2025. The county counted about 4,800 Latino residents in 2000 and nearly 13,900 in the 2020 Census.
Young people are central to CTC's programs. Its bilingual youth choir performs songs that blend English and Spanish, and its arts workshops give children a hands-on way to create, express themselves, and connect with peers from different backgrounds.
CTC's upcoming events include its Art Gallery and Bilingual Cultural Celebration, featuring Speas Folklore Latino. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the celebration invites the community to experience the color, rhythm, music, and traditions of Colombian folklore, and to celebrate the many cultures that make the community special.
From interpreters at community gatherings to a choir that sings in two languages, Connecting Through Culture is showing what an inclusive community looks like, one connection at a time.
Connecting Through Culture (CTC) is helping make community events in Davidson County places where every family belongs, no matter what language they speak at home.
Working with partners such as the Arts Academy, CTC brings music, art, and language access to local gatherings. At community events, the organization provides teams of bilingual interpreters so Spanish-speaking families can find activities, ask questions, and connect with organizers and neighbors.
Founder Rosa Villacorta described that work after a recent event:
"Connecting Through Culture, in partnership with the Arts Academy, was proud to be part of the Ronald Bratton Community Fun Day! CTC was also able to provide a wonderful team of bilingual interpreters, helping Spanish-speaking families feel welcomed, informed, and included throughout the event. This is what building meaningful connections in our community looks like."
CTC's upcoming events include its Art Gallery & Bilingual Cultural Celebration, featuring Speas Folklore Latino. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the celebration invites the community to experience the color, rhythm, music, and traditions of Colombian folklore, and to celebrate the many cultures that make the community special.
From interpreters at community gatherings to a choir that sings in two languages, Connecting Through Culture is showing what an inclusive community looks like, one connection at a time.
