This undergraduate thesis is a systematization of experiences from the cultural practice "El Arte en Clave Formativa" developed by the Corporación Promotora Cívico Cultural Zuro Riente. The organization carried out two social intervention processes in the fourth district of Bogotá with a young population in the years 2022 and 2023. The focus was on art, reflection, and reflexivity based on the pedagogical and methodological proposal of reading-writing texts and contexts to build critical thinking and a culture for life. These cultural practices contribute to the human development of youth, allowing them to improve their quality of life by focusing on realizing and developing their thinking abilities, achievements, and freedoms.