13 culture news headlines from 6 countries in October
Armenia
EU Ambassador underlined Armenian contribution to European culture. Piotr Świtalski, the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, said that European Heritage Days were a good opportunity to demonstrate how rich Armenia’s contribution to the common European heritage was,a1plus.am informs. “When the Comprehensive and Extended Partnership Framework Agreement with the EU is signed, we will boost both deeper cooperation and investment in culture and the environment,” Świtalski added. A1plus.am
Armenian exhibition showcased at Berlin Pergamon Museum. According to the report by news.am, it is devoted to the Kingdom of Urartu which was established in the Armenian Highlands and was one of the most powerful civilizations in ancient times. News.am
Azerbaijan
National Cultural Forum will take place in Baku. The forum organised by the EU-EaP Culture and Creativity Programme will focus on developing cultural and creative industries in Azerbaijan, 1news.az informs. It will bring together good examples from the European Union as well as highlights the good practices and case-studies from Azerbaijan. Moreover, the forum will serve as a platform to introduce the key results of the entire Programme’s period. 1news.az
Expert: creative community might play key role for Azerbaijan’s economy. Cristina Farinha, culture and creative sector policy expert, stressed that Azerbaijan has been determined to diversify and invest in the competitiveness of non-oil industries based on innovation and cooperation of state-run and private sector. In her opinion, this context opens up favourable basis for the development of culture and creative industries. EU-EaP Culture and Creativity Programme
Belarus
Belarusian culture minister promised more open relations with artists. Yuriy Bondar, a newly-appointed Belarus’ culture minister, stressed in an interview for BelTA that the ministry will close the gap between artists and so-called “official culture.” He emphasized that “creative public generates new ideas which the ministry might lack.” BelTA
Parliaments of Belarus, Azerbaijan agreed to launch science foundation. As Ctv.by reports, a special working group as well as the National Academies of Sciences of the two countries will be involved in the project. Ctv.by
Georgia
The strategy of public financing of culture was presented in Tbilisi. On 9 October, Ministry of Culture of Georgia presented a report "Strategic Advice for Developing a Sustainable, Effective and Transparent Model for Public Financing of Culture in Georgia." This research was conducted within the framework of the EU-funded project "Support to the Association Agreement in Georgia" with the Office of the State Minister on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration. Ministry of Culture of Georgia
Georgian stand opened at Frankfurt Book Fair. Some of the latest and best Georgian literature and its award-winning authors are ready for visitors of the Frankfurt Book Fair, agenda.ge reports. Presentations by the official Georgian participation will feature works by authors including Zaza Burchuladze, Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili and Lasha Bugadze. For the first time at the fair, a literary marathon by writers from Georgia will be held. agenda.ge
Moldova
First national center of creative industries to be opened in Chisinau. Its creation has been guaranteed by the Memorandum of Understanding between the Moldova Competitiveness Project, financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Swedish government, Education, Culture and Research Ministry, Music, Theatre and Fine Arts Academy (AMTAP) and Association of Creative Companies from Moldova (COR). Ministry of Culture of Moldova
Bulgarian exhibition opened at Moldova’s History Museum. A photojournalist exhibition titled "Born Free" was launched on 5 October, during the 13th World Meeting of Bulgarian mass media, Moldpres reports. The exhibition represents a project by BTA press agency of Bulgaria, Bulgarian National Library and University of Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria. Moldpres
Book on creative business was presented in Moldova. Creative business book T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity by David Parrish has been translated into Romanian and published in Moldova, locals.md writes. In this book, author explained how to create a successful business-model for a creative idea in order to make it useful for society and profitable. Locals.md
Ukraine
Culture expert described potential and challenges for Ukrainian design. Tim Williams, Team Leader of the EU-EaP Culture and Creativity Programme, stressed that Ukraine has a robust manufacturing base in comparison to many other countries in the region, many successful creative business ideas and the largest consumer market. At the same time, Ukraine’s industry has to clearly define markets it wants to enter, expert emphasized. EU-EaP Culture and Creativity Programme
Ukraine’s delegation launched activities at Frankfurt Book Fair. This years Fair is special for Ukraine, as it is the first one where newly-created Ukrainian Book Institute participates, Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture reports. Tetyana Teren, the director of the Institute, noted that organisation’s main goal is to promote Ukrainian literature abroad. She announced that Ukrainian Book Institute and Ministry of Culture will outline an international support programme for translations of Ukrainian books. Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture
