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Creative economy

Cultural Diplomacy: The Elegant Tandem of Arts and Politics

Cultural Diplomacy: The Elegant Tandem of Arts and Politics

Different states have different forms of collaboration with cultural institutions and these models have their advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is important to analyse them and select the most suitable for each particular case

Carola Hansson: “It is quite a difficult thing for a woman to be an author”

We talk to Swedish author Carola Hansson about why we need feminine gender markings in speech, what future awaits a country taking in a large number of refugees, and why you shouldn’t start a new novel right after completing one

People are not afraid to be led, they are afraid to be not respected

The director of Goethe Institute Finland Mikko Fritze talks on what qualities and skills should cultural leaders have

IRYNA VIKYRCHAK TALKS ABOUT HOW TO CREATE LOCAL CULTURAL EVENTS FROM SCRATCH AND WHY

Literary manager and founder of The international Intermezzo Short Story Festival (Vinnytsia, Ukraine) talks about finding the right format and implementation details

"It is important to grant any given cultural idea the opportunity to come into light and enter into life"

TV journalist from the Great Britain George Carey and international expert on cultural policy from Azerbaijan Jahanghir Salimkhanov answer the most pressing questions on the development of cultural and creative industries in Azerbaijan
Margarita Lazarenkova: “Looking at culture through ‘economic glasses’, one can see amazing processes.”

Margarita Lazarenkova: “Looking at culture through ‘economic glasses’, one can see amazing processes.”

The co-founder of the BALKI loft space in Minsk shares her experience of building a creative business in Belarus and talks about what is missing for the full-scale development of the creative economy in Eastern Europe
Amina Melikova: «We are experiencing a flourishing of Azerbaijani culture»

Amina Melikova: «We are experiencing a flourishing of Azerbaijani culture»

The director of the Department of Innovation and International Relations of the National Art Museum of Azerbaijan, Amina Melikova, talked about transformation of Azerbaijan into an international cultural center

The most notable cultural initiatives in Belarus

Tatiana Poshevalova, the manager of the EuroBelarus international programme, names contemporary cultural phenomena and successful cultural projects in Belarus

The Head of the best Innovative center worldwide talks about her most ambitious professional project

Exclusive interview with Marie Lou Papazian about professional challenges, success focusing results and the improving anti-corruption culture

Abdullayeva Asmar: “It is highly important to preserve love and thirst of young generation for traditional national sources of arts and craft”

Asmar Abdullayeva, the art critic and pedagogue of the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts, about an exceptionality of the "Sabah" (Tomorrow) program and the role of the Traditional Art Center İçəri Şəhər (Old City) in the development of creative indust

Valentina Kiseleva: “Contemporary art in Belarus has great potential and can transform society”

The director of the private contemporary art gallery “Y Gallery”, knows how to make contemporary art fashionable
Dadash Mammadov: "Today we have a network of Arts Council united with the idea of art development and support"

Dadash Mammadov: "Today we have a network of Arts Council united with the idea of art development and support"

The director of Arts Council Azerbaijan Dadash Mamedov unveiled his secret how to create a cultural platform from a scratch