Henrik Igityan National Centre for Aesthetics (NCA) invites Iranian and Georgian independent artists and art organisation representatives to submit project proposals for the ‘NCA Cultural Crossroad: Visit of modern artists from Georgia and Iran’ programme, which is implemented in collaboration with partner organisations in Georgia and Iran. The programme is supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia.
The aim of the ‘NCA Cultural Crossroad: Visit of modern artists from Georgia and Iran’ programme is to strengthen intercultural ties between the neighbouring countries and establish new partnerships, by providing the participant artists with an opportunity to share their rich cultural heritage and traditions through short-term artistic projects. The participants will get acquainted with the cultural similarities and differences of Armenia, Georgia and Iran.
The programme will be implemented at the National Centre for Aesthetics’ subdivisions in Yerevan and regions of Armenia - Tavush, Shirak, Lori, Gegharkunik, Syunik (10 days in Yerevan and 10 days in the regions), enabling the art loving communities of remote regions to meet and work with international artists and help them to have a better understanding of the Armenian people and life in the regions. The selected projects will be matched with NCA subdivisions taking into consideration their conformity with the areas of expertise of NCA subdivisions. The project outputs (exhibitions, open lessons, presentations, small-scale concerts, short performances) will be presented in Yerevan.
The programme funds projects in fine arts, theatre, dance and music. The duration of projects should be 20 days and can be implemented any time between 1 May – 15 June 2023. A grant covers travel expenses, accommodation, food and in-country transportation expenses, as well as an additional 100,000 AMD (approx. 250 USD) for materials.
