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A Discussion on Syrian Art Production: Support Models and Sustainability Challenges

Mar 2019

Ettijahat has organized a discussion meeting in Fabrika, Beirut on 7 March 2019, to discuss a research paper entitled Syrian Art Production: Support Models and Sustainability Challenges. The research piece falls within the Cultural Priorities in Syria Programme. The discussion was held with the participation of Mona Merhi: Researcher and Theatre Critic and author of the paper, Helena Nassif: Executive Director of Al Mawred Al Thaqafi, Rima Mismar: Executive Director of the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture.

The research paper discusses the problem of the remarkable changes to Syrian production support frameworks in the years that began with the Syrian revolution until 2017, as well as the impact of this change and its new methods in sustaining the Syrian artist's work under the difficult circumstances of scattering and transformations of the Syrian cultural scene in rapid political and social changes. In this sense, the paper attempts to explore the nature and form of the responses of donors and the support of institutions in different frameworks to deepen the search in these forms. This problem raises questions such as to what extent these transformations are appropriate to what the Syrian cultural sector have faced. Is there a general characteristic of these responses and forms of funding, or are they individual responses to the policy of individual institutions or entities? Is there is any properties that have changed over time? Have these responses moved into other forms?

To view some photos of the meeting, please click here.

You can download and read the paper in Arabic by Clicking Here.


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