Tuesday
Nov012011
Mimeta partners with ISHYO
Mimeta have signes an agreement with ISHYO Arts Centre in Rwanda.
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In this section Mimeta will give introduction to the priorities, partners and projects we are working with.
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May232011
New partner
Mimeta has signed a contract with Colombo Art Biennale (CAB).
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Mar142011
KYA network, Mali
The KYA network is an association of cultural practitioners of Mali.
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Mar142011
FAME, Malawi
Fashion Malawi Edition (FAME) was created in 2010 after observing the gaps in developing and marketing the fashion industry of Malawi.
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Mar142011
Kuona Trust, Kenya
Kuona Trust is a non-profit registered Trust established in 1995 that has been in the forefront of developing the visual art scene in Kenya in the last 15 years.
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Mar112011
Bayimba Cultural Foundation
The mission of Bayimba Cultural Foundation is to uplift music and arts in Uganda and East Africa by promoting original cultural exchange and creativity, contributing to making Uganda and East Africa a significant hub for music and arts in Africa
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Mar102011
Nhimbe, Zimbabwe
Nhimbe is a non-profit Arts Education organization, and a leader in Cultural Policy Research and Advocacy in Zimbabwe. The organization was founded in 2003 by Josh Nyapimbi.
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Feb162011
Busara Promotions
Busara Promotions was set up as a cultural NGO in Zanzibar in 2003 and their main event is the annual music festival Sauti za Busara which is celebrating music from East Africa and beyond.
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Feb092011
How to the Business Sector and the Cultural Sector closer together?
That culture plays an important part in the development of society goes without saying. Yet it often seems to be left in the wake of other sectors.
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Jan202011
Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy)
Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy) is an organization that seeks to support artistic creativity in the Arab region and to encourage cultural exchanges within the region and with developing world.
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Jan122011
Asociación Pro Arte y Cultura
Asociación Pro Arte y Cultura (APAC) is a non-profit organization set up in 1998 to encourage cultural activity in the eastern region of Bolivia.
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Dec162010
African Synergy Trust
African Tour Circuit (ATC), established by African Synergy Trust in Johannesburg and Harare, organizes performing arts tours, linking touring African artists with venues and festivals in a “tour circuit”.
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Sep082010
Economy of Creativity – Meeting business community
That culture plays an important part in the development of society goes without saying.
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Jun292010
Stories from Mali
With the support of Mimeta - this year three books are published in Mali at the La Salihenne publishing - inspired from the diversified well of Malien stories. From everyday life - to kings.
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Jun162010
Issues that are given priority in the work programme of Mimeta for 2010 and 2011.
For the period 2010-2011 we welcome proposals from prospective partners until 15th September 2010. Please also consider our strategic approch (we partner the service providers to the arts and culture sectors) as a strong guidance - in addition to the following priorities.
1) Democratization: Foster improvement in structures and the organizing of the arts sector:
a) How to improve culture sectors´ position, professionally, politically and marketwise?
b) How to organize the culture practitioners’ move towards better living conditions?
2) Mobility: Foster intercultural cooperation of the arts sector:
a) How to improve mobility of artists and works locally, regionally and internationally?
b) How to improve platforms’ resources and strengthen artistic representation at major events?
3) Creativity and Economy: Foster cooperation between culture and the business sector:
a) How to establish co-operational bodies etc to get the culture and the business sectors to work togheter in order to boost the potential of the crative economy?
b) How to use art and cultural heritage as attractions in tourism and utilize tourism as income generator for art and cultural heritage?
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May122010
Sufism visit to Iran
Iranian artist Mahsa Vahdat and Norwegian producer Erik Hillestad have been translating 100 Hafez poems into Norwegian. Forlaget Press (publishers) will be releasing the poems in both Persian and Norwegian language in a beautiful book funded by Mimeta and Kirkelig Kulturverksted (KKV). Additionally a CD with Sufi poems will be released.
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Feb012010
Is microfinance a way to generate financing for the arts?
Given the continued shortage of finance for the cultural sector and the relatively small number of organisations that provide funding in terms of subsidies, Strømme and DOEN fond it worthwhile to research the possibilities of a more revolving finance mechanism for culture. This "microfinance for the culture sector project" is still in its' pilot phase. The pilot is executed in Mali.
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Feb012010
Dhow revival - Lamu
The Dhow revival project shows that sustainable and long term tourist business has to be integrated with local and global concerns for cultural and environmental conservation and pro-poor community development.
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Feb012010
The summer school, Mali
The summer school project is an artistic event gathering artists from different cultural sectors for exchanging their experience and building a network for strengthening the sector of culture.
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Feb012010
Litterature - Mali
Dune verte is a project which aims at building peace between people in the North and South of Mali after some years of war in the North. Two books are being published to provide tools making this peace possible. The project is coordinated by La Sahelienne Edition
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