The Press conference for the 5th edition of "Dream City" was held yesterday morning at Dar Bach Hamba. More than twenty journalists were present representing the major Tunisian media:
- Radio: RTCI, MFIs, Shems FM, national, cultural Radio Radio, Radio Kalima el ...
- Television: El Watania 2 Attessia, Telvza TV ...
- Print: The Press, The Daily, Le Temps, El Sabah ...
More than 190 artists and professionals have benefited directly from project interventions. Soleil d'Afrique reached a record of its audience since its creation (over 8320 direct visitors); 29 international artists have been involved.
Very good news for Aadel Essaadani and Dounia Benslimane in Racines, Morocco.
Dounia Benslimane, Racines. Photo: C. Litangen
Seven projects was approved for funding by the UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) this year. "Developing an efficient policy for the promotion of cultural industries in Morocco” was one of them, and Mimeta is in the line of congratulants!
An international programme of artistic exchange between the Maghreb and the Nordic countries, with potential involvement more widely across the Middle East and Northern Europe, dedicated to supporting contemporary arts practice, artistic mobility, freedom of expression and research collaboration is currently being prepared by a number of key interested institutions across Europe, the Nordic Countries and the Maghreb.
Ettijahat. Independent Culture, launches an open call for proposals within the framework of "Research. To Strengthen Culture of Knowledge" project. This project is aimed at building the capacities of young researchers and granting them the opportunity to produce Researches linked to the Syrian Culture.
Application, FAQs, and all needed information are available on: www.ettijahat.org
On Tuesday 19 August, some of Zimbabwe’s best-loved artists come together at Book Café from 7pm in a rainbow presentation of great African music, in solidarity with Book Café founder Paul Brickhill who is struggling with ill health in a local hospital.
May 1-15 the second edition of the international art festival Redzone will be hosted by Culture Resource in Cairo and Beirut, within the context of Spring Festival, in collaboration with the Cultural Cooperative for Youth in Theatre and Cinema (Shams) in Lebanon and KKV of Norway. The concept behind the Redzone festival is that true freedom of expression cannot exist without giving the arts access to a broad audience.
Utenriksminister Børge Brende inviterte Mimeta, tre andre organisasjoner fra kultur- og utviklingssektoren samt et stort antall mennekerettighetsorgianisasjoner fra det norske sivilsamfunnet til å bidra med sine innspill til Utenriksdepartementets kommende melding til Stortinget om menneskerettigheter i norsk utenriks- og utviklingspolitikk. I oppstartsmøtet poengterte Brende at Grunnlovsjubileet var en god anledning for et slikt arbeid og at sist dette skjedde var i 1999. Her finner du innspillet fra Mimeta:
Suggestions from Mimeta for the white paper on human rights in the Norwegian foreign- and development policy.
Zimbabwe Theatre Association (ZiTA) is currently looking for a national coordinator. Applications must be sent by 21 February 2014.
I work carefully and imperceptibly below the surface when it comes to freedom of artistic expression. Deep down I stand by those who want to break it but remind them of realities above the surface. At the same time, the water becomes shallower. This is my duty as a producer.
(Faisal Kiwewa, Bayimba, Uganda.)
Poster A3 for uploading
Poster A3 for uploading
The short version
Mimetas vision is to give GIVE PEOPLE THEIR RIGHT TO FREE CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS, created on free terms and presented by independent institutions.
Our mission is to support and protect those who want to enhance a culture by aesthetic or intellectual means.
By both our vision and mission Mimeta highlight the impact arts have on developing open societies, including the culture itself and the political spfere.
On the strategic level Mimeta is acheiving results by supporting organisations and individuals who work on behalf of the arts, to improve the sectors´ position on rights issues, in political and legal matters, on professionalism and skills, the distribution of the arts and - in the end - the sustainability of the sector.
We call them the service providers to the arts.
For more information on our priorities and strategic initiatives
Nadia Cherif was given the task of evaluating Mimeta's program for cultural sector development (2020-22. It was finalized in november 2023, and gave good input for next stage. Read here
