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Cultural Diversity and Creativity in Egypt

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Mapping and Supporting Cultural Industries in Egypt

Triggered by the untapped potential that cultural industries in Egypt possess and the positive contribution they can provide, this pillar seeks to map and consolidate the existing cultural operators all over Egypt. It seeks to provide them with the requested tools to boost their activities and facilitate their national, regional, and international exposure.

As part of this activity, a team of researchers explore all 27 Egyptian governorates for existing cultural industries and categorize them according to their field of work. This is done through contacting and visiting the local authorities, the central cultural organizations, the NGOs and the local associations in the different governorates.

Once the data is complete, the cultural industries will be profiled following a unified template. The data will be used in compiling a printed as well as an online directory of all the cultural industries, categorized according to their nature and field of work, in both Arabic and English. The hard copies will be disseminated to the cultural and tourism operators allover Egypt. Meanwhile, the online version will be available through an online directory, which will serve as a methodical reference for the public, the government, and the private sector. The directory will also enable the production of statistics on the current situation, the size and the activities of cultural industries in Egypt. It will be launched during the concluding conference of the program and will be accompanied by a marketing campaign, making this directory available to all.

Throughout the compilation process, the program will also offer a series of interactive workshops under the theme of “Building Perceptions and Developing Capacities in the Egyptian Cultural Fields”. These workshops aim to train workers in the cultural field on a set of sophisticated techniques, to raise their skills and prepare them to carry out their responsibilities to further enhance the cultural development of Egypt. In the attempt to reach out to the various cultural operators in the country, the workshops will take the form of a series, carried out in different Egyptian governorates.

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Events Calendar

From14 Nov 2015To15 Nov 2015

The Egyptian Handicrafts Festival (the 2nd Round)

Within the framework of the Support to Cultural Diversity and Creativity in Egypt program, and at the margins of the closing conference of the program, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing the 2nd round of the Egyptian Handicrafts Festival, in the period between 14–15 of November 2015, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina plaza.

From16 Sep 2015To18 Sep 2015

The Egyptian Handicrafts Festival

In collaboration with the European Union, and within the framework of the Support to Cultural Diversity and Creativity in Egypt program, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing a festival for Egyptian handicrafts in the period between 16‒18 of September 2015, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina plaza. The festival will be inaugurated on Wednesday, 16 of September, at 11:00 am.

From15 Sep 2015To17 Sep 2015

Workshop on "Audience Development and Building: Arts Marketing"

Within the framework of the Support to Cultural Diversity and Creativity in Egypt program, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing a workshop under the title of “Audience Development and Building: Arts Marketing”. The workshop is prepared and presented by Dr. Patrick S. Föhl; founder and director of the Network for Cultural Consulting in Germany. It will be held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina between 15 to 17 of September, 2015.

From18 May 2015To20 May 2015

Building Perceptions and Developing Capacities in the Egyptian Cultural Fields (The 4th Workshop)

Workers in the Egyptian cultural field are invited to participate in the 4th workshop that is carried out under the theme of “Building Perceptions and Developing Capacities in the Egyptian Cultural Fields”. The workshop will be held in Sharm El Sheikh, between the 18th to the 20th of May 2015.

From28 Mar 2015To30 Mar 2015

Building Perceptions and Developing Capacities in the Egyptian Cultural Fields (The 3rd Workshop)

Workers in the Egyptian cultural field are invited to participate in the program’s 3rd workshop that is carried out under the theme of “Building Perceptions and Developing Capacities in the Egyptian Cultural Fields”. The workshop will be held in Fayoum, between the 28th to the 30th of March, 2015.

From27 Jan 2015To29 Jan 2015

Building Perceptions and Developing Capacities in the Egyptian Cultural Fields (The 2nd Workshop)

Workers in the Egyptian cultural field are invited to participate in the program’s 2nd workshop that is carried out under the theme of “Building Perceptions and Developing Capacities in the Egyptian Cultural Fields”. The workshop will be held in Aswan, between the 27th to the 29th of January, 2015.

From15 Nov 2014To17 Nov 2014

Building Perceptions and Developing Capacities in the Egyptian Cultural Fields (The 1st Workshop)

The first workshop organized under the theme of "Building Perceptions and Developing Capacities in the Egyptian Cultural Fields” was held in Minya, from 15-17 of November, 2014. It is regarded the first event within a series of interactive workshops specifically designed for workers at the Egyptian cultural field.