Yerevan Municipality launched a new cultural project – the Creativity Academy. Within the framework of the program, up to 150 participants were given the opportunity to participate in five fields free of charge: poetry, prose, drama, screenwriting and art history courses. The Mayor of Yerevan met with the project representatives, listened to their opinions, observations and suggestions. Thanking the leading specialists of the sphere for joining the initiative, Mayor Avinyan expressed confidence that due to joint work, the program will become more extensive.
“The Creativity Academy is another ambitious initiative of the Municipality, aimed at giving talented participants the opportunity to develop and express themselves in various areas of culture. The project has really attracted a lot of public interest, as evidenced by the number of applications submitted, which turned out to be about 400," the Mayor noted.
Graduates will receive certificates of participation and will also have the opportunity to take part in a grant competition announced within the framework of the program. After the selction of the best works an illustrated book will be published, a movie will be made and a performance will be staged at the theater.
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