L'académie international d'art de Palestine

International Academy of Art Palestine – PROJECT

The International Academy of Art Palestine (The Academy) is an institution-buildingproject which aims to develop a higher education facility specialized in the arts.The Academy aspires to be an autonomous, distinctive and professional institution,granting Bachelor of Arts degrees inContemporary Visual Arts and, eventually, Master level degrees for future artists. TheAcademy will strengthen artistic development and communication by ensuring the sustainability of the Palestinian arts and culture sector.

The basic mission in establishing an academy of art isto tap into the creative side of the mind and fostercreativity, originality, alternative thinking, andproductivity while creating a space for freedom of expression. The Academy helps the Palestinian community dilute fanaticism and fundamentalism while meeting societal needs by enriching life inPalestine.

The Academy is essentially a Palestinian venture that is anchored in its own culture to maintain thecollective Palestinian memory, history and culturalidentity. The Academy will offer the localpopulation and the international community new images of Palestine and Palestinians that situate Palestinian art within the international art community.

Theproject to establish the International Academy of Art Palestine is funded by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway for the first three years.

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