Saturday 06/Sep/2025 – 05:06 PM
The activities of the cultural conference, entitled Al -Mashhad, were launched this morning Cultural In Egypt: Challenges and opportunities, which are organized by Eunic, “The European National Institutes of Culture and National Institutes of Culture in the European Union”, in cooperation with the Academy of Arts, at the Academy’s headquarters.
Participants in the Cultural Scene Conference in Egypt: Culture and Arts are the true locomotive of community development
The first opening session came in the presence of Mr. Jose Alba, director of the Institute of Thurrits, the Spanish Cultural Institute, representing the Unique Egypt, and was moderated by Mr. Sami Critta, the official of the creative economy of the British Council, with the participation of Dr. Jihan Zaki, member of the House of Representatives, and Eric Labs, the cultural attaché at the French Institute in Egypt, representative of Unicing Egypt, and Salah Al -Hanafi, a specialist in UNICEF, and director Ahmed Al -Attar.
At the beginning of the start of the first opening session, Jose Alba, Director of the Institute of Thurrits, the Spanish Cultural Institute, confirmed by Union Egypt that the third edition of the conference this year, under the title of the cultural scene in Egypt: challenges and opportunities, reflects the keenness of the European Cultural Institutes of Deepening dialogue and expanding cooperation circles with Egyptian partners.
He pointed out that the conference this year represents a platform for dialogue on the fundamental issues of the Egyptian cultural scene, including partnerships between government agencies, international organizations and independent artists, the challenges facing art and music festivals, and the opportunities available for young artists to reach new creative spaces, as well as the vital role of art in addressing global issues such as climate change and empowering women.
While Eric Labs, the cultural attaché at the French Institute in Egypt, explained that the European -Egyptian Cultural Program is an advanced model for cooperation based on partnership and integration, stressing that the world is small but is rich in its cultural diversity, and that the concerted efforts between Egyptian and European institutions allows broader spaces for creativity, noting that the new programs to be activated in Egypt constitute a real extension of previous experiences and contribute to empowerment Young content makers and expand the scope of benefiting from the grants and opportunities available.
Dr. Ghada Jabara, President of the Academy of Arts, stressed that hosting the academy for this event reflects her firm belief that culture and arts are the true locomotive of community development, noting that the memorandum of understanding with Unik Egypt represents the beginning of qualitative institutional partnerships that will open new horizons for Egyptian talents and enhance international cooperation in the cultural and technical field.
Dr. Jihan Zaki, a member of the House of Representatives, explained that the conference raises very important issues that affect the present and future of creativity in Egypt, stressing that supporting arts and culture is inseparable from supporting education, empowerment and equality issues, and that cooperation with European partners gives the Egyptian experience a double momentum and opens new paths for future generations of artists and creators.
