Ministry of Culture and Heritage grants $ 300 thousand to Biennial of Cuenca

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Minister of Culture and Heritage Guillaume Long ratified the entity to the International Biennial of Cuenca, in its thirteenth edition, with a contribution of $ 300 000 aimed mainly at training processes prior to the event scheduled for 2016.

Since May this year the Municipal Foundation Biennial of Cuenca develops various activities related to the educational area, within a plan called ‘Transbienal,’ that seeks, according to director Christopher Zapata (image), to incorporate new audiences. “Agents that were not in the plans of the Biennial before, “he said.

Among these is the program ‘Out of School’, which is a series workshops aimed at young artists of the city with the purpose of inserting a deeper understanding on the development of artistic projects.

Sources: http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/cultura1/item/ministerio-entrega-300-mil-a-bienal-de-cuenca.html

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