Name of the Event: 4th meeting of the Creative cooperation program "UNESCO Creative Cities of the BRICS countries: Art Together" - "Youth Activity in the Work of the UNESCO Creative City Team"
Date: October 14, 2022 (Friday)
Time: 14:00-15:30 (Moscow time)
Application Deadline: October 13, 2022
Format: Online
Working language: English
On October 14, 2022, the Project Office for International Cooperation “Russia – BRICS” will hold the 4th meeting of the Creative cooperation program "UNESCO Creative Cities of the BRICS countries: Art Together" - "Youth Activity in the Work of the UNESCO Creative City Team"
Regular online discussions between representatives of UNESCO Creative Cities of the BRICS+ countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, etc.) will take place.
The program aims to stimulate the intellectual interaction of the participating cities, the exchange of experience in the field of culture and art, and the international implementation of projects.
Creative Cooperation Program "UNESCO BRICS Creative Cities: Art" will depend on themselves six regular online discussions (1.5 hours each, July-December 2022) in India, China, South Africa, etc. In the context of the experts, they shared their experience of the programs of the communities of their cities, included in the UNESCO Creative Network.
The program was initiated by the city of Ulyanovsk, which became the first public city to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2015 (“Literature”).
The discussions are attended by cultural and humanitarian organisations of the BRICS countries and possessions represented by the directors of UNESCO creative cities.
What UNESCO Creative Cities are there in the BRICS countries?
Brazil: Salvador, Joan Pessoa, Santos, Belem, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Paraty, Fortaleza, Florianopolis, Brasilia, Campina Grande, Recife;
Russia: Ulyanovsk, Kazan, Kargopol, St. Petersburg;
India: Hyderabad, Chennai, Jaipur, Mumbai, Varanasi, Srinagar;
China: Yangzhou, Suzhou, Shunde, Changsha, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Beijing, Weifang, Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing, Macao, Hangzhou, Jingdezhen, Chengdu, Huai’an; South Africa: Durban, Overstrand Hermanus, Cape Town.
This time discussion about youth activity in the UNESCO Creative Cities of the BRICS countries will take place.
In December, when the program is over, all the participants and speakers will receive a certificate of participation.