ON THE WORLD DAY OF ART THE STATE INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE UNDER THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR CONCLUDES AN AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION WITH BTA
On April 15 at the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency the Director of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova and the Director General of BTA Mr. Kiril Valchev signed a partnership agreement. It forsees that the two institutions unite efforts to present their activities in the field of culture, to present and promote various initiatives and projects, to promote the development of creative activity and cultural diplomacy. In the channels of the National Information Agency will be presented initiatives of the State Institute for Culture, related to the promotion of the national tradition and culture, as well as contemporary creative projects.
The aim of the State Institute for Culture is to present the traditional connections of the Bulgarian diplomatic service with the faces of the Bulgarian cultural scene. Materials for the rich Art Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ten-year history of the creation of the collections of our diplomatic missions abroad will be prepared and distributed. The State Institute for Culture will participate in the traditional initiative of BTA - the Meeting of the Bulgarian media abroad.
State Institute for Culture relies on the support of BTA in the implementation of current communication messages for its projects and support in expanding ties and trust between national institutions and the cultural sector for the purposes of cultural diplomacy of the country.
The beginning of the cooperation between the two organizations is the presentation of a short film on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the State Institute for Culture, which was celebrated in 2020:
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World Art Day was declared at the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2019. Every year on April 15, the celebrations of World Art Day help to strengthen the links between art projects and society, promote greater awareness of diversity, of artistic expression and emphasize the contribution of artists to sustainable development. Art nurtures creativity, innovation and cultural diversity for all peoples of the world and plays an important role in sharing knowledge and promoting interest and dialogue. These are qualities that art has always had and will have if we continue to support environments in which artists and artistic freedom are promoted and upheld. In this way, the further development of art also expands our means of achieving a free and peaceful world.