Agora Arts & Culture

National Network
Egypt
Address

7 Ali Abbas El-Halawani st., Ibrahimeya, Alexandria
Alexandria
Egypt

Telephone
002 03 5420508
E-Mail
rekassem@agoraorganization.org
E-Mail (2)
info@agoraorganization.org
Mobile Phone
002 0102224739
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2011
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Youth and education
General Information
Structure of the Organization: The Organization has currently 13 Staff members, all of them are volunteers. Budgetary Resources: The Organization doesn't have operational funding yet, however we have funding by project. Sources of Funding: Contributions in Kind, partnerships Modalities of Action: - Start With Yourself Festival - Photography Exhibitions and Competitions - AGORA Market for young Artisans - Youth Exchanges with France and Germany - Explore the Arts Children educational program - Networks (young artisans, egyptian musicians, and solo performance artists) - Some other small activities such as graffiti campaigns and flag painting events - Nassim elraqs contemporary dance festival Main Partners: - l’association une terre culturelle (Marseille) - Deutsch-französisches Forum junger Kunst (Bayreuth) - Organization Dinamo(Portugal) - Geothe Institute Alexandria - Institute Francais Alexandria AGORA is also very keen to partnership with youth initiatives.
Mission and Objectives

MISSION:
To be a Space of distinction in the production and dissemination of Arts & Culture, an incubator of intercultural dialogue, non-formal learning and self-expression, and support economic growth, cultural development and social change.
OBJECTIVES:
- Become a space for self expression and dialogue through arts practice,
- Recapture the spirit of the ancient Agora by Promoting public events.
- Facilitate networking, exchange and experience sharing in the local and international cultural sector,
- Promote Intercultural Dialogue through artistic cooperation,
- Promote arts education through the utilization of non-formal learning techniques,
- Promote Youth Participation and Volunteerism.

Main Projects / Activities

AGORA is running three main programs since February 2011:
1- Arts for Social Change Program:
- Start with Yourself festival and movement
- Explore the Arts Educational program
2- Arts for Economic Development
- AGORA Market for young Artisans
- AGORA Networks
3- Arts for Well-being
still in the conceptualization stage.

Contact (1) Full Name
Reem Kassem
Head of the organisation
Reem Kassem