Improving public education on culture


When
2016
Who
Ministry of education, culture and science, mayor`s office of ulaanbaatar, mongolian national modern arts gallery, mongolian national song and dance ensemble, national academis drama theatre, state philharmonic orchestra, morin khuur ensemble, national ac
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Description of the policy/measure

Visual arts education programme provided arts trainings to over 100 students divided by grades 1-4, 5-8 and 9-12 and adults and amateurs. the best works produced during the training will be presented and promoted in exhibitions and the selected ones will be supported to take part in local and international competitions and exhibitions. an exhibition was planned for january 2016 to be held in the fine arts gallery and relevant preparations were made successfully.聽 鈥渃lassical art鈥- 2012 competition was organized at local and regional levels. the central administrative body in charge of cultural affairs in collaboration with the mongolian art workers union organized this competition in two stages. the competition aimed to support professional capacity of local theatres and promote their work among the public.the first competition of contemporary drama script was organized in 2012 with a purpose to enrich repertoires of professional organizations, motivate drama writers and support new scene plays based on scripts. the national academic drama theatre and mongolian union of writers were organizers of this competition.the summer festivals are the only flagship events in mongolia, of its kind. the festival鈥檚 goals and objectives are those of the partnerships of the government agency, private enterpreneurs and ngo`s 鈥 to promote cultural diversities and intercultural dialogue to the general audience in mongolia as well as to provide cultural education and career development opportunities for mongolian art workers. to accomplish these ends, the event combines live performances, competitions, exhibitions, workshops, master-classes and collaborative efforts between mongolian and international professionals.

Results achieved

- in the street art initiative, drawings were painted nearby pedestrian crosses near 20 schools to improve responsibility of drivers in traffic. also, more than 20 artists were mobilized in 鈥渧oices of women鈥 initiative (2015) to draw 3d paintings aimed at protecting women鈥檚 rights and reducing violence against women.- 鈥渃lassical art鈥- 2012 competition involved 20 local theatres, 6 local ensembles and 1,385 local artists. the competition was valuable as it increased access of cultural services to people and increased capacity of local artists.- the first competition of contemporary drama script involved 94 writers, of which six scripts were awarded. this competition contributed to enrich national repertoires of professional organizations, support new scene plays based on scripts.-the organization of the festivals provides a space for unlimited freedom and diversity of expressions. in the case of 鈥済iant steppes of jazz鈥 event provides creating an open-minded and diverse musical environment to approximately 75000-80000 people together.

Financial resources allocated to the policy

Above mentioned activities are funded by following agencies: - fund for cultural and arts development-ministry of education, culture and science.- mayor`s office of ulaanbaatar- private entrepreneur