Activities of Suriname Inter-American Year of Culture Central Theme: Art and Culture education It corresponds with the development course of the new Education Policy To integrate art and culture education in the education curricula Issue of a special postcard National cultural presentation Introduction of the Inter Guiana Cultural festival
Inter Guiana Cultural Fest 4 Days multi-disciplinairy art festival August Paramaribo
GUIANAS The Guiana shield is part of the earthlayer which is 2 billion year old. North coast of South America, known of its rainforest, waterfalls and mountains. Today the guianas is the collective name of three countries at the North coast of South America: Guyana (1966), Suriname (1975), French Guyana (1946) Ecological-, historical- and cultural related. Roots: African, Asian (India, Indonesia, China Languages: English, Dutch and French
OBJECTIVES To cultivate and develop closer and more solid cultural relations, including artistic exchanges between the people of the Guianas. To strenghten the existing friendly relations between the people of the Guianas. Cooperation would bring mutual benefit for the people of the Guianas. Provide Forum for art and culture people to meet,,to exchange experiences and to develop ideas of cooperation.
Signing of the protocol
Disciplines at the Festival Performing art :drama, dance, singing, music Visual art: Exhibition, workshops Literature Culinairy Fashion Craft
Guyana will host the next Inter Guiana Festival in 2012 Evaluation Guiana Literature Prize Academic/intellectual meeting The festival will strenghten friendly relations and cooperation between the people of the Guianas.