The decentralised development of Armenia’s cultural landscape has long been an important focus of CSN Lab’s work. Continuing this commitment, on September 29, CSN Lab participated in “Creative Ecosystems: Unlocking Regional Potential for Sustainable Development,” an event in Yerevan that marked the launch of the second phase of EU4Culture in Armenia. The event brought together cultural organisations, regional initiatives, professionals, and institutional partners to discuss opportunities for developing creative ecosystems across Armenia’s regions.
CSN Lab’s Executive Director, Tigran Amiryan, participated in the panel discussion “Connecting Creative Ecosystems: The Role of Intermediary Organisations in Strengthening Capacities and Creating Opportunities.” Together with representatives of other selected intermediary organisations, the discussion focused on the role of established organisations in connecting cultural actors, strengthening local capacities, and creating new opportunities within Armenia’s cultural landscape.
The event also marked the beginning of a new phase of EU4Culture in Armenia, which we are happy to join with a new CSN Lab project focused on the decentralisation of Armenia’s cultural landscape. The project will explore current conditions and existing inequalities in cultural development beyond Yerevan, with particular attention to the development and support of visual arts across Armenia’s regions.
For CSN Lab, cultural decentralisation is closely connected to cultural accessibility, local capacities, and the development of sustainable cultural ecosystems. Through research and collaboration with regional cultural actors, our upcoming project will examine existing challenges and resources while contributing to stronger connections among artists, organisations, and communities working across Armenia’s regions, with a particular focus on the Syunik region.
As the project develops, CSN Lab will continue to explore how research, cultural practice, and regional cooperation can contribute to a more interconnected and geographically diverse cultural landscape in Armenia.
Photos by Ed Tadevossian