BE OPEN FOUNDATION


Associated tags: BE, Creativity, Artist, United Nations

Locations: CHILE, ISRAEL, MEXICO, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, SAINT LUCIA, TEXAS, GERMANY, UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BELGIUM, AUSTRIA, CENTRAL, BE, MIDDLE EAST, LONDON, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, UZBEKISTAN, CENTRAL ASIA, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, ENGLAND, YEMEN, CENTRAL AMERICA, BAHRAIN, KUWAIT, IRAN, SAUDI ARABIA, IRAQ, OMAN, QATAR, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, JORDAN, LEBANON, PALESTINE, SYRIA

BE OPEN Art congratulates the winners of the Regional Art Competition in Central Asia

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Friday, April 26, 2024

LONDON, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art , an online art gallery set up by BE OPEN think tank, a humanitarian initiative founded by Austria-based international businessperson and philanthropist Elena Baturina, is running a new competition for emerging artists, aimed to support those whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities – BE OPEN Regional Art.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art , an online art gallery set up by BE OPEN think tank, a humanitarian initiative founded by Austria-based international businessperson and philanthropist Elena Baturina, is running a new competition for emerging artists, aimed to support those whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities – BE OPEN Regional Art.
  • She started painting in oil in 2020, and draws inspiration from the myths, customs and traditions of Turkic ethnic peoples of Central Asia.
  • Founder of BE OPEN Elena Baturina selected her own favourite among the Central Asian artists: Baurjan Aralov , an artist of Kazakh origin, also based in Austria.
  • The regional competition runs alongside the regular ongoing work of BE OPEN Art, whose experts every month select 20 new artists for the gallery, and the public names the Artist of the Month and Year.

BE OPEN Art congratulates the winners of the Regional Art Competition in Central Asia

Retrieved on: 
Friday, April 26, 2024

LONDON, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art , an online art gallery set up by BE OPEN think tank, a humanitarian initiative founded by Austria-based international businessperson and philanthropist Elena Baturina, is running a new competition for emerging artists, aimed to support those whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities – BE OPEN Regional Art.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art , an online art gallery set up by BE OPEN think tank, a humanitarian initiative founded by Austria-based international businessperson and philanthropist Elena Baturina, is running a new competition for emerging artists, aimed to support those whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities – BE OPEN Regional Art.
  • Based on the amount of votes by the public and BE OPEN's art community members, the February winner Zhyldyz Bekova , painter and digital artist based in Kyrgyzstan, has become the Artist of the Region for Central Asia.
  • She started painting in oil in 2020, and draws inspiration from the myths, customs and traditions of Turkic ethnic peoples of Central Asia.
  • The regional competition runs alongside the regular ongoing work of BE OPEN Art, whose experts every month select 20 new artists for the gallery, and the public names the Artist of the Month and Year.

Cyprus Handcrafted Heritage - Classes with BE OPEN and CVAR attended by 160 children

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

This initiative was devised with the aim of popularization and preservation of traditional Cyprus fabric production techniques.

Key Points: 
  • This initiative was devised with the aim of popularization and preservation of traditional Cyprus fabric production techniques.
  • It is vital to teach children that these traditions still exist, and that exploring them can be as exciting and rewarding as ever."
  • The classes titled Cyprus Handcrafted Heritage - Classes with BE OPEN and CVAR were supported and inaugurated by representatives of Cyprus's cultural and educational authorities and institutions.
  • All hand-crafted objects are a tangible link to our past and our ancestry; they represent the traditions, history and values of the people of Cyprus.

Cyprus Handcrafted Heritage - Classes with BE OPEN and CVAR attended by 160 children

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

This initiative was devised with the aim of popularization and preservation of traditional Cyprus fabric production techniques.

Key Points: 
  • This initiative was devised with the aim of popularization and preservation of traditional Cyprus fabric production techniques.
  • It is vital to teach children that these traditions still exist, and that exploring them can be as exciting and rewarding as ever."
  • The classes titled Cyprus Handcrafted Heritage - Classes with BE OPEN and CVAR were supported and inaugurated by representatives of Cyprus's cultural and educational authorities and institutions.
  • All hand-crafted objects are a tangible link to our past and our ancestry; they represent the traditions, history and values of the people of Cyprus.

International Sustainable Energy Conference in Austria took place with support from BE OPEN

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Monday, April 15, 2024

As an impetus for forward-looking concepts, ISEC 2024 aimed to inspire groundbreaking ideas for heat transformation in renewable energy systems and resource efficiency and facilitate a comprehensive exchange between research, industry, and energy policy.

Key Points: 
  • As an impetus for forward-looking concepts, ISEC 2024 aimed to inspire groundbreaking ideas for heat transformation in renewable energy systems and resource efficiency and facilitate a comprehensive exchange between research, industry, and energy policy.
  • Through ISEC 2024's cooperation with the international organisations UNIDO, IEA, and REN21, all topics had an additional focus on developing and emerging countries.
  • The programme aims to encourage creation of innovative solutions by younger creatives, for a more prosperous and sustainable future.
  • BE OPEN was set up to harness creative brain power through a system of conferences, competitions, exhibitions, master classes and cultural events.

International Sustainable Energy Conference in Austria took place with support from BE OPEN

Retrieved on: 
Monday, April 15, 2024

Through ISEC 2024's cooperation with the international organisations UNIDO, IEA, and REN21, all topics had an additional focus on developing and emerging countries.

Key Points: 
  • Through ISEC 2024's cooperation with the international organisations UNIDO, IEA, and REN21, all topics had an additional focus on developing and emerging countries.
  • The programme aims to encourage creation of innovative solutions by younger creatives, for a more prosperous and sustainable future.
  • "Over the five years of our competition programme", explains Founder of BE OPEN Elena Baturina, "sustainable energy solutions have played a major role in achieving all of the development goals our competitions focused on.
  • BE OPEN was set up to harness creative brain power through a system of conferences, competitions, exhibitions, master classes and cultural events.

Elena Baturina's BE OPEN Foundation launches an educational initiative in Cyprus to reinvigorate traditional crafts

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Monday, April 15, 2024

The format of the educational initiative developed by the BE OPEN Foundation is particularly exciting, since it unites the theory and practice, the past and the present, the historical context and its contemporary implementation.

Key Points: 
  • The format of the educational initiative developed by the BE OPEN Foundation is particularly exciting, since it unites the theory and practice, the past and the present, the historical context and its contemporary implementation.
  • Dr. Athena Michaelidou, Minister of Education Sport and Youth, Republic of Cyprus, kindly expressed her support too: "Cyprus's rich artistic and artisanal history inspires international institutions, like the BE OPEN Foundation, to launch educational projects that are dedicated to traditional crafts.
  • Elena Baturina, Founder of BE OPEN explained the philanthropic goals of the project: "We are very thankful for the support and appreciation our educational initiative received from the authorities and educational institutions of Cyprus.
  • It is a cultural and social initiative supported by international philanthropist and businessperson Elena Baturina.

Elena Baturina's BE OPEN Foundation launches an educational initiative in Cyprus to reinvigorate traditional crafts

Retrieved on: 
Monday, April 15, 2024

The format of the educational initiative developed by the BE OPEN Foundation is particularly exciting, since it unites the theory and practice, the past and the present, the historical context and its contemporary implementation.

Key Points: 
  • The format of the educational initiative developed by the BE OPEN Foundation is particularly exciting, since it unites the theory and practice, the past and the present, the historical context and its contemporary implementation.
  • Dr. Athena Michaelidou, Minister of Education Sport and Youth, Republic of Cyprus, kindly expressed her support too: "Cyprus's rich artistic and artisanal history inspires international institutions, like the BE OPEN Foundation, to launch educational projects that are dedicated to traditional crafts.
  • Elena Baturina, Founder of BE OPEN explained the philanthropic goals of the project: "We are very thankful for the support and appreciation our educational initiative received from the authorities and educational institutions of Cyprus.
  • It is a cultural and social initiative supported by international philanthropist and businessperson Elena Baturina.

BE OPEN Art launches the second regional competition of 2024 to support emerging artists of Middle East

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Monday, April 8, 2024

LONDON, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art , an online gallery set up by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, continues to run BE OPEN Regional Art, the regional competition for emerging artists aimed to support those whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art , an online gallery set up by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, continues to run BE OPEN Regional Art, the regional competition for emerging artists aimed to support those whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities.
  • Throughout 2024, BE OPEN expert community will continue selecting those artists who best represent the artistic tradition of a certain region to feature in the BE OPEN Art gallery and offer them greater visibility.
  • The second stage of the second year of the programme run will cover the countries of Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
  • Later in 2024, BE OPEN Regional Art will travel to Central America and Southern Africa.

BE OPEN Art launches the second regional competition of 2024 to support emerging artists of Middle East

Retrieved on: 
Monday, April 8, 2024

LONDON, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art , an online gallery set up by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, continues to run BE OPEN Regional Art, the regional competition for emerging artists aimed to support those whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art , an online gallery set up by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, continues to run BE OPEN Regional Art, the regional competition for emerging artists aimed to support those whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities.
  • Throughout 2024, BE OPEN expert community will continue selecting those artists who best represent the artistic tradition of a certain region to feature in the BE OPEN Art gallery and offer them greater visibility.
  • The second stage of the second year of the programme run will cover the countries of Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
  • Later in 2024, BE OPEN Regional Art will travel to Central America and Southern Africa.