Arts and Culture Program

About the Arts and Culture Program
The Arts and Culture Program draws on the power of culture, in particular artistic and expressive culture, to help build and maintain open societies. more

Call for Proposals: Production Grant for Photographers from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Pakistan The OSI Documentary Photography Project and Arts and Culture Program announce a grant opportunity for documentary photographers from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Pakistan. Deadline: March 20, 2009. more		Call for Proposals: Caucasus and Inner Asia May 29, 2008 OSI's Arts and Culture Program requests proposals from organizations that draw on the power of artistic and expressive culture to help build and maintain open societies in the Caucasus and Inner Asia. more
Call for Proposals: Roma Cultural Program May 29, 2008 OSI's Arts and Culture Program requests proposals from organizations that conduct research and explore Roma cultural and social identity in order to empower Roma and promote cultural inclusiveness. more

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Call for Proposals: Middle East & North Africa Initiative Grants
January 18, 2008
OSI's Middle East & North Africa Initiative welcomes grant proposals from organizations to foster freedom of expression, access to information, women's rights, development of the rule of law, local governance, and educational reforms in the Middle East. more

Arts and Culture
MENA promotes cultural and artistic development as an activity that reflects open society values and positively influences public attitudes. more

Human Rights
MENA partners with a number of human rights organizations in the region by providing grants for general support or specific projects. more

Information
MENA collaborates with OSI�s Information Program to promote the equitable deployment of knowledge and communication resources by providing access to content, tools, and networks for civic empowerment. more

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OSI Forum: Baghdad Film School—Making Movies in Iraq
OSI-New York
March 25, 2008
VIDEO AUDIO
ArteEast and the Open Society Institute hosted a screening of documentary films illuminating ordinary life in today's Iraq, produced by students at the Independent Film & Television College in Baghdad. more

OSI Forum: Negotiating Human Rights in the Afghan Context
OSI-New York
February 28, 2008
AUDIO
At this OSI panel, human rights advocates working in Afghanistan addressed the challenges of promoting global standards in a conservative Muslim society recovering from decades of conflict and extremism. more

OSI Forum: The Iraqi Refugee Crisis—Bearing Witness
OSI-New York
January 24, 2008
AUDIO
At this OSI panel, journalist George Packer discussed his new play about the treatment of Iraqis who risked their lives to work for U.S. forces, and photographer Lori Grinker screened a short film about Iraqi refugees in Jordan. more

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