association
Indipendent Forum for the Albanian Women
+355 4 228309
+335 4 224566
rr. Brigada VIII, Teknoprojekt, Apt. 5/3Tirana
Albania
fpgsh@albnet.net
Cultural Association MINERVA was founded in 1998, as a project of Independent Forum of the Albanian Woman, with the support of Ministry of Social Affairs of Italy and the paternity of cultural association ARCS (ARCI, Cultura e Sviluppo). Its goal is the promotion and support of cultural, and artistic activities of youth and women that work in these fields. Today the association MINERVA acts independently of founders.
From 1998 till 2003 the following activities were organised in the framework of association
-The exhibition of the young painters of the Art Academy, Tirana 1998
- Publication and promotion of the book Larg dhe afër njerëzve of Liri Lubonja, 1998
- Promotion of the album with the works of Mediterranean Women 1998
- Meeting with the famous writer Elena Kadare for the promotion of her book Një grua nga Tirana, 1999
- Promotion of the anthology of poetry of writer from Albania and Kosovo prepared by Ali Podrimja, 2000
- Organization of open air classical music concerts of the violinists of Artistic Lyceum 2000
- Organization of a tour in Spain of young violinists, 2000
- Organization of a tour in Greece, Thessaloniki in the framework of the Women's Interbalkan Cultural Week with some of the most famous piano players, coreographers and musicians of 2001.
- Concert with Pax Dei Coir, directed by Zana Turku, on the occasion of the Balkan Conference of women in Tirana, 2002
- Organization of participation of the young artists from Albania in the Biennial XI, Athens, Greece 2003.
Cultural Association MINERVA, cultural association for the young artists became member of International Association of Biennial on 14 December 2002 at the meeting of the International Association held in Malaga.
Cultural Association MINERVA was invited at this meeting from SHNBAEM in Malaga, to be part of the Euro Mediterranean network of Biennial and with the charge for the organization of the Albanian young artists that will participate in Biennial. Most of the members of international association were familiar with Cultural Association MINERVA because of the different activities that MINERVA had organized and also because of its program.
From 1998 till 2003 the following activities were organised in the framework of association
-The exhibition of the young painters of the Art Academy, Tirana 1998
- Publication and promotion of the book Larg dhe afër njerëzve of Liri Lubonja, 1998
- Promotion of the album with the works of Mediterranean Women 1998
- Meeting with the famous writer Elena Kadare for the promotion of her book Një grua nga Tirana, 1999
- Promotion of the anthology of poetry of writer from Albania and Kosovo prepared by Ali Podrimja, 2000
- Organization of open air classical music concerts of the violinists of Artistic Lyceum 2000
- Organization of a tour in Spain of young violinists, 2000
- Organization of a tour in Greece, Thessaloniki in the framework of the Women's Interbalkan Cultural Week with some of the most famous piano players, coreographers and musicians of 2001.
- Concert with Pax Dei Coir, directed by Zana Turku, on the occasion of the Balkan Conference of women in Tirana, 2002
- Organization of participation of the young artists from Albania in the Biennial XI, Athens, Greece 2003.
Cultural Association MINERVA, cultural association for the young artists became member of International Association of Biennial on 14 December 2002 at the meeting of the International Association held in Malaga.
Cultural Association MINERVA was invited at this meeting from SHNBAEM in Malaga, to be part of the Euro Mediterranean network of Biennial and with the charge for the organization of the Albanian young artists that will participate in Biennial. Most of the members of international association were familiar with Cultural Association MINERVA because of the different activities that MINERVA had organized and also because of its program.