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We draw on the power of culture, in particular artistic and expressive culture, to help build and maintain open societies.
The Arts and Culture Program carries out its mission principally by working to strengthen the autonomous cultural sector as an essential element of civil society.
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Arts & Culture Program

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Open Society Voices

Old Pictures, New Stories—Roma Inclusion in Serbia and Montenegro through Family Albums
October 3, 2012 | by Rita Bakradze

Through family photos and oral testimonies, the Family Album project tells untold and ignored stories of everyday Roma life and in the process challenges stereotypes about the Roma community.

Two Epochs of Central Asian Cinema: A Collection
September 18, 2012 | by Andrea Csanadi | 6 comments

A DVD collection of Central Asian cinema looks at Soviet and post-Soviet cinema in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Roma Hip-Hop and Rap Emerges Onto World Stage
September 13, 2012 | by Eleanor Kelly | 1 comments

These days, there’s more to Roma music than nifty violin playing. Now, one Roma hip-hop group is decisively emerging onto the world stage.

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