Ministry rolls out new strategy to revitalize arts
The Ministry of Culture on Tuesday introduced the country’s first strategic cultural policy, an ambitious plan that includes setting up provincial cultural centers, launching arts education in schools, holding annual cultural events and promoting individual artists.
Speaking to an audience that included representatives from the leading arts and culture organizations in the country and several ministries, officials from the Ministry of Culture laid out a plan that they hope will prove a turning point for the arts in Cambodia. …
Questions at Tuesday’s meeting soon turned to money. Ms. Sackona pointed out that NGOs are not the only ones short of funds—the ministry’s 2014 budget totals $12.1 million, one third of 1 percent of the government’s $3.4 billion budget for the year. …
Kuch Naren and Michelle Vachon
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