Sustaining Culture in Times of Current and Past Conflicts (Part I)
September 21st, 2023
This discussion focuses on the efforts of two committed arts leaders who are doing what they can to save the culture of their countries.
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In honor of International Day of Peace, [Click here] invites you to experience Sustaining Culture in Times of Current and Past Conflicts, featuring Olesia Ostrovska, Director General, The Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine, and Phloeun Prin, Executive Director, Cambodia Living Arts, in conversation with [Click here] founder Jamie Metzl.
War has torn countries apart century after century. The sad result is the damage it does to the country’s history and culture. This discussion focuses on the efforts of two committed arts leaders who are doing what they can to save the culture of their countries. They have reached backward to ensure that what has been destroyed is not forever lost. They are stretching forward to envision the future of their culture when freedom permits them to not only survive but to flourish.
Olesia Ostrovska is working to maintain Ukraine’s largest cultural organization and playing a significant role in keeping Ukraine’s culture alive during the Russian invasion. Phloeun Prin has worked to save and revitalize Cambodia’s culture in response to the Khmer Rouge, a brutal regime that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and sought to destroy the culture of Cambodia.
War has torn countries apart century after century. The sad result is the damage it does to the country’s history and culture. This discussion focuses on the efforts of two committed arts leaders who are doing what they can to save the culture of their countries. They have reached backward to ensure that what has been destroyed is not forever lost. They are stretching forward to envision the future of their culture when freedom permits them to not only survive but to flourish.
Olesia Ostrovska is working to maintain Ukraine’s largest cultural organization and playing a significant role in keeping Ukraine’s culture alive during the Russian invasion. Phloeun Prin has worked to save and revitalize Cambodia’s culture in response to the Khmer Rouge, a brutal regime that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and sought to destroy the culture of Cambodia.
