Art Is Not a Luxury: Creativity Is Essential for Children

The Issue

For children living in Armenia's border regions — like Syunik — it is harder to access cultural and creative opportunities. Schools are under-resourced. Cultural centers are distant or nonexistent. Travel is difficult. Art and culture pass these children by.

The result: a generation of young people whose creative potential goes unseen and unrealized.

What We Are Doing

The Tufenkian Foundation's Culture on the Border initiative brings together cultural organizers and creative groups from across the country for a summer of events throughout Syunik — from urban centers like Goris and Kapan to villages like Svarants and Tegh.

Creative expression, delivered directly to the places that see it least — and need it most.

This is how we unlock creativity.

Culture on the Border

Our intern Liv tells you all about the initiative and how it will change the life of young people and children living in rural Armenia.

How To Support Armenia's Children

Let’s help rural Armenia’s youngest generation access art, culture, and their own creativity. Donate via the link.