Kurdish arts Festival will be the premier annual Kurdish artistic and cultural networking event in the States, and one of the most exciting Kurdish showcases in North America, which will be performed by Kurdish artists and creative talents from the United States and around the world. The aim of this annual festival is to present the rich history of the Kurdish heritage and encourage students to study, develop their talents, intellectual interests, and creative abilities. Most importantly it will assist on building a scholarship foundation for Kurdish students, both in the United States and abroad who are in need of financial assistance and to give them a chance to study and further their education in the areas of arts and music at Tennessee State University.
Mission statement
By 2017, the Kurdish arts Festival will be the premier annual Kurdish artistic and cultural networking event in the States, and one of the most exciting Kurdish showcases in North America, which will be performed by Kurdish artists and creative talents from the United States and around the world. The aim of this annual festival is to present the rich history of the Kurdish heritage and encourage students to study, develop their talents, intellectual interests, and creative abilities. Most importantly it willassist on building a scholarship foundation for Kurdish students, both in the United States and abroad who are in need of financial assistance and to give them a chance to study and further their education in the areas of arts and music at Tennessee State University.
Promote an appreciation for both continuity and change.
Provide access to education without the limits of time, place, and distance.
Provide opportunities for personal growth and cultural enrichment.
Deliver support programs to help students achieve their goals.
Foster institutional diversity, which reflects the demographic and cultural characteristics of our organization in the United States and abroad in particular the Kurdish regions and in leading in the creation of partnerships with Kurdish educational institutions that foster the economic development of the regions.
Provide students on both sides with an understanding and appreciation of world cultures through their history and heritage through the universal language of music and art.
Provide high quality, accessible and affordable educational opportunities, and services including university transfer, technical and lifelong learning programs, which will promote their individual development and improve their overall quality of life in our multicultural organization.
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