Background:

The association was founded at the end of 2004 by four professional artists, Ionela Mihuleac, Eugenia Pop, Draga-Irina Popa, and Costache-Gavril Siriteanu. Its purpose was to carry on and expand a opportunity launched by an experimental ceramics workshop for children held at Cucuteni, the county of Iasi .


Purpose:

  1. The association means to promote current artistic programs and cultural events in a number of social environments and to involve a larger part of the community. It aims at a more harmonious evolution of children and adults through art and at a more interrelated social feeling.
  2. The association also means to promote the image of Cucuteni as cultural site and to bring in partners interested in the overall development of the area.

Objectives:

  • to facilitate direct communication and cooperation between art professionals,
  • to bring up the issue of tradition vs. modern at cultural events,
  • to revive interest in practicing art in areas where history bears the imprint of culture,
  • to stimulate public awareness to tradition,
  • to bring about a more harmonious evolution of personality through art and at a more interrelated social feeling,
  • to initiate cooperation with schools, cultural institutions, national and international organizations interested in supporting art and artistic education,
  • to widen the segment of artistic events organized at Cucuteni over the last three years by bringing in art professionals and involving more locals,
    to awaken interest in ceramic art practicing at Cucuteni and to draw partners interested in the overall development of the area.

Directorial Board:

President: Mihuleac Ionela-Sandrina
Counselor: Violeta Radu
Counselor: Siriteanu Costache-Gavril