Rue de la Fourche 6
1000 Brussels
Belgium
- Arts
The CCOK is a non-profit association. Its aim is to contribute to the progress of humanity, in general and of knowledge in particular, through art and culture. The ASBL includes a board of 5 people,and currently don’t have any full-time employees. We are working with different individuals on a project basis salary.
We are estimating a budget of 15.000 Euros per year. We are planning to bring funding through projects and sponsorings.
Our partner organizations are La Chambre de l’art et de la culture Euro-méditerranéenne and Comment on peut être Persan collectif .
Modalities: At the moment we are planning a Poetry night focused on Rumi, as well as a film and theatre festival for the year 2024.
We believe that art and culture have the power to bring people together and transcend borders. As such, we are committed to using our cultural center as a means of building bridges between communities and promoting a deeper understanding of Iranian culture, with its vast diversity of different ethnicities and languages.
At Khayam, our mission is to build a vibrant community of individuals who are passionate about Interculturality and arts, both within Belgium and Europe. Our goal is to create a diverse range of activities and initiatives, organized into three sections: Education, Art, and Culture. These sections will encompass a variety of events and activities, including talk and roundtable series, cultural events such as movie nights and theater performances, literary discussions, debate sessions, artistic exhibitions and workshops, reading groups, and language and art courses.
We want to pursue our mission and objectives through various activities including talk and roundtable series, cultural events such as movie nights and theater performances, literary discussions, debate sessions, artistic exhibitions and workshops, reading groups, and language and art courses. This consists as well research work, targeted courses, film nights, theater nights,exhibitions, citizen mediations, etc.
We are especially excited to be located in Brussels, a vibrant and multicultural city that is rich in cultural diversity and artistic expression. Our hope is to leverage this diversity to create a truly unique and dynamic cultural hub that reflects the richness and diversity of cultures .
Our goal is to become a leading organization in promoting cross-cultural understanding and appreciation through engaging and educational experiences. And Khayam is the best place to do such, Since it is based in Brussels, as one of the most diverse cities in Europe, Khayam would actually be a beacon for diversity, being established by an Iranian, who comes from a country with its diverse cultures, languages and ethnicities.
Khayam has been a member of ALF for many years before suspending its activities in 2019. Currently a new collective is taking over its management and would like to be again an active member of ALF in order to expand its network, and collaborate on intercultural activities including Europe and Mediterranean region. We would benefit from ALFs vast network, and would be happy to contribute to its mission and vision in bringing new narratives through more inclusive art and cultural projects. Creating Platforms for dialogue has always been in Khayam’s vision and it resembles as well in its previous activities, we would like to pursue the same and bring multiple narratives in an egalitarian setup to converse.
As part of our mission we would like to be the bridge between different communities and we believe that ALF is one of the places that could help us achieve our goal.