Tiro Association for Arts (TAA)
Revouly street
Tyre 0000
Lebanon
- Arts
Tiro Association for Arts (TAA) was established in 2014 as a non-governmental organization under license n° 2633, located in the Lebanese National Theater in both cities, Tyre and Tripoli, in South and North Lebanon. TAA works on encouraging the local communities to engage with culture and the arts outside of religious and political frames. The association also believes that these communities can express themselves through culture and the arts, not only to convey their identity but also to showcase the issues and challenges that they face. That is, by gathering young volunteers from diverse social, cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds with the aim of creating an alternative movement to have a social change.
TAA aims to create free and independent cultural forums by rehabilitating and reopening closed cinemas so that artistic training workshops, festivals, and artistic exhibitions can be organized. The association programs artistic and educational cinematic performances for children and youth, weaves exchange networks with international festivals, and grants an opportunity for young directors to present their films. In addition to this, TAA works on introducing the audience to the history of cinema, local and international performances, and revitalizing the role of theater. Our mission is to congregate children and youth and encourage them to recognize creative self-expression measures such as performing arts, cinema, fine arts, and handcrafts, while also developing their life skills. Through this, children and youth become the decision-makers who would lead to social change and contribute to a cohesive society.
Considering the complete absence of cultural and artistic activities in the local district, TAA has successfully furnished the project “Culture and Arts For Development and Social Change in the South of Lebanon” which was funded by DROSOS, its overall objective is to empower youth to become organizers and leaders, using arts and culture. TAA was able to implement festivals, and training workshops for youth and adults, and strengthen TAA’s organizational structure, including the decentralizing process that aims to disseminate art all around the district from the north to the south. In 2015, TAA has successfully been building skills and capacities among children and youth in South Lebanon – in Partnership with the UN. In 2018-2019, TAA has successfully implemented “Watch Lebanon in Mobile Cinema” project - Partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Tourism, and UNIFIL using the Peace Art Bus. In 2018, TAA successfully implemented “We are Telling Our Stories” – in Partnership with UNESCO.