#1 - Lia Mkhitaryan - Co-Founder and CEO of Eiva Arts Foundation

In this first episode, my guest is Lia Mkhitaryan. Lia is co-founder and CEO of Eiva Arts Foundation, an NGO aimed at promoting Armenian art and fostering social change through a great deal of artistic formats.    I met Lia when I was living in Yerevan and remember to have been impressed by her great energy and charisma, with which she has been leading her organisation since she was only 24.   With Lia, we discussed how growing up in an artists’ family helped her to develop a special connection to art, why visual storytelling can be a powerful educational tool and why creatives should be given a greater role in their communities.  To check Lia’s Foundation :   Eiva Arts Foundation   Lia's Foundation on Facebook : Eiva Arts Foundation  The Talking Canvas Podcast on Instagram  The Talking Canvas Podcast on Facebook Reach out at [email protected]

Om Podcasten

Have you ever felt you cannot enjoy art as much as you’d like? Have you ever wished to talk directly with the artists you admire?  Welcome to the Talking Canvas Podcast, I am Federica Di Sario and I’ll bring you with me to discover the work of emerging artists, curators, art writers and scholars across Europe, especially from three capitals that are close to my heart: London, Rome and Paris.  You will be able to listen to those who were not afriad to get ahead in the art industry, have an inside look into their creative practice and understand what deeply moves them. My belief is that you don’t need to be an artist to enjoy and make art something close to a daily habit, but you probably need a guide.  Music: Bright Ideas - Purple Planet Music  Instagram: @thetalkingcanvaspodcast