
My love for computers helped me a lot pursuing a career in the field of IT (Information Technology), and yet being involved in the Art Scene of Cairo (Egypt) which was something that I have been always passionate about - since I work with music, photography and video - on amateur basis.
I've always been very passionate about working with kids and young people. And it was only last summer that I got this opportunity to work with kids through a summer-camp around the use of computers and online tools to make art and speak out their minds.
And through my involvement with some global web-communities for young people I worked as a translator and editor for their web-content (English-to-Arabic) to help getting more young people from the Arab world involved in those Online communities.
Sociology ... I'd been studying it for a long while now and let me tell you that it was my main reason to fall in love with Anthropology and Psychology! :)
I'm still passionate about helping artists and non-profits around how to use Online tools to promote their projects and reach out for more audience, since this is something that is missing around here - Egypt and Africa for sure!
Arts & Cultural categories:
electronic arts ,new media & digital arts ,sound recording ,web design ,arts in a social context ,arts in schools ,non-professional arts ,traditional crafts & occupations ,e-literature ,storytelling ,translation ,dance ,music ,puppetry ,street arts ,theatre ,graphic arts ,installation art ,photography Locations:
Africa Links:
http://del.icio.us/yahya.mekkawi
http://www.youtube.com/user/YahyaMekkawi
Thematic scope:
Artistic Practice ,Arts Management & Entrepreneurship ,arts marketing ,co-productions ,cultural businesses ,festival management ,human resources in the arts ,private arts sector ,cultural tourism ,fundraising ,public funding ,support from foundations ,copyright ,cultural rights ,social status of artists ,Cultural Networking ,cultural diversity ,intercultural dialogue ,national, regional & local cultural policies ,anthropology ,interdisciplinary ,sociology ,Education & Training
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