Creative Armenia celebrates the successful completion of its Artbox Entrepreneur signature program, which empowers individual artists to transform into creative entrepreneurs.

21 artists, representing diverse creative fields such as design, visual and multimedia arts, film, and photography, embarked on their entrepreneurial journey with Artbox. Their goal was to jumpstart their creative careers, strengthen their personal brands, and maximize their revenue. Through the program, participants benefited from weekly workshops and consultations led by frontrunning international mentors in business, innovation, and entrepreneurship, as well as creative industries, from France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, and the USA. These sessions provided valuable insights on their self-branding, promotion, sales, and more.

The 21 participants who successfully completed the third edition of Artbox Entrepreneur program have collectively received €52,500, with each artist being awarded €2,500 to bring their entrepreneurial plans to life. The grant-receiving participants are as follows:
      

• Anahit Ghazakhetsyan (poet and translator)
• Anush Gurgenyan (illustrator and animator)
• Arman Gasparyan (photographer and content creator)
• Christine Abrahamyan  (designer and architect)
• Dina Zadoorian (jewelry designer)
• Ezekiel Guiragossian (circus artist and teacher)
• Gayane Ghazaryan (fashion designer)
• Gayane Hakobyan (illustrator and graphic designer)
• Hasmik Badoyan (multimedia artist)
• Lilit Mardanyan (comics and graphic artist)
• Lilit Nazaretyan (multimedia specialist and a creative storyteller)
• Mane Tatulyan (professor, writer, and designer)
• Mane Yengibaryan (graphic designer and board game creator)
• Mariam Arushanyan (sound director and creator)
• Marina Hagopian (sculptor)
• Marita Bardakjian (visual artist and teacher)
• Mary Danielyan (filmmaker and photographer)
• Naré Arist (film producer, director, and writer)
• Narek Jhangiryan (fashion designer)
• Rosemary Schwartz (Armenian-American fashion designer)
• Yelena Nersesyan (comics artist and illustrator)

“The 21 artists of our third edition of Artbox Entrepreneur program turned into creative entrepreneurs through the definitive structure of Artbox. At Creative Armenia, we believe all artists have the potential and need to build a successful and sustainable profitability channel around their art; and it’s the role of Artbox Entrepreneur to help them do so,” said Anush Ter-Khachatryan, Director of Programs at Creative Armenia.