Alain Navarra is an art historian
with a comprehensive international experience and network in the domains of art
and visual culture with a strong interest in interdisciplinary perspective
covering the fields of politics, history, art, cultural studies and social
issues. Alain also is an invited lecturer in various respectable
universities all over the Europe. He is the President of Hyestart, an NGO with
the goals to support the development of a cultural democracy, promoting human
rights in Armenia and South Caucasus and the neighboring countries, with a
special focus on artistic freedoms and freedom of expression: freedom to write
, freedom to publish, freedom to create and related rights. Also, it supports
socially-challenging projects with a focus on contemporary artistic creation
and initiatives which encourage and promote cultural diversity in the region.