Member since: 2021
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About the Creative City:
Srinagar is known for its unique handicrafts and handloom products. Since the 14th century the city has become known for its rich arts and crafts tradition and heritage. Presently, the artisan base of the city is tens of thousands of craftspeople strong across a large number of crafts disciplines. This enables the city to have a flourishing arts and crafts market with a large number of direct links between the artisans and provide venues to showcase their products. Handicrafts have developed into an essential local source of income generation, economic growth and social connection, contributing significantly to the city’s overall development.
The handicraft sector has particularly demonstrated its importance in local community well-being, as well as in the sector’s capability of generating employment opportunities for the local population, by means of enhanced marketing and promotion initiatives. In addition, working with all different stakeholders in arts and crafts, the further strengthening of educational and cultural institutions to protect and promote the city’s crafts heritage and creativity will be important.
Added Value:
As a Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, the following steps will be important:
- Taking action, to contribute to improving the local living environment and working infrastructure for the creative field concerned;
- Integrating a special focus on local craftspeople for sustainable development;
- Encouraging different groups notably young people and, women and vulnerable groups to develop their skills in crafts and folk art;
- Promoting knowledge exchange, innovation and information dissemination in the creative field of crafts.