Artbox Entrepreneur program concludes with grants awarded to 22 individual artists

Creative Armenia celebrates the successful conclusion of its Artbox Entrepreneur signature program, designed to turn individual artists into creative entrepreneurs.

22 artists, representing various artistic domains such as music, design, visual and multidisciplinary arts, commenced their entrepreneurial journey at Artbox. Their goal was to kickstart their creative careers, strengthen their personal branding and maximize their revenue. Through weekly workshops, led by top-notch mentors in business and entrepreneurship as well as cultural leaders from Armenia, France, Malta and Switzerland, program participants received guidance on enhancing their self-branding, promotion, sales strategies and more. As the program concluded, the 22 artists received a total of €55,000 in grants to implement their entrepreneurial strategies, developed during Artbox.

The 22 participants who completed Artbox Entrepreneur, and were awarded €2,500 each to bring their entrepreneurial plans to life, are

• Mery Arakelyan (graphic designer)
• Eliza Baghdiyan (musician and graphic designer)
• Mary Bayatyan (visual artist)
• Ashot Ghazaryan (musician)
• Ralph Keuchkerian (composer)
• Mila Ashkhen Khandzratsyan (illustrator, ceramic artist and graphic designer)
• Hakob Machkalyan (architect)
• Vardges Manukyan (cinematographer)
• Anait Markaryan (composer)
• Lilit Martirosyan (visual artist and illustrator)
• Khoren Mikayelyan (guitarist and music producer)
• Lilit Mikoyan (photographer and jewelry designer)
• Pardy Minassian (composer and classical guitarist)
• Lusine MLKE-Galstyan (musician and composer)
• Lilith Mnatsakanyan (visual artist)
• Arusik Nanyan (musician)
• Mariam Papyan (visual artist and designer)
• Bela Poghosyan (interdisciplinary artist and curator)
• Hasmik Soghomonyan (visual artist and designer)
• Sona Turabyan (violist)
• Raphael Vardanyan (singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
• Anahit Yazichyan (fashion designer)

“Another 22 artists 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. We are happy to already have a community of 50+ artists who have become individual entrepreneurs through our pipeline,” said Creative Armenia Director of Programs Anush Ter-Khachatryan.

Inspired by innovative models in business and tech, Artbox is a reinvention of the incubator and accelerator models for the art world — a dynamic entrepreneurial system that supports individuals, projects and institutions across disciplines with potential for success. Through a set of signature cutting-edge programs, Artbox develops commercial viability, audience growth and investable creative products. 

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