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Attijariwafa bank
Annual report
2021
2022
EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE
ON CITIZENSHIP THROUGH
ART
Since 2009 , Attijariwafa bank
Foundation has been developing
its “ Arts Academy ” educational
program to raise awareness of
the arts and encourage artistic
production . The program benef its
middle and high school students .
This program allows these young
people to develop their creativity
and to learn values of openness
such as civism , citizenship , and
otherness . A true reference ,
this program , carried out in
partnership with the Regional
Academy of Education and
Training ( AREF ) of Casablanca -
Settat , reaches nearly 150
students per cohort , and is
based on the 3 artistic disciplines
of plastic arts , multimedia
and writing , supervised by
professionals . Each program
culminates in an exhibition ,
open to the public , of the works
produced by the students . The
goal is to embed students ’ artistic
practice in a social and civic
dynamic , and to link the teaching
of art to living together in the
city . In 2022 , the Arts & Culture
Division has renewed the 7th
cohort for 2021 - 2023 , with a 40 %
increase in enrolment , around
a post - pandemic crisis theme :
“ Public space and heritage ” , with
a special focus on new media and
digital arts .
Supporting
art and culture
