The Regional Government of the Azores will promote the Young Creators of the Azores Competition LABJOVEM 2009-2010, among young Azorean descents from the East Coast of the United States of America and Bermuda.
For this year’s edition, the “Labcomunidades” (“Labcommunities”) category was created, through which the Government intends to encourage young Azorean descendents from the United States of America and Canada to have the opportunity of participating in an Azorean project.
The LABJOVEM, an interdepartmental project that involves the Regional Directorates for Youth, Communities and Culture, intends to be a reference point concerning the relationship between the Government of the Azores and Azorean young creators.
This initiative acquires a European dimension in 2009, given the fact that the celebration of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation takes place in the current year.
Having in mind the proposals outlined by Government of the Azores regarding the cultural sector, the LABJOVEM aims to encourage and promote the training and creativity of youngsters, as a way of stimulating new opportunities and the emergence of values from several artistic areas, as well as the basis of entrepreneurship.
The programme is the subject of dissemination session in the state of New England and in Canada.