Audrey Azoulay: Difference between revisions

Azoulay succeeded [[Fleur Pellerin]] as Minister of Culture on 11 February 2016. During her time in office, she increased her department's budget by 6.6% to a total of €2.9 billion in 2017 – the largest amount of government money promised for the arts in the country's history.<ref>{{cite web | first1=Victoria | last1=Stapley-Brown | first2=Hannah | last2=McGivern | date=5 October 2016 | url=https://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/france-to-increase-funding-for-museums-and-acquisitions-in-2017-budget/ | title=France to increase funding for museums and acquisitions in 2017 budget | work=[[The Art Newspaper]]}}</ref> Under her leadership, the Ministry lent support to a women's contemporary art prize launched by AWARE (Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions).<ref>Anna Sansom (16 February 2017), [https://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/first-art-prize-dedicated-to-female-artists-awarded-in-france-/ First French art prize for female artists awarded] ''[[The Art Newspaper]]''.</ref> Internationally, she played a key role in the joint initiatives of France, the UNESCO and the [[United Arab Emirates]] to safeguard cultural heritage in conflict zones, announced in December 2016, and was a signatory to the Florence Declaration condemning the destruction of cultural sites at the first [[Group of Seven|G7]] culture summit in March 2017.<ref>Emily Sharpe (26 May 2017), [https://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/who-will-win-race-to-run-unesco/ Who will win race to run Unesco?] ''[[The Art Newspaper]]''.</ref> On 24 March 2017, she presented Draft Resolution 2347 on the protection of cultural heritage in armed conflicts to the [[UN Security Council]]. This resolution, put forward by France, Italy and UNESCO, was adopted unanimously.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2017/sc12764.doc.htm |title=Security Council Condemns Destruction, Smuggling of Cultural Heritage by Terrorist Groups, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2347 (2017) |date=24 March 2017 |publisher=United Nations}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webpress release |url=https://europanewswire.com/audrey-azoulay-minister-culture-communication-franceamp/ |title=Audrey Azoulay, Minister for Culture and Communication of France - Europa Newswire) |date=25 March 2017 |publisher=Europa Newswire}}</ref>