Foreign fashion designers to tour ArmeniaMay 4, 2011 - 13:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Five foreign fashion designers will tour Armenia to familiarize themselves with Armenia’s culture as part of Fashion Road: Dialogue across Borders project. After completion of the project, which will last from May 3 to 5, the project participants will visit museums, cultural and historical sites of Armenia to raise awareness of the country’s culture, everyday life and national costumes, British Council Armenia Director Arevik Saribekyan told journalists. As part of the project, the designers will be paired to work together to prepare their collections which will contextualize the cultural heritage, values and traditions of the participating countries which they explored during their residencies. The collection prepared by the designers will raise understanding and appreciation of European cultural values and identity among the Armenian public as well as the Armenian cultural history and heritage among Europeans. The project received the support of the European Union through the Culture Fund. For the first time members of EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) – the British Council, Goethe-Institute, Institutul Cultural Roman, the Danish Cultural Institute, the Czech Centers implement a joint project in Armenia. The partner in Armenia is the Armenian Fashion Council. Cafesjian Arts Center, partner of the project, will host basic events, as well as the collection exhibition. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |