  Shushi-hosted symposium will strengthen ties in art sector, Italian art historians say July 16, 2011 - 15:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 15-29, Naregatsi Art Union will host a sculpture symposium, with 22 Armenian and Italian sculptors participating. Within the framework of the event, the masters will create sculptures out of Shushi limestone and dedicate them to the city. As Roberto Giovanelli, a professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, told a news conference in Yerevan, such events will promote international cooperation in art sector. “Armenia is a very hospitable and beautiful country. I'm confident that a Shushi-hosted symposium will result in strengthened cooperation between our countries,” Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence professor Luciano Preti said. On the sidelines of the event, the Italian art historians visited the Genocide Memorial in Artsakh to commemorate innocent victims of 1915 massacres.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”.   Partner news |  Latest news Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution.Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north.U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said.Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |
