First international symposium of sculpture opens in ShushiJuly 16, 2011 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hakob Gyurjyan first international symposium of sculpture dedicated to Shushi sculptor will take place on July 15-29, in Shushi. 22 Armenian and Italian sculptures, including professors from Florence State University Carolina Giovanelly and Luisa Moroni will participate in Artsakh-hosted event. Professor Gerardo Lo Russo, Rector of Rome Academy of Arts, will be honorable guest of the symposium. The event organizer, sculptor Vigen Avetis stressed that he did not expect such interest towards the symposium. “I am very glad that all state bodies assisted to carry out the symposium,” said the sculptor adding that Shushi will be decorated with works of talented sculptors and will become an Open air museum. “The event aims to raise international image of Artsakh, and I hope next year Karabakh will participate in the event as an independent state,” Avetis noted. 15 sculptors will create compositions from limestone. The choice of material is not accidental; the temple St. Ghazanchetsots is build with limestone. Results of the symposium will be included into the catalogue in three languages: Armenian, Italian and English. Studio Quagli Italian cinema studio will shoot a documentary film on cultural heritage of Artsakh and Shushi to be screened over Rai 1. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |