Photo and artworks exhibition of Armenian Women to open in Yerevan

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
March 10 2006

PHOTO AND ARTWORKS EXHIBITION OF ARMENIAN WOMEN TO OPEN IN YEREVAN

YEREVAN, March 10. /ARKA/. An exhibition of photo and artworks
exhibition of Armenian women, dedicated to the International Women’s
Day, will open in the UN Yerevan Office. The UN Yerevan Office’s
Press Service reported that the exhibition will show 30 paintings and
tapestries of Armenian female artists under the common name of
`Creative Synthesis’, with the support of the `Gender and Politics in
South Caucasus: Georgia and Armenia’, the UNDP. According to the
press-release the exhibition is aimed at reflecting the historical
struggle for improvement of women’s lives.
In the frameworks of this event, 60 best photos of Armenian, Georgian
and Azerbaijani women-photographers on the topic `Women of South
Caucasus’ will also be exhibited. Particularly, the exhibition was
organized by the UN Yerevan Office and the Association of diplomats’
wives. The UN Yerevan Office was founded in 1993, and 15 specialized
UN agencies currently work in Armenia. R.O. –0–