5TH GYUMRI BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART IS A SUCCESS
By Nana Petrosian

AZG Armenian Daily
25/08/2006

The 5th Gyumri Biennale of Contemporary Art was held this year on
August 12-18. 102 artists from 19 countries arrived in Armenia,
the organizers said at a press conference at the Gevorgian Gallery
meanwhile stressing their satisfaction with biennale’s results.

Organizer Arpi Tokmajian says that the biennale "was a real celebration
for the representatives of the contemporary art and the residents
of Gyumri, of course." With the framework of biennale an open-air
exhibition on the shore of the Lake Sevan was staged.

"We all know that the cultural life is focused in Yerevan. We wanted
to transfer it to the regions," said founder of Gyumri Biennale, Azat
Sargsian. He also said that they received no financial assistance from
the state, and Arpi Tokmajian added: "This time we decided to spare
our efforts directing them to inviting foreign artists and searching
for other sources of funding."