NEARLY ONE THOUSAND ARTISTS TAKE PART IN VAHAN TEKEYAN ANNUAL
COMPETITION OF TEKEYAN CULTURAL UNION OF ARMENIA IN LAST 5 YEARS
YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Tekeyan Cultural Union of Armenia is
going to hold Vahan Tekeyan annual competition for works created in
2007. As Ruben Mirzakhanian, the Chairman of the Tekeyan Cultural Union
of Armenia, said at the May 5 press conference, the competition will be
held in the nominations of Fiction, Music, Painting, Sculpture,
Theater, Radio and Television, as well as prizes will be given for the
best publication in the Azg daily, social-political satire, creations
written for schoolchildren and children.
Creators from both Armenia and the Diaspora can take part in the
competition. Monetary prizes of 1000 thousand USD will be given to each
winner.
R. Mirzakhanian said that the Vahan Tekeyan competition has been held
since the 1990-s. It has a more organized nature in the last 5 years.
"Nearly 1000 artists have taken part in the competition in the last 5
years. The prizes of the Tekeyan Cultural Union of Armenia are given to
those who make a contribution in the issue of development and spreading
of Armenian culture," R. Mirzakhanian emphasized.
It was also mentioned that the deadline of acception of applications is
from May 8 to December 8.