RA FINE ARTS ACADEMY AWARDED GRAND PRIX IN INTERNATIONAL STROGAN FESTIVAL
PanARMENIAN.Net
11.05.2009 17:03 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In the Internationasl Storgan Festival organized
in Moscow this April, RA National Academy of Fine Arts was awarded
Theodore Parmon medal in the "Costume Design" nomination. The
Armenian designers prepared two collections: "Mountain Legend" and
"Nanay Fairytales", Edward Sedrakyan, President of Fine Arts Academy,
told a press-conference today.
All in all, the 25 states participating in the young designers’
festival displayed 500 exhibits.
Speaking about graduates’ achievements, Mr. Sedrakyan said that one
of them – Rima Kazoumyan, works in Emporio Armani fashion house and
is one of the leading authors of their collections.
In his turn, Chairman of RA Designer’s Union Martin Kalkosyan said
that because Armenia has talented fashion designers it is necessary
to restore clothes production in the country and export Armenian
designers’ works abroad.
In the International High Fashion Contest of National Costume
(December 20080), ETNO-ERATO Edward Sedrakyan was awarded a diploma
for the preparation and advancement of talented fashion designers.
The National Fine Arts Academy was founded 13 years ago. Every year
in June, it organizes an exhibition of its students’ works.