"MY HOME, ARMENIA" CHILDREN’S ART EXHIBITION AND SALE TO BE HELD AT LOVERS’ PARK IN YEREVAN

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
15.05.2009 18:35 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Lovers’ Park, one of the Armenian capital’s
most beloved public spaces, will host "My Home, Armenia," an
extraordinary children’s art exhibition, this month. The fundraising
event initiated and sponsored by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund,
will be held on Friday, May 15, beginning at 2 PM, at the park’s
sprawling Boghossian Gardens.

The exhibition and sale will feature the fine-art creations and
handicrafts of youths from several schools and children’s homes. The
participating institutions include the Mary Izmirlyan Children’s
Home in Yerevan; Our Lady of Armenia Boghossian Educational Center,
Jean and Albert Boghossian Art School, and Meghvik Youth Center in
Gyumri and Parakar Art School in Parakar Village, Armavir.

"The students were thrilled to get involved in the exhibition," said
Ara Vardanyan, acting executive director of the Hayastan All-Armenian
Fund. "This is a wonderful opportunity to present to the public the
artistic creations of our talented, imaginative youths, and to be
inspired by the warmth and love which they express toward the theme
of homeland."

All participating schools and children’s homes are past beneficiaries
of various projects financed through the Hayastan All-Armenian
Fund. The Lovers’ Park itself is the site of a major initiative by
the fund: an around $1.5 m facelift that was sponsored by Boghossian
Foundation.

Proceeds from the "My Home, Armenia" exhibition will benefit the
participating institutions, helping them meet urgent operational
needs and improve educational programs.

The exhibition is sponsored by a number of corporations including
Printinfo, Negative Studio, Coca-Cola, Achajur, Tashir Pizza, Armenian
Public Radio, and Hayastani Hanrapetutyun daily. Students of the
Yerevan State Musical Pedagogical College after A.Babajanyan and
the Parakar Art School will embellish the event by choral and other
musical recitals.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress