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17 September, 2009

Hayastan All-Armenian Fund constructs a cultural center in Artik

Yerevan, September 17, 2009 – In August of this year the Hayastan
All-Armenian Fund began construction of a cultural center in Artik, a city
in Armenia’s Shirak Region. The center will be named after the celebrated
painter and sculptor Varaz Samuelian (1917-1996). The project is financed by
the Armenia Fund U.S. Western Region, in accordance with a bequest made by
the late artist.

Comprising two stories and an area of 550 square meters (1,800 square feet),
the future Varaz Samuelian Cultural Center will double as a community
entertainment facility and an art school. The first floor will include an
art gallery (where Samuelian’s paintings as well as works by Artik artists
will be on display), a cultural-events hall, a chess room, a computer room,
and a cloakroom. The second floor will feature classrooms for fine-arts and
music instruction.

To date the center’s foundations have been laid and the raising of the
external walls is underway.

"We are so happy that, thanks to Varaz Samuelian’s will, today we are able
to build a full-fledged cultural center, where generations will be trained
and educated, drawing inspiration from Samuelian’s marvelous artistic
legacy," said Ara Vardanyan, executive director of the Hayastan All-Armenian
Fund.

On his part, Artik mayor Khachatur Varagyan said he expects the Varaz
Samuelian Cultural Center to become a beloved landmark, where the city’s
residents will be able to participate in a diversity of cultural programs
and events, take art and music classes, engage in leisure activities, and
have access to computers and the Internet. "We have long felt the need for
such a multifaceted center," Varagyan noted.

Hayastan All Armenian Fund

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress