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Culture Minister awarded int’l price

01 June 2016 [15:32] - TODAY.AZ

/By Azernews/

By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijan's Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev was awarded the International Award “VERA” for Fine Arts, Trend Life reported.

The prize was given due to vigorous activity of Azerbaijani delegation during the 10thInternational Fine Art Festival "Traditions & Contemporaneity” held in Moscow.

The Festival, which has become a landmark in Russia’s cultural life, is an established and convenient site to share expertise, opinions and knowledge for people of art, educators and many others who are interested in culture and art.

Among the winners, also was Azerbaijani art-studio "Turan" for its project bringing together five artists and featuring the work "Khinayakhdi" by Turan Mukhtarzadeh. The artists won in the nominee "Painting".

The chairman of jury was People's Artist of the USSR, Azerbaijan and Russia, the vice-president of the Russian Academy of Arts, Tahir Salahov.

The International Award “VERA” for Fine Arts is held annually within International Fine Art Festival "Traditions & Contemporaneity”. The bronze figurine symbolizing faith in creative work, love and success, is to be given to the winners in eight categories: painting, graphic arts, arts and crafts, photographs, sculpture, architecture, installations and museum affairs.

The VERA is given not only to talented painters and sculptors, but also to sponsors and art patrons, who contributed to development and support of contemporary culture that definitely attract a broad attention of the general public to the development and preservation of art.

The 11th edition of the Festival will take place in Portugal on October 7-18. The 12 th edition of festival is scheduled to be held again in Moscow at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall.

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