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US holds exhibition of works of Azerbaijani and American artists about Karabakh â€“ PHOTOSESSION

US holds exhibition of works of Azerbaijani and American artists about Karabakh â€“ <font color=red>PHOTOSESSION </font>

22 June 2012 11:25 (UTC +04:00)

The State Committee for Work with Diaspora told APA that the exhibition was realized within a project named â€œLetâ€™s paint our world together: the colors of Nagorno Karabakh of Azerbaijanâ€ implemented by â€œInexhaustible Torchâ€ Cultural Relations Public Union. The project was financed by the Council of State Support to NGOs under Azerbaijani President, the State Committee for Work with Diaspora and Azerbaijani University of Languages. The works of Azerbaijanâ€™s young artists Narmina Valiyeva and Shahla Gahramanli, amateur artists Yegana Valiyeva, as well as Azerbaijanâ€™s young artists Leyla Rzayeva, who is living in the US, are demonstrated in the exhibition on June 6-22.

In his speech, Gallery Director at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts Walter Kravitz highly estimated the project. Chairwoman of â€œInexhaustible Torchâ€ Cultural Relations Public Union, Professor of the Azerbaijan University of Language Shahla Nagiyeva said that our female artists call the world to the friendship, love, peace and to say no to conflicts. We want to paint the world by the colors of friendship, love and peace through such projects.

Majority of 20 works describe Karabakh. â€œKhari Bulbulâ€, â€œShusha mosqueâ€, â€œKarabakh horsesâ€, â€œKhojaly genocideâ€ and other pictures give information about indelible traces of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in our history and culture.

The documentary film â€œWelcome to Azerbaijanâ€ was demonstrated in the opening ceremony of the exhibition, the books on the history of Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict and Khojaly genocide presented by the State Committee for Work with Diasporas have been presented to the library of the George Mason University. Supporters of the project at the US George Mason University and Karabakh Foundation in Washington have carried out preparatory work for organization of the exhibition. The US press widely covered the exhibition and the society approached with a great interest.