YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Tekeyan Cultural Union of Armenia is going to hold Vahan Tekeyan annual competition for works created in 2007. As Ruben Mirzakhanian, the Chairman of the Tekeyan Cultural Union of Armenia, said at the May 5 press conference, the competition will be held in the nominations of Fiction, Music, Painting, Sculpture, Theater, Radio and Television, as well as prizes will be given for the best publication in the Azg daily, social-political satire, creations written for schoolchildren and children. Creators from both Armenia and the Diaspora can take part in the competition. Monetary prizes of 1000 thousand USD will be given to each winner. R. Mirzakhanian said that the Vahan Tekeyan competition has been held since the 1990-s. It has a more organized nature in the last 5 years. "Nearly 1000 artists have taken part in the competition in the last 5 years. The prizes of the Tekeyan Cultural Union of Armenia are given to those who make a contribution in the issue of development and spreading of Armenian culture," R. Mirzakhanian emphasized. It was also mentioned that the deadline of acception of applications is from May 8 to December 8.

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