YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The Arch Art Union jointly with the Narekatsi Art Union organizes the first Arch Art Festival of classic and vanguard art in Yerevan from November 26 to December 5. As Levon Ivanian, the director of the Arch Art Fund, informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent, within the framework of the festival genre concerts, collective exhibitions will be organized in Aram Khachatrian concert hall, Komitas Chamber Music House, Narekatsi Art Center, films will be shown as well as auction-action of works of young painters dedicated to the International Day of the Disabled will be held. According to L. Ivanian, the goal of the festival is to bring to light those branches of art which are the pivot of the state national culture, by which it will be possible to take part in achievements of the world culture. "Representatives of classic and vanguard art always represent the country in international arena in contrast to famous names of pastime business who rarely represent the national culture in the international arena," said Levon Ivanian. It was also mentioned that within the framework of the festival a fund raising will be implemented for developing the Yerevan and Shushi centers of the Narekatsi Art Union.

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