The first Art Exhibition "Artexpo"

On February 13th and 14th of 2009, the “Artexpo” exhibition took place at the Art Association. It was organized by Ministry of Culture of Republic Armenia. The goal of the exhibition was to present the achievements of Armenian Culture and to give the opportunity to develop perspectives and new business relations. The advisor of the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia, Raffi Zakaryan, suggested that the organizations that will participate at the exhibition this year will be those, whose activity in 2008 was most successful. “Naregatsi” Art Institute was among those hard working organizations.

Over 20 organizations were chosen to participate. Each of them was given booths where they were able to display their cinematography, books, CDs, videos, museum activity programs, press, theatrical performances, ect. The “Naregatsi” Art Institute was presenting it’s published works, in various programs accomplished in 2008 and as well as new plans and ideas for the future.

The Prime Minister, Tigran Sargsyan, the Minister of Culture, Hasmik Pogosyan, and many representatives from different Embassies and cultural organizations were present at the opening ceremony of the exhibition.

In her opening speech, H. Pogosyan said։ “Today, we have come here once again to prove that art is the only environment where a human develops his spiritual unit.” In his speech the Prime Minister of the Republic stated, “ People are full of positive energy with their bright ideas and upcoming plans in the year of 2009, and that makes all of us proud”.