{"id":10305,"date":"2024-10-19T12:39:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T12:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ica.am\/?p=10305"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:55:24","slug":"public-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ica.am\/en\/public-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening of the Sculpture \u201cThe Nightingale of a Thousand Songs\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In July 2024, ICA and ArtNexus announced an\u00a0open call\u00a0<\/a>for the \u2018Creation of Public Art Works\u2019 competition to create public art works in several regions of Armenia. As part of this project, we have offered artists a platform and resources to create enduring works in these communities and introduce new meanings and artistic symbols.<\/p>\n\n

For the installation of public art works, ICA obtained the preliminary permission of the municipal governments of the following places: Vardablur, Gyulagarak, Kurtan villages and Stepanavan city (Gyulagarak community, Lori region). The winning artists are:\u00a0Narek Hayrapetyan,\u00a0<\/a>Manvel Matevosyan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sasun Margaryan.<\/a><\/p>\n\n

On October 19, the opening of the sculpture \u201cThe Nightingale of a Thousand Songs\u201d by Narek Hayrapetyan, one of the three winning artists of the \u201cCreation of Public Art Works\u201d competition took place in the village of Vardablur. The event was inspired by the poem of the same name by Hovhannes Tumanyan, based on a folk tale. It is known that Tumanyan wrote down more than 60 versions of the tale during his life, of which he heard \u201cthe oldest and the best\u201d in the village of Vardablur.<\/p>\n\n

The event began with the opening of Grigor Khachatryan\u2019s installation \u201cWhispering Statues\u201d near the town hall of the village of Vardablur, then the opening of the sculpture of Narek Hayrapetyan took place, after which the Charentsavan chamber choir \u201cKamerton\u201d performed in the church of Saint Astsvatsatsin, after which the guests took part in an open class of national dances led by the team of Vanadzor Real School.<\/p>\n\n

Narek Hayrepetyan is a contemporary Armenian sculptor concerned with time, temporality, and issues of \u201cmodernity,\u201d which determine the ideological and stylistic aspects of his work.<\/p>\n\n

The opening of the public art works of Sasun Margaryan and Manvel Matevosyan will take place soon.<\/p>\n\n

The program is implemented with the support of the ArtNexus programme, which is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and managed by The Swedish Arts Grants Committee.<\/p>\n

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