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| Armenia To Take Part At Venice Biennale For The 6th Consecutive Time |
 Yerevan, Armenia, March 27, 2005 - Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia has one more time appointed the Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art ("NPAK" in Armenian acronym) to organize the Pavilion of the Republic of Armenia at International Art Biennale of Venice. The upcoming Biennale will be hosted by the Makhitarian Congregation at Palazzo Zenobio (The Murad RafaelianCollege) in Venice from June 12 through November 6, 2005. "This is the sixth consecutive time that Armenia is going to participate at Venice Biennale. We at NPAK are proud that we have been the initiator and organizer of this very important presence of the Armenian culture at this most significant international arena of the arts. We should not let this chain of continuity break. As before, we shall do our utmost to make it happen in 2005 as well," said New York artist Sonia Balassanian, the Founder and Senior Artistic Director of NPAK. Dr. Edward Balassanian, Co-Founder of NPAK and the Commissioner of the Armenian Pavilion at Venice Biennale (1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005) proudly states that "since the very beginning (1995) funding of the Armenian Pavilion has been secured by Diaspora donations without burdening the National Budget of the Republic of Armenia. And this time is no exception." The interested public and art-enthusiasts are urged to respond to the fund-raising drive, which is underway now. Tax-deductible contributions can be made to "ACCEA" (81 Murray Street, New York, NY 10007), tel. Venice Biennale veteran artist David Kareyan has been appointed to curate the pavilion. An open and competitive process of selection has taken place and artists of 2005 have been chosen. The statement of the curator of the pavilion, which includes introductory review of each artist's work, is presented below. |