10 ARMENIAN CHILDREN WINNERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S ART COMPETITION
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29.11.2007 17:28
Over 475 Armenian children participated in an International Children’s
Art Competition announced this spring by the United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with the Department of
Public Information and the United Nations Postal Administration. The
aim of this competition was to select 6 winning designs to issue
stamps with the title "We can end poverty" in commemoration of the
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17) and
the first United Nations Decade for Eradication of Poverty.
Armenia’s participation to this International competition was organized
locally by UN Department of Public Information Yerevan Office and
Armenian UN Association (a partner NGO of UN Armenia Office). The
competition announcement was circulated to all provinces of Armenia
through public and art schools. About 475 designs from Yeravan,
Shirak, Lori and Kotayk provinces were gathered. The age range of
participating children was from 5 to 15.
Before sending the paintings to New York, an exhibition of the
Children’s paintings was launched in the UN Armenia Office on the
Child Protection Day June 1. Through their artwork, the children
demonstrated enormous creativity, skills, thoughtfulness and concern
for the poor. They showed that poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon
and a variety of actions can lead to its eradication. With UNICEF’s
generous assistance these paintings from Armenia were sent to New
York to join similar collections from around the world.
Paintings were presented during the commemoration of the International
Day for the Eradication of Poverty, on 17 October 2007, in New
York. After careful consideration a panel of Judges composed of members
from the United Nations Division for Social Policy and Development,
the United Nations Department of Public Information and the United
Nations Postal Administration selected:
Six winning designs of participating children, Mariam Marukyan (age
13) from Armenia among them, will be issued as United Nations stamps
in 2008.
20 additional designs were awarded Merit Certificates, among them
Anahit Martirosyan (age 11), Lusine Nersisyan (age 14) from Armenia.
24 designs received Certificates of Recognition, among them was Ellada
Khachatryan (age 11) from Armenia.
Another 173 children got Notable Entries: among them were Khachik
Gharibyan (age 12), Hripsime Ghazaryan (age 9), Mary Kocharyan (age
14), Nonna Gasparyan (age 14), Suren Sahakyan (age 11) and Kristine
Hovsepyan (age 10).
Over 12,000 children from all over the world participated in this Art
Competition. The highest number of entries came from Norway (1063),
followed by the United States of America (675), Portugal (543), Poland
(528), Armenia (475), India (469) and Indonesia (447).
Participants from the following countries were among the top 50
winners: Armenia, Bulgaria, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Republic
of Korea, Mexico, Moldova, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, USA, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The other five winners of stamp designs are: Elisabeth Elaine Chun
Ning Au (China, Hong Kong), Ranajoy Benerjee (India), Rufaro Duri
(Zimbabwe), Bryan Jevoncia (Indonesia) and Grace Tsang Ji Yan (China,
Hong Kong).
The winners had the chance to be in New York and get congratulations
from the UN High-ranking Representatives.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
