On the 24th of May, 2014 the concluding event of “The international week of the artistic education” declared by UNESCO took place in “Endanik” Youth Creative Center of Gyumri. The range of events was aimed to promote the cultural, artistic, educational and patriotic upbringing of children. The program was actualized from 19th to 24th of May in Ashotsk, Vahramaberd and Gyumri. The population of the northern region of the republic accepted with grat love the cultural donatives of the younger generation, who were awashed with a sun of the native country. There was a festival in Ashotsk, the speeches of participants were colourful and artistic and proved the power of the collective power, the entire devotion to national and patriotic noble ideas of the Armenians.
The procession of the events was continued on 22nd of May in the cultural center of Vahramaberd, where operate the groups of “Endanik” center. The people of this community accepted the guests with love and enthusiasm. The spectator was enchanted with concert program which had the following title “The dance rhythms of nations”, in which took part the pupils of the “Endanik” center and youth creative center of Ashotsk.
The concert program of Vahramaberd was completed with the visit to the monastery of Marmashen, where the pupils of the center had a chance to communicate with priest Pare Petrosyan, who presented with great detail the undeniable role of the armenian church in the preservastion of the identity of the Armenians.
“The international week of the artistic education” was concluded in the “Endanik” center, where we could see the original and unique creations of the hand and of the mind of the pupils. The head figures of the Shirak region and Gyumri, the leading personalities of the Embassy of the RF, priests, the distinguished masters of dancing and representatives of international organizations were invited to participate to this event.
The event had began with a pray, with the blessing of priest Harutyun Petrosyan and after the presantation of the original works of the groups of painting, design and applied art the director of the center A. Minasyan awarded the distinguished pedagogues with diplomas.
The pupils gave unforgettable moments with their beautiful performances, which was greatly evaluated by the vice Consul of Russia, who gave high value to the continuous friendship of the Armenian and Russian people. The wonderful dances ∕ head of the group of dancing M. Torosyan, A. Meliqsetyan∕ mixed with national pleasant melodies ∕head of the group of singing K. Atoyan∕. The spectator greatly admired sportive resourceful solutions of the pupils of the group of the art of fighting ∕head of the group Ed. Dokholyan∕. A report had been presented concerning the great value and importance of the artistic education ∕S. Avetisyan∕ , which summarized the significance of the event in the process of the artistic education and upbringing of the youth generation.