Festival of Decorative and Applied Arts scheduled for October
By Laman Ismayilova
The traditional Festival of Decorative and Applied Arts will be held in the gallery "Art Tower" in Baku.
The event is organized by Arts Council Azerbaijan with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as well as the Administration of the State Historical and Architectural Reserve "Icherisheher", Azertac reported.
The head of "Arts Council Azerbaijan", Dadash Mammadov, said that the festival will be held in the first decade of October.
Tapestry, ceramics, batik, jewelry, mosaics, as well as photos and drawings of carpets will be shown to art lovers.
The project aims to present various types of arts and crafts and to promote the development of these types of national art, and to identify new talents. The event is of great importance from the point of view of preservation and propagation of traditions and customs, as well as presentations of works by young authors.
The festival, which will run one week will be curated by the young artist, Nesrin Shirinova.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova
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