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    PRESS RELEASE
    Naregatsi Art Institute
    Vartanats 16/1
    Yerevan, Armenia
    Contacts: Seta Melkonian or Seta Iskandarian
    email: [email protected]
    http://www.naregatsi.org/

    SHUSHI'S TEENS WITH CAMERAS

    The Naregatsi Art Institute at Vartanants 16/1 in Yerevan, Armenia is
    proud to present the first photography exhibition by Shushi's Teens
    With Cameras on Friday July 22nd, 2005 at 7pm. Join us and meet the
    eight teens who will come from Shushi for the event.

    Shushi's Teens With Cameras was created by Seta Iskandarian, an
    American-Armenian volunteer with the Naregatsi Art Institute in
    Shushi. Seta was born in Caracas, Venezuela and currently lives in
    the Boston area. She has been living and teaching photography to the
    teens in Shushi since April.

    The photographs taken by the children are not merely examples of
    remarkable observation and talent; they reflect something much larger,
    morally encouraging, and even politically volatile: art as an
    immensely liberating and empowering force.

    Shushi's Teens With Cameras' Goals:

    1 To empower marginalized teens in Shushi by giving
    them a voice and form of creative expression through
    the medium of photography.
    2 To teach the international community about
    Nakorno-Karabagh and the difficult circumstances these
    teens live in.
    3 To give Shushi's teens an opportunity for a better
    life through education.

    "These teens are not like the teens we know back home. Their needs
    are simple; food, shelter, warm clothes and heat in the winter and
    most importantly an opportunity for a better education. They were
    born during the Karabagh War (1989-1994) and their parents have faced
    harsh circumstances to bring them into this world. Today, they are
    growing up in a fragile peace where the uncertainties of life and
    peace in their country are evident all around them. Unfortunately,
    the reality is that the world outside the Armenian Diaspora does not
    know of their problems," said Seta Iskandarian.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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