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Paul Michael Taylor, Director Smithsonian Institution Dept. of Anthropology, Asian Cultural History Program sheds light on Bayramov’s photographs visual documents of cultural history. Not only do the photographs function as inspiration for Bayramov’s paintings, but more importantly, the works stand on their own, imbued with importance and insight into Turkmen village life from 1960-1980.

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Friends of Oriental Rugs (FOR), an affiliate group within the Textile Museum of Canada’s membership program, participated in a short tour of our space followed by a show-and-tell of the members’ rugs and textiles. In an informal arrangement – sitting in a circle FOR members and the DBAF staff enjoyed an informal conversation and remarks regarding the objects.

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DBAF AWARDS

Durdy Bayramov was a passionate advocate of art education for all who seek to devote their lives to art, particularly underprivileged children and youth. To continue his legacy, the Durdy Bayramov Art Foundation is developing scholarship and award programs that aim to create opportunities for aspiring artists so that they might pursue their love of art.

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The Durdy Bayramov Art Foundation has recently announced an international composers’ competition, titled Musical Palette of Durdy Bayramov. This competition is held in conjunction with the Nury Halmamedov International Festival of Turkmen Classical Music, Sounds of Dutar. The main goal of the competition is to identify and cultivate the talent of young composers. A gala concert will take place on November 3rd, 2016, at the Russian Academy of Arts in Moscow. In addition to cash prizes and commemorative gifts, the winning compositions will be published in a compilation album and featured in an upcoming film about Durdy Bayramov.

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LECTURE: CELEBRATION OF TURKMEN CARPET DAY

Carpet Day is observed annually in Turkmenistan on the last Sunday of May to honour the Turkmen artisans who hand-weave these remarkable textiles. Carpet making is closely intertwined with the culture and history of Turkmenistan and carpet weaving is extremely important to the national economy. Traditional Turkmen carpet patterns are even depicted on the national flag and emblem of Turkmenistan, and contain significant symbolic meaning for the Turkmen people. During this lecture, visitors had an opportunity to not only learn about the rich cultural history of carpet weaving, but to also see handmade Turkmen rugs.

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