Gegham Stepanyan: Artsakh art historians have no legal issues in  Armenia, difficulties exist only in practical field

ArmInfo.  Artsakh art historians have no legal issues in in Armenia, difficulties exist only in the practical field, as stated by former Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan during the conference  <Problems of Art Critics: Causes and Solutions> on July 4.

Specifically, he noted that while studying the sphere of protection  of the rights of art historians, it became known that there are  enough projects initiated by various international organizations  aimed at assisting forcibly displaced Artsakh art historians to  continue their creative work. However, according to Stepanyan, they  are not properly informed about them. <It is necessary to create a  platform where all information about the possibilities of  international programs will be collected>,  he noted.  The former  ombudsman pointed out that art historians in Artsakh were carrying   out their activities with state support. In Armenia, however, such  conditions don't exist, significantly limiting their opportunities.  In this vein, Stepanyan emphasized the importance of teach art  historians how to work with grant programs and  how to write  project-proposals.