BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 27. Another
Children’s Art Festival, jointly organized by Azerbaijan’s Ministry
of Culture, Ministry of Science and Education, and the Heydar
Aliyev Foundation wrapped up with the awarding ceremony on December
26, Trend
reports.
Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,
and Alena Aliyeva attended the ceremony.
The event participants were first briefed on the festival.
Having been held since 2023, at the initiative of Vice-President
of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva, the festival aims to
instill national and spiritual values in the youth, preserve and
perpetuate traditional art forms, and cultivate young people loyal
to their state and Motherland.
The Children's Art Festival serves not only as a competition,
but also as a broad creative platform aiming at developing
children, contributing to the formation of their teamwork, stage
culture, creative approach, and self-expression skills.
Kicking off this March, the 2025 edition saw over 27,000
applications, highlighting the growing interest in art among
children.
A total of 512 winners were selected across 19 individual and 5
collective nominations.
Addressing the event, Adil Karimli, Azerbaijani Minister of
Culture, noted that providing a state support for revealing the
young personnel and young talents is one of the key directions of
the cultural policy implemented under the leadership of President
Ilham Aliyev. According to him, under the leadership of First
Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva, the Heydar Aliyev Foundation is
implementing numerous projects aimed at unearthing young talents,
supporting their education, and their personal development.
Afterwards, Leyla Aliyeva congratulated the winners, wishing
them success.
The event proceeded with the concert program performed by the
winners of the festival.
