Art has no boundaries

     Throughout history, people and art were inextricably linked. Lev Tolstoy said: "Art is a means of unity of the people". Therefore, today there is actual art education in the education of young people.
     At the Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai held a two-day international symposium on the theme: "By roads of the UNESCO: World. Art education. Youth " with  participation of the UNESCO Observatory Asia-Pacific region. The organizers are the Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai, school of fine arts and technical design named Abylkhan Kasteev, with the support of the National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and ISESCO, UNESCO Cluster Office for Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan and Turkish Agency for Cooperation and Development with the participation of the UNESCO Office in Bangkok, the National Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Kazakhstan.
       The purpose of this event is to exchange experience in the field of arts education at all levels - and secondary art school, undergraduate, graduate, PhD sudents - to improve the efficiency of cooperation between UNESCO Observatory.
In the festively decorated lobby, which sounded wonderful Kazakh melody in the orchestra of the Institute, women in colorful national costumes greeted guests. At the opening ceremony pro-rector of Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai Kenzhebayev Gabit Kapezovich welcomed the participants and wished them fruitful work. Also welcoming speech Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty-Sergei AbramovichLazarev, director of the National Training Center of additional education of the Ministry of Education and Science - Raisa  Petrovna Sher, a representative of the UNESCO Observatory on intercultural and creative education in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan) - Khanzada Azimkhanovna Yessenova. Symposium participants also heard a video message from the representative of UNESCO Bangkok.
     During the plenary session heard presentations Symposium participants from different countries Columbia University professor Rafis Abazov, professor of the National Institute of Art and Design from Uzbekistan Part D. Bektemirov, Erzincan University professors from Turkey Hussein Husnu Bahar, Ersan Ciftci, Ilhan Akdeniz, Taner Uluchay Professor of the chair "History and Theory of Fine Arts of the Kazakh Academy of Arts named after O. T.Zhurgenov O.V. Baturin and others.
      The whole history of mankind is depicted in art. Man reflected best qualities and feelings in the works of art that resonates with people. Undoubtedly, the role of art in the formation of enormous spiritual image of the younger generation, expanding their horizons, to awaken the creative powers of youth. The symposium continued its prospects and trends of mutual cooperation in the field of improving the art education of youth.

Farida Amangeldykyzy,
Specialist of the Press Centre
KazNPU named after Abai