Tashkent hosted the closing ceremony of the Third International Sculpture Symposium “Tashkent 2024”.

It was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, Academy of Arts, Creative Union of Uzbekistan Artists, embassies of foreign countries in Uzbekistan, education institutions at the Academy of Arts, and others.

At the beginning of the event, the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change Aziz Abdukhakimov read out the welcoming speech to the symposium participants.

It should be noted that this year’s symposium was dedicated to “Sculpture, environment and climate change”. Sculptural works with an original idea, created during a month of hard work, based on rich experience and great skill, show how relevant the environmental protection agenda has become for humanity today.

The symposium was attended by 20 sculptors from China, India, Türkiye, Iran, Bulgaria, Spain, Russia, Estonia, the United Arab Emirates, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Kenya, as well as 7 professional sculptors from Uzbekistan.

The masters created more than 20 sculptural works dedicated to such issues as global and regional environmental problems, climate change, modern urban planning, and improving the ecological and aesthetic culture of the population.

Following the event, the sculptors were presented with valuable gifts.

Mukhayyo Toshqorayeva, UzA