Winners of Creative Competitions Dedicated to the Turkmen Alabay Holiday Receive Awards
Amul Info ·
Winners of creative competitions held in celebration of Turkmen Alabay Day were honoured in Ashgabat. Participants showcased works in carpet weaving, fine arts, sculpture, publishing and video production, highlighting the national dog breed through various creative forms.
On October 25, as part of the celebrations dedicated to the Turkmen Alabay Holiday, an award ceremony for the winners of creative competitions aimed at portraying the national Alabay in works of art and mass media was held at the Ashgabat Equestrian Sports Complex. This was reported by the State News Agency of Turkmenistan.
The main objective of the competitions was to highlight the role of the Turkmen Alabay in the national heritage and to promote its distinctive characteristics through art and creative work. Artists, sculptors, carpet makers, photographers, publishing professionals, and television camera operators took part in the competitions, presenting their works in various categories.
According to the results, in the carpet-making category, A. Gulberdiyev, an artist at the Ashgabat Artistic Carpet Enterprise of the State Association «Türkmenhaly», won first place with his work entitled “Turkmen Alabay.”
In the visual arts category, the work “Heritage” by S. Osmanov, a fourth-year student specializing in theatrical and decorative painting at the State Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan, was declared the winner. In the sculpture category, the work “In Praise of the Alabay” by B. Batyrova, a second-year student at the same academy, received high recognition.
In the publishing products category, Y. Ýaylimov, a student at the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the State Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan, stood out for creating the best publication featuring the image of the Turkmen Alabay.
Among the video entries, the winning work was “Training Cynology Specialists at the Turkmen Agricultural University,” presented by N. Orazgeldiyev, a researcher and lecturer at the Department of Animal Husbandry of the S. A. Niyazov Turkmen Agricultural University.
The winners of the competitions were presented with certificates and holiday gifts on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
The creative competitions contribute to promoting the rich history of the Turkmen Alabay, its significance in national culture, and the traditions of the Turkmen people associated with this breed through various forms of art.