Statue of Komitas to be placed in Canada

By Tamar Gasparian

Canada is the second country after France where a statue of Komitas will be placed. The statue is to be placed in a public park of Quebec. It is not known yet, however, who its author will be.

A contest was announced by the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Union and the Artists’ Union of Armenia, and on March 21, the works were displayed for public. Thirty-three sculptors submitted their works — three of them submitted two.

The names of the sculptors and the contest commission, comprised of locals and Canadian Armenians, were kept in secret. Ten of the works were selected for further consideration; six of them will be awarded. The winner will be determined in the third stage, and will get the $5,000 award. The first runner-up will get $2,000; two second runner-ups will be awarded $1,000 each.

The Hamazkayin is planning to place the statue in April to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.