The opening of the exhibition entitled "Refugee stamp: A stamp for the refugees of Cyprus, the history of a symbol".
In a very emotional atmosphere, in the presence of state officials, people of art and a large number of people, a tribute was paid to the Refugee Stamp, the emblematic special stamp created on the basis of the engraving work of the Greek engraver A. Tassos entitled Cyprus 1974.
The event was addressed by the Speaker of the Parliament, Mrs. Anita Demetriou, who also inaugurated the exhibition, Ambassador Cornelios Cornelios, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Maria Paphitis, Art Historian and curator of the exhibition and Dr. Irini Orati, Art Historian and President of the A. Tassos Visual Arts Society. This was followed by a musical programme by students and teachers of the Diannellos and Theodotos High School, under the direction of Professor Petros Solomos, as well as a guided tour of the exhibition.
The main work of the exhibition, which was accompanied by important works by other artists exhibited for the first time, such as the work of George Skotinos Horses of Famagusta, the work of Telemachos Kantho Triptych of '74 The Flight I and the work of Lefteris Economou Thorns, Scenes and Refugees and the work of Lefteris Economou Thorns, Scenes and Refugees. The artists Elina Theodotou, Marios Theofilidis, Andreas Nikolaou, Panagiotis Pasantas and Elena Sarri Varnava created works especially for this exhibition. Also exhibiting their works are the artists (in alphabetical order) Michalis Kountouris, Andreas Ladomou, Lia Lapithi, Jane McLean, George Pantazis, Hambis Tsangaris and Katerina Christodoulou.
Warm thanks are expressed to all the artists, the State Collection of Cypriot Art, the AKEL Collection, the Telemachos Kanthos Foundation and the artist's family, the Lefteris Economou Foundation, the A. Tassos, private collections, as well as the House of Representatives, who donated their works for the purposes of the exhibition.
Thanks are also due to the Vice President of the Cyprus Philatelic Society, Mr. Aki Christou for curating the philatelic section of the exhibition, the Cyprus State Archives and the Cyprus Society of Visual Arts A. Tassos for the free loan of valuable material, the newspaper "Politis" for the loan of the photograph of Bampi Avdelopoulos from the newspaper's archive, the Press and Information Office for granting access to the newspaper's archive and, finally, the Cyprus Post Office for the loan of both stamp photographs and original stamps. Finally, warm thanks are expressed to the students and teachers of the Diannello and Theodotou Gymnasium for their excellent presence and perfect interpretation of the songs under the direction of music teacher Mr. Petros Solomou.
The exhibition is organized by the House of Representatives in cooperation with Art Historian Mrs. Maria Paphitis, who curated the exhibition, with the kind sponsorship of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Eureka Group, and under the auspices of the President of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Anita Demetriou.
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