The acient investigations establish that in east Shirak, that is at present borders of Artic, Ani and Achurian the humanity have made their residense from the acient times of their history.It is also known thaturartus in time of their campaigns, which took plase from the Achurian river to the North,occupied nowdays' territory of Artic,Ani and Achurian as if the surrounding countries. From some information of historical sourses it became clear that Shirak province till the 4th century formed the hereditory property of the royal home of Arshakuni kings.

Armenian TrdatG. king (297-330) gave Shirak to the camsarian rulers, during their ownership the culture and the art reached to the rather high degree of development. For example St. Stephanos church of Lmbatavank (7th centuary) and St. Astvacacin church (6th centuari) which stands in the East. Armenian Nerses E. Ashtarakeci Catholicos by his letter informed that when he was the deacon during the time of Hucas Catholicos in 1789 visiting to Harijavank noted that Shirak was under the ownership of mahmedakans and the ruler sat in the Artic village. In the result of Hasan Khan's campaigns, who was the successor of Mahmed Khan, the villages of Shirak were finally desolted. By telling of a witness the whole Shirak was deserted and uninhabited, only Horom village were some inhabitants. In 1827-28 the border became Achurian river.

In 1829-30 began the migration of nowdays' territory of Artic, who emigrated from Kars and Kan village of Erzrum. By the organization of industrial and reseach of mins of Tuf and pemza(which is known earlier) the first time was engaged by H. Abix in the 19th centuary 50ss. In 1925-1926 was built Gumry-Pemzashen railway. The mins of Artictuf sistematically were explored from 1927. In Artic, by the decree of ASSR's presidency, the supreme counsel from the settlement became to regional subordinate, but from 1945 it became to republican subordinate city.

Artic as a city the first time was planned in 1948, replanned in 1965(architect A. Amirjanyan). According to the last Artic must occupy 500sq. yards area. In 1971 there worked 10 industrial concern by 10100 thousand gross domestic product in a year with 2060 workers. In leading branch, which was tuf mine, gave 39% of gross domestic product, in 1975 the 55% of workers were busy. There acted the factories of Vacume electry stoves, Resistors, Condesators, the factories of chise, bread, regional printer, the factory of glass modelsand plates, the fabrica of carpets and so on. By it's large population Artic in 19th centuary was one of the settlement of Armenia. In 1831 opposite 647 population in 1873 Artic have 2359, but in 1897 it have 2950 population, most of which immigrate from Erzrum and Kars in 1829-30. Artic situates on the mildly sloped tableland of north-easten foot of Aragac mountain. It is high from the level of sea by 1780m.. The minimal temperature of air is -30C and the muximal temperature is +34C.The rainfall is 516mm in a year.There is not forest around Artic. By it's automobile road it is connected with Yerevan-Gumry-Yerevan-Spitak highways.

The mayors, the charmen of Artic were; Tachat Gasparyan, Jorik Petrosyan, Vanya Sahakyan,Velixan Arakelyan,Rubik Vardanyan, Seryoja Baboyan.

At present the mayor of Artic is Hmayak Abrahamyan

Vise mayor is Sergey Zacaryan