3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (268+ words) This interview with Oshagan centers on his two latest exhibits, what he wants to communicate through his work, and what comes next. It has been edited for length and clarity. (Disclosure: It’s a small world. Oshagan is my brother-in-law.) G.B.:…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (379+ words) Talaat Pasha, the mastermind of the Armenian Genocide, wrote in a letter in 1915: “We wanted to leave behind one Armenian, and only in a museum.” If the current disastrous trends in Armenia continue, what Talaat planned to carry out, but…...

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1+ week, 4+ day ago   (459+ words) “It’s me. It’s exactly how I felt inside,” a woman in her 40s said, pausing in front of a portrait that carried an unmistakable expression of fear and abuse. For Mariam Galstyan, the artist who painted it, the woman’s response was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1831+ words) My Camp Haiastan story began in the summer of 1989, during Session II. I was 7 years old, and I went with my older cousin, Talyn. To understand how completely unprepared I was for camp, you have to understand my very limited 7-year-old…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (582+ words) Hrach Ghazanchyan was born in Armavir and moved to Los Angeles when he was 10. At 17, Hrach joined the military and ended up celebrating his 18th birthday in boot camp, followed by 23 years of military service. When he retired, he traveled to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (774+ words) Sometimes, a work of art marks the beginning of an artist’s internal dialogue with themselves, the world or the Creator. Beyond shapes and color, sculpture and painting can materialize states of being, experiences and personal philosophies. Metal, stone and wood…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (616+ words) Lusine Saakyan is a self-taught Armenian American artist whose work probes resilience, culture and ancestry. Born in Armenia, with roots from Moush and Nakhichevan, Saakyan immigrated to the United States in 1991. With a background in education and law, she turned…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (690+ words) Financial difficulties, family circumstances and her parents’ concerns changed those plans. Armenuhi stayed in her hometown of Gyumri and enrolled in the psychology department at a local university. At first, it seemed like a forced alternative, but within weeks, she…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (310+ words) Born and raised in the village of Kasakh in the Kotayk region, Smbatyan is a fashion designer by profession who initially taught herself embroidery and studied Armenian carpets independently. “Then I realized I knew nothing about those ornaments and needed…...