J. Mackey Gallery to present “The Art of Arthur Pinajian”
No. 347 | 1982; Oil on canvas 25 x 29 in. EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. – J. Mackey Gallery in East Hampton is pleased to present “The Art of Arthur Pinajian.” The exhibition includes never before seen and rare...
View ArticleATP leading ambitious spring tree planting throughout Armenia and Artsakh
Armenia Tree Project’s (ATP) spring planting season is currently underway. The goal is to plant 400,000 trees throughout Armenia and Artsakh this spring. A significant percentage of this spring’s...
View ArticleTurkey’s Soft Power in Russia: The Case of Tatarstan
With the fall of the Soviet Union, Turkey (under late President Turgut Ozal) saw new opportunities to engage with the newly independent republics and autonomous regions of Russia of Turkish ethnicity...
View ArticleThe Heart of Home in Artsakh with Hovig Esmerian
Hovig Esmerian “Life is a struggle, that being by blood or by arms and no one comes out a winner. You win and you lose. That’s the law of life. Defeat is something that can always happen. The Roman...
View ArticleSeven US lobbies slam F-16 sales to Turkey
The ANCA is continuing to rally support to block US F-16 sales to Turkey. WASHINGTON, DC – Seven leading US advocacy groups, including the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), have formally...
View ArticleWas it general dissatisfaction or an Etchmiadzin coup?
The Very Rev. Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan was elected as the 13th Primate of the Eastern Diocese on May 6, 2022, during the 120th Diocesan Assembly. (Photo: Albin Lohr-Jones) Isn’t it amazing how the winds of...
View ArticleHoushamadyan: Preserving Armenian Village Dance and Life
Camp Haiastan in Franklin, Massachusetts is where my parents met in the late 1950s – at the St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church picnic. In those days and all throughout my childhood, the dance...
View ArticleThe Heart that Rests in the Highlands
Saroyan’s urn being handed to Writers Union president Vardges Petrosyan, as members Hrachya Hovhannisyan, Vahagn Davtyan, Mkrtich Sargsyan and others look on. (Photo provided by Weekly contributor Jane...
View ArticleArmenia responds to Azerbaijan’s peace proposal
Edmon Marukyan (Facebook, October 6, 2021) Armenia’s ambassador-at-large Edmon Marukyan has revealed the contents of a six-point proposal to Azerbaijan regarding the issues Armenia wants on the agenda...
View ArticleCalling all graduates: Kickstart your career in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, DC – Recent graduates interested in starting careers in policy, politics or media are invited to apply for the fall 2022 session of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Hovig...
View ArticleArchbishop Anoushavan re-elected as Prelate at National Representative Assembly
His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — The National Representative Assembly (NRA) of the Eastern Prelacy was hosted by St. Gregory the Illuminator Church of Philadelphia from May 12...
View ArticleA Parlor Poetry Reading with Peter Balakian
Askold Melnyczuk and Peter Balakian in conversation, May 17, 2022 A beautiful home in Cambridge, Massachusetts was the setting for an evening with Peter Balakian on Tuesday. “A totally unique ambience...
View ArticleWinemaking in Wartime
The century-old vineyards of Khachik, Armenia serve as a military border. Keush Wine started purchasing grapes from this border village of the southwestern Vayots Dzor province in 2013. Many farmers...
View ArticleThe Teachers of Artsakh’s Border Villages
There is a saying—”If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society’s heroes.” Indeed, teachers are instrumental in shaping the minds of future generations. They are role models...
View ArticleAmbassador Tracy gets final failing ANCA grade
WASHINGTON, DC – After more than three years at her diplomatic post, US Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy has received a final grade of “F” from the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) for...
View ArticleSerge Momjian publishes Vardan: Armenian Supreme Commander
Vardan Mamikonian was the supreme commander of the Armenian armed forces from 432 to 451 AD, when ancient Armenia had been partitioned between the Byzantine and Persian Empires for more than four...
View ArticleArmenian Embassy in Sweden hosts “Armenian Highland” presentation
Ambassador Alexander Arzoumanian (center), holds a copy of The Armenia Highland book. He is flanked by Robert Kurkjian (left) and Matthew Karanian. STOCKHOLM, Sweden – The Armenian Embassy in Stockholm...
View Articledisplaced: A new release from Ara Oshagan and Krikor Beledian
Text by Krikor Beledian Translation by Taline Voskeritchian and Christopher Millis Designed by Lisa Drechsel at Kehrer Design Hardcover, 160 pages 58 duotone illustrations $48.00 Photographer Ara...
View ArticleThe HALO Trust clears Stepanakert of unexploded hazards left by 2020 war
HALO team clears explosive contamination from residential areas in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, on March 9, 2022.Anush Babajanyan’s photographs taken in March 2022 (Photo courtesy of The HALO Trust)...
View ArticleArmenian EyeCare Project founder Dr. Roger Ohanesian receives Humanitarian...
AECP founder Dr. Roger Ohanesian during his acceptance speech Thirty years ago, in 1992, Armenian-American ophthalmologist Dr. Roger Ohanesian took a trip to Armenia for the first time and subsequently...
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