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Armenia

Creating Home
Armenia - Credits

Program Staff

Curators: Levon Abrahamian, Halle Butvin, Satenik Mkrtchyan, Ruzanna Tsaturyan

Program Coordinator: Arlene Reiniger

Armenia-based Program Coordinator: Nairi Khatchadourian

Diaspora Research and Project Coordinator: Milena Oganesyan

Program Interns: Sofiya Boroday, Armine Kalbakian, Alik Kandakarjian, Micaela Nerguizian, Russell Star-Lack

Presenters: Liana Aghajanian, Grace Bardakjian, Hamazasp Danielyan, Lucineh Kassarjian, Ashken Khudaverdyan, Hratch Kozibeyokian, Harutyun Marutyan, Gayane Shagoyan, Aghasi Tadevosyan, Ruzanna Torozyan, Karine Vann

Dance Advisor: Carolyn Rapkievian

Program Lead Volunteer: Zakiya Williams

Special Thanks

Individuals: Ambassador Grigor Hovhannissian, Ambassador Richard M. Mills Jr., Arlet Abrahamian, Irene Abrahamian, Elizabeth Agbabian, Mihran Agbabian, Armen Amiryan, Arman Atoyan, Levon Avdoyan, Pavel Avetisyan, Haikanush Bagratunyan, Marie Balian, Rita Balian, Anthony Barsamian, His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Katie Bergin, Helen Chason, Alice Chakrian, His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Dan Cole, Davit Danielyan, Hamazasp Danielyan, Flora Dunaians, Levon Der Bedrossian, His Eminence Archbishop Hovan Derderian, Eric Esrailian, Hilda Fidanian, Mkhitar Gabrielyan, Vache Gabrielyan, Boris Gasparyan, Ambassador Michael Gfoeller, Salpi Ghazarian, Deborah Grieser, Hripsime Grigoryan, Artak Hambardzumyan, Narek Harutyunyan, Gagik Harutyunyan, Rev. Fr. Nerses Hayrapetyan, Ambassador John A. Heffern, Karen Hilliard, Sarah Hines, Samvel Hovhannisyan, Anita Issagholyan, Hermine Janoyan, Areg Jerahian, Armine Karabekyan, Rev. Fr. Hovsep Karapetyan, Lucineh Kassarjian, Hrair Hawk Khatcherian, Ara Khzmalyan, Hasmik Knyazyan, Hratch Kozibeyokian, Kate Leahy, John Lee, Ara Madzounian, Sossi Madzounian, Ani Manoukian, Lilit Manukyan, Maria Mehranian, His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Harutyun Marutyan, Makar Melikyan, Victor Mnatsakanyan, Victoria Mnatsakanyan, Samvel Mnoyan, Carolyn Mugar, Carrie Nahabedian, Carolyn O’Brien, Tamara O’Connor, Aaron Paley, Jeffrey Paretchan, Alice Petrossian, Arsine B. Phillips, Alina Poghosyan, Hasmik Poghosyan, Gevorg Poghosyan, Hamlet Sargsyan, Arev Samuelyan, Haroutiun Samuelyan, Zaven Sargsyan, Shant Sahakian, Gayane Shagoyan, Armella Shakaryan, Adam Stefan, Joyce Stein, Timothy Straight, Honorary Consul Oscar Tatosian, Aghasi Tadevosyan, Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan, Hayk Tutunjyan, Aram Vardanyan, Talin Yacoubian, Linda Yepoyan, Argam Yeranosyan, Ara Zada, Zarmine Zeytuntsyan

Organizations: ARLOOPA; Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church; Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America; History Museum of Armenia; The Hovhannes Sharambeyan Folk Arts and Crafts Center; The Kreeger Museum; The Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Matenadaran); Mayd-an; Ministry of Culture of Republic of Armenia; My Armenia Program; Project SAVE; State Tourism Committee of Republic of Armenia; St. Mary Apostolic Armenian Church, Washington, D.C.; TUMO Center for Creative Technologies; USAID; Western Diocese of the Armenian Church; Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America; Zaytinya

Sponsors

Program partners included the Government of the Republic of Armenia; the Department of Contemporary Anthropological Studies at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography in the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia; the My Armenia Cultural Heritage Tourism Program, funded by USAID and implemented by the Smithsonian Institution; the U.S. Embassy in Armenia; and the Embassy of Armenia to the United States of America.

Sponsors include:

$150,000
Albert Avdolyan

$100,000
Armenian National Committee of America Endowment Fund, Armenian Tourism Development Foundation, Armenian Volunteer Corps, Birthright Armenia, HIKE Armenia, Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Consul General Sergey Sarkisov

$50,000
Armenia Tree Project, Armenian Assembly of America, Armenian General Benevolent Union, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, IDeA Foundation, Toufayan Bakeries

$25,000
The Dombalagian Family, Mark Hoplamazian $10,000 Armenian Missionary Association of America, James and Marta Batmasian Family Foundation, John Mirak Foundation, Oscar Tatosian | Oscar Isberian Rugs, SJS Charitable Trust, Tufenkian Hospitality, LLC

$5,000
Anonymous, Armenian International Women’s Association – Los Angeles | Laurel Karabian Fund for the Arts, Steve and Sylvia Melikian

$3,000
Alice Navasargian, Savy Tufenkian

$2,500
Jack and Marie Saroyan, TF Educational Foundation

$2,000
Yessian Music

$1,200
David Perry, Alice and Vahik Petrossian

$1,000
Elizabeth Agbabian, Alice Chakrian, Flora Dunayats, Hilda and Hovsep Fidanian, Hermine Janoyan, Roger Strauch

$100+
JB Kassarjian

Armenia
  • Introduction
  • Feasting
    • The Hearth
    • Foodways
    • Wine
    • Music and Dance
  • Handmade
    • Woodcarving
    • Pottery
    • Khachkar
    • The Blacksmith
    • Needlework
    • Carpets
    • Armenian Script
    • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultures of Survival
  • Blog Posts
  • Credits

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