Fresno Art Museum to host Armenian artists exhibitDecember 23, 2014 - 09:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Fresno Art Museum will present “Tradition, Legacy, Culture,” an exhibit featuring works by Armenian artists to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The show will open Jan 23 and continue through April 26, according to Asbarez. With pieces on loan from various art galleries and personal collections throughout the country, the exhibition includes the works of John Altoon, Varujan Boghasian, Ara Dolarian, Charles Garabedian, Arshile Gorky, Khachik Khachatouryan, Ed Marouk, Rueben Nakian, Varaz Samuelian, William Saroyan, and Arminee Shishmanian. “Each of these artists has achieved international and regional renown,” remarked museum coordinator Carol Tikijian. “Each experienced the Armenian Genocide on some level and each remained unstoppable in their drive to create, leaving the world richer in its understanding of the complexities of life through their art.” The art exhibit is part of a series of activities promoted by the Armenian Genocide Centennial—Fresno Committee, which includes representatives from the religious, educational, social, and political organizations of the Central Valley. The group’s goals are to commemorate the 1.5 million martyrs who perished at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish government; to educate others about the Armenian Genocide and historical injustice; and to inspire people to overcome adversity through the story of the survivors’ of the Armenian Genocide. Photo:Playfresno.org Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. |