Artfocus

The musical programs of the "Kayt Cultural Center"

"Kayt Cultural Hub" is an interdisciplinary ecosystem that unites several organizations, dozens of artists and musicians, as well as hundreds of students to ensure the life cycle of Armenian culture, from preservation to development. The acquired knowledge and experience are transformed into tangible results: books, recordings and albums, films and videos, as well as public performances, handicrafts. Tatevik Shakhkulyan, Senior Researcher of the Music Department of the Institute of Arts of the National Academy of Sciences, Candidate of Arts, Conservatory Lecturer, spoke at "Artfocus" about the musical programs of the "Kayt Cultural Hub".

Activities of the Markos Grigoryan Foundation

His works are presented in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate British Gallery, the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in Tehran. Painter, collector, gallerist, curator, actor, founder of the direction of earthen art in Armenian reality, whose works are sold for several hundred thousand dollars at the most popular art auctions. An artist who donated about 2,000 Iranian, Armenian, and European applied art samples to his homeland, Armenia. In "Artfocus", Anahit Margaryan talked with Michel Alaverdyan, director, curator, and art critic of the "Markos Grigoryan Foundation".

Vigen Galstyan

The exhibition “Currents of Modernism: Diaspora Armenian Art from the Iron Curtain to the Present” has opened at the National Gallery of Armenia. Presenting around 100 works by more than forty artists, the exhibition reveals the complex and often overlooked connections that formed in the mid-20th century between Soviet and Diaspora Armenian arts and artists. The exhibition’s curator, Vigen Galstyan, Head of the Exhibition Department of the National Gallery of Armenia, spoke at “Artfocus” about the exhibition and the important cultural events that took place at the National Gallery of Armenia in the past year.

Vahagn Ter-Hakobyan

Cinematographer Vahagn Ter-Hakobyan is convinced that one should always be a student in life, in order to grow and change. Art critic Anahit Margaryan spoke with Vahagn Ter-Hakobyan, founder and vice president of the Cinematographers Guild of Armenia.

The reopening of the National Center of Aesthetics Museum

Armenia has chosen the winner of the prestigious Goncourt literary prize

Last year, Armenia selected its laureate of the prestigious Goncourt literary prize, French-Rwandan writer and singer Gael Fay, for his new novel Jacaranda. With this, Armenia officially became the 39th country to join the international Goncourt selection with its student jury and gain the opportunity to participate in global literary processes. At the Francofest, which will take place on November 15, Nymeg will present the Armenian edition of Jacaranda. Anahit Margaryan spoke with Ani Hakobyan, head of literary programs at Nymeg Publishing House, and Manu Iritsyan, responsible for multimedia content, about the Goncourt prize, Gael Fay’s bestseller, Francofest, books, printing, and literary marketing at Artfocus.

The International Organ Music Festival was held for the third time

In 2022, the long-standing dream of the founder of the Armenian organ school, the late Vahagn Stamboltsyan, was realized in Armenia. The International Organ Music Festival was organized on the initiative of the National Center for Chamber Music and with the support of the Armenian Chamber Music Society. This year, the festival is being held for the third time. It kicked off on September 24 with a concert dedicated to Komitas. From September to December, the best masters of organ art perform in Armenia. Art critic Anahit Margaryan spoke with Armen Sukiasyan, artistic director of the International Organ Music Festival and deputy director of the National Center for Chamber Music, about the festival and organ art in “Artfocus”.

Jansem: The Master of the Live Line

This year marks the 105th anniversary of the birth of Jean Jansem, one of the outstanding figures of French modern art. The National Gallery of Armenia presented a large-scale exhibition entitled “Jansem: Master of the Living Line,” which includes more than 120 works by Jansem. The exhibition and Jansem’s art were discussed at “Artfocus” by the curators of the exhibition: Vigen Galstyan, head of the exhibition department of the National Gallery, and Nune Tadevosyan, head of the graphics department of the National Gallery.

Honored Ballet Artist Suzanna Pirumyan

Ballet dancer Syuzanna Pirumyan has been an artist of the Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet Theater since the age of 18. She has been the theater's leading soloist for about twenty years. For years, she has been involved in the development of Armenian ballet and the education of a new generation. Art critic Anahit Margaryan's guest at "Artfocus" is Honored Artist, ballet dancer Syuzanna Pirumyan.

Hayrik Muradyan 120

Hayrik Muradyan bridged time with his life and work, forming a living connection between generations and transmitting values ​​that shape our identity. A concert dedicated to the 120th anniversary of Hayrik Muradyan, a connoisseur of Armenian song, performer of traditional songs, folklorist and ethnographer, will be held at the National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet. Anahit Margaryan's guest at "Artfocus" is the president of the "Hayrik Muradyan" NGO, violinist, Narine Delalyan.