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ARMENIAN RUGS SOCIETY TO HOST CONFERENCE
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Thursday, March 27th, 2014
'The Armenian Genocide Survivors and the Woven Art', a conference
hosted by the Armenian Rug Society
GLENDALE, Calif.--The Armenian Rugs Society has organized a conference
entitled "The Armenian Genocide Survivors and the Woven Art." The
conference will examine the impact of the Armenian Genocide on the
weaving traditions of the Armenian culture. The event will take place
at the Glendale Public Library on Sunday, March 30, from 3 to 7 pm.
This conference aims to illuminate the Armenian Genocide from the
perspective of the woven art in its widest scope: rugs, embroideries,
lace work, handkerchiefs, textiles, and so on. The artists were widows
and orphans, survivors who from the massacres in the mid-1890s through
the decades following World War I maintained their sanity and dignity
by keeping busy with gainful occupations. In a sense, traumatized
as they were, they mocked life's unfairness and cruelty by producing
what was beautiful and ennobling. Their manufactured articles reached
Europe, the United States and elsewhere. People purchased them out
of humanitarianism, but by doing so they also enriched themselves
with priceless artworks.
The following speakers will participate: Gevork Nazaryan, "Armenian
Weaving Centers in the Ottoman Empire on the Eve of the Genocide";
Harold Bedoukian, "Armenian Orphans and Orphanages: Their Contribution
to the Carpet Weaving World"; Hratch Kozibeyokian, "The Revival
of an Ancient People and Their Crafts in Post-World War I Aleppo,
Syria"; Susan Lind-Sinanian: "Stitching to Survive: Handcrafts of
Armenian Widows and Orphans, 1896-1930"; Garabet Krikor Moumdjian,
"Why such conferences matter." Levon Der Bedrosian will deliver the
opening remarks and introduce the speakers.
Several historic Armenian rugs will be on display during this
unprecedented event; including a 16th century fragment of an Armenian
inscribed rug, as well as a signed "Orphanage" rug that was woven by
Armenian orphans.
After the conference, a fund raising auction will take place which will
feature many Armenian and other handmade rugs that will be auctioned
to benefit the cultural and educational activities of the Armenian
Rugs Society.
Glendale Public Library is located at 222 Harvard Street, Glendale,
California, 91205.
Admission is free. Additional parking is available in the Glendale
Marketplace parking structure that is located across the street
on Harvard.
The Armenian Rugs Society was established in 1980 and is dedicated
to the study, preservation and documentation of the artistic and
cultural contributions made by Armenian rug weavers to the rich and
vibrant history of textile arts. The society sponsors conferences,
exhibitions and publications to further awareness of these woven
works. Events have been held in the United States, Europe, and Armenia.
http://asbarez.com/121202/armenian-rugs-society-to-host-conference/
Thursday, March 27th, 2014
'The Armenian Genocide Survivors and the Woven Art', a conference
hosted by the Armenian Rug Society
GLENDALE, Calif.--The Armenian Rugs Society has organized a conference
entitled "The Armenian Genocide Survivors and the Woven Art." The
conference will examine the impact of the Armenian Genocide on the
weaving traditions of the Armenian culture. The event will take place
at the Glendale Public Library on Sunday, March 30, from 3 to 7 pm.
This conference aims to illuminate the Armenian Genocide from the
perspective of the woven art in its widest scope: rugs, embroideries,
lace work, handkerchiefs, textiles, and so on. The artists were widows
and orphans, survivors who from the massacres in the mid-1890s through
the decades following World War I maintained their sanity and dignity
by keeping busy with gainful occupations. In a sense, traumatized
as they were, they mocked life's unfairness and cruelty by producing
what was beautiful and ennobling. Their manufactured articles reached
Europe, the United States and elsewhere. People purchased them out
of humanitarianism, but by doing so they also enriched themselves
with priceless artworks.
The following speakers will participate: Gevork Nazaryan, "Armenian
Weaving Centers in the Ottoman Empire on the Eve of the Genocide";
Harold Bedoukian, "Armenian Orphans and Orphanages: Their Contribution
to the Carpet Weaving World"; Hratch Kozibeyokian, "The Revival
of an Ancient People and Their Crafts in Post-World War I Aleppo,
Syria"; Susan Lind-Sinanian: "Stitching to Survive: Handcrafts of
Armenian Widows and Orphans, 1896-1930"; Garabet Krikor Moumdjian,
"Why such conferences matter." Levon Der Bedrosian will deliver the
opening remarks and introduce the speakers.
Several historic Armenian rugs will be on display during this
unprecedented event; including a 16th century fragment of an Armenian
inscribed rug, as well as a signed "Orphanage" rug that was woven by
Armenian orphans.
After the conference, a fund raising auction will take place which will
feature many Armenian and other handmade rugs that will be auctioned
to benefit the cultural and educational activities of the Armenian
Rugs Society.
Glendale Public Library is located at 222 Harvard Street, Glendale,
California, 91205.
Admission is free. Additional parking is available in the Glendale
Marketplace parking structure that is located across the street
on Harvard.
The Armenian Rugs Society was established in 1980 and is dedicated
to the study, preservation and documentation of the artistic and
cultural contributions made by Armenian rug weavers to the rich and
vibrant history of textile arts. The society sponsors conferences,
exhibitions and publications to further awareness of these woven
works. Events have been held in the United States, Europe, and Armenia.