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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Arroussiak Gabrielian & "Convergence: Contemporar
 y Artists of Armenian Descent"
DESCRIPTION:Join Forest Lawn Museum for a monthly artists talk featuri
 ng "Convergence: Contemporary Artists of Armenian Descent" artist Aro
 ussiak Gabrielian and moderators Dr. James Fishburne and Kaloust Geu
 del. \nABOUT AROUSSIAK GABRIELIAN: \nFor the past several years\, A
 ROUSSIAK GABRIELIAN has been developing design prototypes that questio
 n the role humans will play in the environmental future. Her work enco
 urages new habits and rituals to promote cooperation\, respect\, and c
 are. Rather than offering quick technological fixes\, she asks how des
 ign can reshape and strengthen our sense of responsibility during a ti
 me of ecological crises. Deploying natural systems\, living organisms\
 , and elemental matter as active agents in design\, her practice quest
 ions assumptions of human exceptionalism and expands what counts as in
 telligence\, agency\, and collaboration. By foregrounding the vitality
  of soil\, water\, plants\, fungi\, and atmospheric systems\, she prov
 okes new relationships and practices of interdependence that move away
  from extraction and exploitation and toward reciprocity and shared su
 rvival.\nABOUT THE EXHIBITION:\n“Convergence: Contemporary Artists o
 f Armenian Descent” is on view at the Forest Lawn Museum through A
 ugust 9\, 2026. From bold experiments in abstraction to thought-provo
 king conceptual installations\, “Convergence” features the work 
 of more than twenty artists who push the boundaries of traditional me
 diums and challenge conventions with their daring visions. The exhibi
 tion does not attempt to cover the entire spectrum of Armenian narr
 atives. Rather\, its cohesive element is the heritage of the featured 
 artists. With diverse backgrounds—ranging from those born in the Uni
 ted States to immigrants from various regions—these artists contribu
 te individual perspectives to their work. Defining Armenian identity 
 is inherently complex. It encompasses a sense of belonging that surpas
 ses simplistic definitions\, rooted in historical connections that oft
 en evoke profound and abstract emotions.  \n“Convergence" is cu
 rated by artists Alina Mnatsakanian and Kaloust Guedel\, in collaborat
 ion with James Fishburne\, Director of Forest Lawn Museum.\nThe exhibi
 tion features work by Martiros Adalian\, Rouzanna Berberian\, Tina Cha
 karian\, Aroussiak Gabrielian\, Charles Garabedian\, Sophia Gasparian\
 , Liana Grigoryan\, Kaloust Guedel\, Charlie Hachadourian\, Alex Hedis
 on\, Armineh Hovanesian\, Narine Isajanyan\, Gegam Kacherian\, Farrah 
 Karapetian\, Nina Katchadourian\, Bari Luis\, Sossi Madzounian\, Ara M
 grdichian\, Alina Mnatsakanian\, Hagop Najarian\, Arshak Nazarian\, Ar
 a Oshagan\, Larisa Safaryan\, Aram Saroyan\, She Loves Collective (fea
 turing Adrineh Baghdassarian\, Ani Nina Oganyan\, Mari Mansourian\, Ro
 uzanna Berberian\, Taline Olmessekian\, Nairi Bandari\, and Armineh Ho
 vanesian)\, Alysse Stepanian\, Gagik Vardanyan\, Harry Vorperian\, Zad
 ik Zadikian\, and Zareh. \nImage credit: Installation view\, “Conv
 ergence: Contemporary Artists of Armenian Descent\,” March 21–Augu
 st 9\, 2026. Forest Lawn Museum.\nForest Lawn Museum is located at 171
 2 S. Glendale Ave\, Glendale\, CA 91205. Enter the main gate and proce
 ed up the hill. Follow signs to the museum\, which is located at the t
 op of the hill. Admission and parking are free. 
URL:https://museum.forestlawn.com/pages/convergence-contemporary-artis
 ts-of-armenian-descent
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ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="mailto:briannasmykreder@gmail.com";CN=Brianna Reder:
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