Armenian Arts

Hoarse Fanfares: Triumph
2026-03-13 19:00 - 2026-03-14 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Center for Armenian Arts, Glendale, California, 250 N. Orange St., Glendale, CA, 91203, United States
Armenian Arts presents Hoarse Fanfares: Triumph, an exhibition exploring the mystical dimension of the graphic practice of Stratumism by Armen Ronov.
In spiritual tradition, fanfares announce awakening.
Yet when they sound hoarse, awakening has passed through purification — through fire. This exhibition reflects the triumph of a spirit that has undergone initiation.
Artistic Manifesto
Layering. Incisions. Texture.
• Fanfare — the line as proclamation, the gesture as signal.
• Hoarseness — the tactile abrasion of graphic matter.
• Triumph — the achieved compositional equilibrium.
This is the triumph of material left unpolished.
Hoarse Fanfares: Triumph is a victory without varnish.
It is the sound of art that has endured the friction of time.
Here, triumph does not shout. It bears witness — in a raspy register — affirming both fact and communion with time itself.
We invite you to experience this contemplative and textural body of work across two evenings at Armenian Arts.
Exhibition Dates:
Friday, March 13, 2026 | 7:00–10:00 PM
Saturday, March 14,2026 | 3:00–6:00 PM

Soul Search: Exhibition by Samuel Halajian
2026-04-03 19:00 - 2026-04-04 18:00
The Center for Armenian Arts is pleased to present Soul Search, an exhibition by Samuel Halajian, also known as HALLAJ.
This exhibition invites viewers into an introspective visual journey where figures, symbols, and layered compositions become reflections of inner dialogue and emotional inquiry. Through expressive forms and an instinctive use of color, Samuel Halajian creates works that feel both deeply personal and open to interpretation.
The title Soul Search suggests a process of questioning, reflection, and discovery — an exploration of identity, perception, and the human condition through visual language. Each work carries a sense of movement between inner thought and external form, where fragments of memory, imagination, and emotion come together on the canvas.
The exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to engage with contemporary works that balance spontaneity and structure, inviting quiet observation as well as personal interpretation.
We warmly invite you to join us for two days of art, reflection, and conversation.
Opening night: Friday, April 3, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Exhibition continues: Saturday, April 4, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Shadows of the Forgotten Past by Rafi Babayan and Vachag Ter Sarkissian
2026-04-10 19:00 - 2026-04-11 18:00
The Center for Armenian Arts is pleased to present Shadows of the Forgotten Past, a collaborative exhibition by Rafi Babayan and Vachag Ter Sarkissian.
Bringing together painting and sculptural forms, the exhibition explores memory, historical traces, and the fragile presence of what remains across time. Through symbolic imagery, textured surfaces, and expressive compositions, the works evoke fragments of forgotten narratives that continue to resonate in the present.
The exhibition’s title suggests an encounter with what history leaves behind — images, forms, and impressions that survive in altered shapes yet continue to carry emotional and cultural weight. The sculptural works appear almost archaeological in spirit, while the paintings preserve figures, symbols, and visual echoes that suggest inherited memory and layered identity.
Shadows of the Forgotten Past invites viewers into a space where personal memory and collective history intersect, allowing each work to function as both reflection and rediscovery.
We warmly invite you to join us for two days of art, contemplation, and dialogue.
Opening night: Friday, April 10, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Exhibition continues: Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

GenoLive | Armenian Contributions to Humanity After the Genocide
2026-04-24 19:00 - 2026-04-25 20:00
On April 24, the Center for Armenian Arts presents GenoLive, a cultural and educational exhibition dedicated to remembrance, resilience, and the extraordinary achievements of Armenians after the genocide.
Inspired by Yes, We Have by Stepan Partamian, the exhibition highlights Armenian contributions to humanity through stories, inventions, discoveries, and accomplishments that emerged across generations despite historical tragedy.
Displayed throughout the exhibition will be visual presentations and historical material featuring important Armenian figures and major contributions in fields such as science, technology, medicine, arts, business, and public life. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore remarkable examples of Armenian innovation and creativity that continue to influence the world today.
While April 24 remains a day of remembrance, GenoLive also offers a broader reflection on what followed survival — how resilience became achievement, and how cultural strength generated lasting contributions to global society.
A special live presentation will take place on Friday, April 24 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, offering additional insight into the stories and ideas presented throughout the exhibition.
We warmly invite the community to visit, reflect, and engage with this important exhibition.
Exhibition Hours
Friday, April 24, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Special Presentation
Friday, April 24 | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Unspoken Tales by Sergey Bagramyan
2026-05-01 19:00 - 2026-05-02 18:00
The Center for Armenian Arts is pleased to present Unspoken Tales, a new exhibition by Sergey Bagramyan, whose works unfold at the delicate border between dream, memory, and myth.
In these paintings, light becomes a quiet narrator, color turns into breath, and forms dissolve into symbols of stories that seem to exist just beyond language. Each canvas opens like a silent stage where time slows down, allowing tenderness, anxiety, and hope to emerge through carefully constructed visual worlds.
Childhood visions intertwine with mythic imagination, solitude resonates like distant music, and silence gathers its own emotional presence. Bagramyan creates autonomous worlds filled with subtle symbolism and inner voices — fragile spaces where imagination and memory remain suspended between reality and dream.
Each work invites viewers into an inward passage, encouraging slower looking, deeper feeling, and quiet reflection on what often remains unspoken.
Born in Yerevan, Sergey Bagramyan is an internationally exhibited painter and graphic artist whose work has been shown across Europe, Russia, and the United States. His visual language combines classical draftsmanship with contemporary painterly expression, often creating cinematic atmospheres where light itself carries narrative force.
We warmly invite you to experience this contemplative exhibition and enter the poetic visual world of Unspoken Tales.
Opening night: Friday, May 1, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Exhibition continues: Saturday, May 2, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Portraits of Nations by Seta Injeyan
2026-05-08 19:00 - 2026-05-10 18:00
The Center for Armenian Arts is pleased to present Portraits of Nations, an exhibition by Seta Injeyan, exploring identity, emotion, and collective presence through abstract visual language.
In this body of work, color and movement become carriers of atmosphere and symbolic meaning. Through layered compositions, circular forms, and dynamic fields of color, the artist creates visual impressions that suggest the spirit, energy, and emotional resonance of nations beyond literal representation.
Rather than depicting geography or political form, Portraits of Nations approaches identity through mood, rhythm, and abstraction — inviting viewers to experience how color, space, and gesture can evoke memory, belonging, and cultural presence.
Each work offers a contemplative encounter where abstract form becomes a portrait not of faces, but of emotional and collective character.
The exhibition invites visitors to reflect on how nations may be sensed, remembered, and imagined through visual feeling.
We warmly invite you to join us for three days of art, reflection, and conversation.
Opening night: Friday, May 8, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Exhibition continues: Saturday, May 9, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Exhibition continues: Sunday, May 10, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

French-Armenian Painters: Carzou and Jean Jansem
2026-05-15 19:00 - 2026-05-17 18:00
The Center for Armenian Arts presents French-Armenian Painters, a special exhibition dedicated to two major figures of twentieth-century art: Carzou (1907–2000) and Jean Jansem (1920–2013).
Presented by Apple Art, the exhibition brings together works by two artists whose visual languages became deeply influential within both Armenian and European art history. Though distinct in style, both painters developed highly recognizable artistic worlds shaped by memory, human presence, poetic tension, and refined emotional atmosphere.
Carzou’s work is known for its intricate linear structures, symbolic spaces, and visionary compositions, while Jansem’s paintings reveal delicate psychological depth, expressive portraiture, and a quiet intensity that became central to his artistic identity.
This exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to encounter two important artistic legacies side by side and explore how Armenian cultural sensibility found powerful expression within the French artistic landscape.
Exhibition Dates:
Opening night: Friday, May 15, 2026 | 7 PM – 10 PM
Exhibition continues: Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 2 PM – 9 PM
Exhibition continues: Sunday, May 17, 2026 | 12 Noon – 6 PM

Colorful Life | Exhibition by Sarkis Alvandi
2026-05-29 19:00 - 2026-05-30 18:00
The Center for Armenian Arts is pleased to present Colorful Life, an exhibition by Sarkis Alvandi, exploring expression, movement, and emotion through vibrant color and dynamic composition.
In this body of work, color becomes the primary language — bold, layered, and alive with energy. Through abstract figures, fluid lines, and playful yet expressive forms, the artist creates compositions that capture moments of imagination, emotion, and lived experience.
Colorful Life reflects a visual celebration of movement and individuality, where each piece carries its own rhythm and character. The works invite viewers to engage freely, interpret intuitively, and experience art through feeling rather than definition.
This exhibition offers a lively and immersive encounter with color, form, and artistic spontaneity.
We warmly invite you to join us for two days of art and creative expression.
Opening night: Friday, May 29, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Exhibition continues: Saturday, May 30, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Roots and Reflections by Jack Latirofian
2026-06-05 19:00 - 2026-06-06 18:00
The Center for Armenian Arts is pleased to present Roots and Reflections, an exhibition by Jack Latirofian, exploring identity, memory, and contemporary portraiture through expressive color and visual immediacy.
In this exhibition, portrait becomes more than likeness — it becomes a space where inner presence, personal history, and cultural resonance meet. Through bold color relationships, fluid line work, and layered visual energy, the artist creates images that suggest both individuality and deeper reflection.
The title Roots and Reflections evokes a dialogue between origin and self-awareness, between inherited memory and present identity. Each work carries a sense of movement between what shapes us and how we come to see ourselves within that inheritance.
The exhibition invites viewers to engage with portraiture as both image and emotional field, where color and gesture reveal dimensions beyond the visible surface.
We warmly invite you to join us for two evenings of art, reflection, and conversation.
Opening night: Friday, June 5, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Exhibition continues: Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

My Stolen Theatre | Exhibition by Nare Haykazyan
2026-06-12 19:00 - 2026-06-13 18:00
The Center for Armenian Arts presents My Stolen Theatre, an exhibition by Nare Haykazyan, where visual art and theatrical imagination intersect.
This body of work unfolds like a stage — layered, expressive, and filled with symbolic characters and fragmented narratives. Figures emerge and dissolve, masks reveal and conceal, and each composition feels like a scene captured mid-performance. The works invite viewers into a world where identity, memory, and imagination continuously shift.
Through bold color, textured forms, and emotionally charged imagery, the artist creates a visual language that echoes the experience of theatre — intimate, dramatic, and open to interpretation.
My Stolen Theatre explores the idea of performance beyond the stage, suggesting that life itself carries elements of storytelling, disguise, and transformation.
We invite you to experience this immersive and thought-provoking exhibition.
Opening night: Friday, June 12, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Exhibition continues: Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Silk Passion Art Exhibition by Nazani
2026-06-26 19:00 - 2026-06-27 18:00
Armenian Arts invites you to Silk Passion, a captivating exhibition by artist Nazani, presenting a new exploration in fine art through the medium of silk painting.
Blending delicate craftsmanship with contemporary artistic vision, Nazani’s work transforms silk into a vibrant canvas where color, movement, and texture come alive. The fluid nature of silk allows pigments to flow and merge in unexpected ways, creating luminous compositions that feel both spontaneous and deeply expressive.
Each piece reveals the unique dialogue between material and imagination — where the softness of silk meets bold artistic intention. Through subtle transitions of color and intricate patterns, the works invite viewers into a visual journey that celebrates beauty, sensitivity, and creative freedom.
Silk Passion represents a new chapter in fine art practice, where traditional techniques meet modern artistic expression. The exhibition highlights the remarkable possibilities of silk painting as a medium capable of conveying emotion, elegance, and visual harmony.
We invite you to experience this feast for the senses and immerse yourself in a world of color, light, and texture.
Join us for two evenings celebrating the artistry of Nazani.
Opening night: Friday, June 26, 2026 | 7:00–10:00 PM
Exhibition continues: Saturday, June 27, 2026 | 3:00–6:00 PM

A Rare Collection Featuring Works by Samvel Sevada & Artashes Hunanian
2026-07-10 19:00 - 2026-07-11 18:00
The Center for Armenian Arts is honored to present Masters of Armenian Art, a special exhibition featuring original works by two distinguished Armenian artists, Samvel Sevada and Artashes Hunanian. This exclusive exhibition brings together remarkable pieces from the Center’s collection, offering visitors a rare opportunity to experience—and acquire—works that reflect the richness, beauty, and enduring legacy of Armenian art.

Known for his expressive symbolism and masterful use of color, Samvel Sevada has captivated audiences around the world with paintings that blend imagination, emotion, and philosophy. Alongside his work, the exhibition showcases the timeless landscapes of Artashes Hunanian, whose distinctive artistic vision celebrates Armenia’s natural beauty and cultural heritage.

Selected works from this exhibition will be available for purchase. Proceeds from artwork sales will directly support the Center for Armenian Arts and its mission to preserve, promote, and celebrate Armenian artistic and cultural heritage through exhibitions, educational programming, and community initiatives.

Whether you are an art collector, admirer of Armenian culture, or simply looking to experience exceptional artwork, we invite you to join us for this unique exhibition celebrating two generations of Armenian artistic excellence.

Exhibition Hours

Friday, July 10, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Saturday, July 11, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
