Giving Form to Faith: Art @ the Cathedral
St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral
630 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10016
The Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) presents Giving Form
to Faith: Art @ the Cathedral, an exhibition of work by major 20th and 21st
century Armenian-American artists. The exhibition opens on June 19, 2008 at
5:30 p.m. at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral, 630 Second Avenue, New York,
N.Y. A concert featuring renowned Armenian-American artists Lucine Amara,
soprano, Sahan Arzruni, piano, and Ani Aznavoorian, cello, will begin in the
sanctuary at 7:30 p.m.
The exhibition will remain on view until June 24, 2008. Hours are 11 a.m. to
7 p.m. June 20-23, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 24. The exhibition is free
and open to the public, but the opening night concert carries a fee.
The exhibition will highlight the collection of the Cathedral and include
works by established and emerging artists. It will be professionally curated
and installed in a unique format, taking the viewer on a spiritual journey
beginning in the sacred spaces of the Cathedral, and proceeding in a
cultural and physical journey within the exhibition spaces: an edifying and
uplifting experience of the works of prominent as well as emerging figures
in the Armenian-American pantheon.
Through a display of writings and works, the exhibition will explore the
role of Armenian artists in their wider contexts and the influences they
have had upon other luminaries. It will include the works of contemporary
and emerging talents who have never before been exhibited under the aegis of
the Armenian Church.
The exhibition is sponsored by the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
(Eastern) in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the consecration of St.
Vartan Armenian Cathedral. It is organized by order of His Eminence
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese, and chaired and
curated by Vicki Hovanessian, with curatorial committee members Nishan
Kazazian, Ani Boyajian, Aileen Agopian and Rachel Goshgarian.
Since its consecration in 1968, St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral has served as
the spiritual center for Armenians in the Diocese. In addition, it has been
a vibrant social and cultural center in the neighborhood and in the
tri-state area, home to numerous art exhibitions, concerts and lectures. It
was home to the One World Festival, a joint venture with the City of New
York celebrating the richness of New York’s multiculturalism for some 20
years. For more information on St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral, please visit
Featured Artists: Arshile Gorky, Reuben Nakian, Hovsep Pushman, Raoul Hague,
William Saroyan, Krikor Khanjian, Sarkis Khatchadourian, Vava Sarkis, Simon
Simonian, Soss Melik, Khoren Der Haroutiunian, Salpi Mavian, Atom Egoyan,
Lina Bertucci, Kardash Onnig, Shanoor, Jackie Kazarian, Peter Sarkissian,
Varujan Boghosian, Nishan Kazazian, Ani Boyajian, Vasken Kalayjian, Melissa
Dadourian, Linda Ganjian, Robert Ohnigian, Haik Kocharian, Aram Jibilian and
others.