Betty Panossian-Ter Sarkissian

Challenging artist friends with a round space

Oct 16, 2009: Rouben Angaladyan began collecting art pieces in 1967, when he was studying art history in Saint Petersburg. He was only 20 years old. At first, he collected the works of his artist friends, pieces expressing a free spirit vis-à-vis Soviet oppression.  more...

Emmy the pop princess is about to release two fresh albums

Feb 28, 2009: Emmy (Emma Bejanyan) is brimming with confidence and enthusiasm. At 25, she is not only a pop icon in her native Armenia, but an internationally acclaimed performer, having garnered dozens of top awards at international competitions, Betty Panossian-Ter Sarkissian writes.  more...

Hovhannes Toumanian’s “Paregentan” retold

Feb 06, 2009: One of Hovhaness Toumanian’s best-known tales, “Paregentan,” written in 1911 has been enchanting Armenian children for generations. Betty Panossian-Ter Sarkissian adapts this classic Toumanian tale for the Armenian Reporter.  more...

Celebrating St. Sarkis with salty cookies

Feb 06, 2009: On February 7, the Armenian Apostolic Church commemorates the Day of St. Sarkis, the patron saint of the youth and the mediator of love for young Armenians. Betty Panossian-Ter Sarkissian has the story.  more...

The Shoes: a Christmas story

Dec 26, 2008: It was close to midnight when Zarmineh opened her eyes wide in the darkness of her bedroom. She remembered that it was Christmas Eve and that their nanny had made them put their shoes by the hearth for baby Jesus to fill them with presents. Then the Christmas stories that her mother had told them came to her mind. The image of baby Jesus born in a stable filled with hay and dried grass, and to whom the aged wise men had offered gold and incense and dressed him in golden gowns was drawn before her eyes. Her mind and soul were filled with the tender stories of Jesus, who opened his arms to children and the poor.  more...

More seductive and charming than ever

Dec 21, 2008: Arminka's newly completed video clip of the song "Mi Togh," her first in many years, will soon hit the screens. After a silence of almost a year, the singermade a dynamic comeback with her new album and an alluring new look.  more...

Armenia celebrates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Dec 06, 2008: The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was marked in Yerevan on December 3 with twin exhibitions, one at the UN Armenia Office and the other in the lobby of Yerevan’s City Hall, Betty Panossian-Ter Sarkissian reports.  more...

Twenty and irresistible

Nov 13, 2008: In late October pop singer Silva Hakobyan celebrated her 20th birthday with a charity concert in her native Vayk. The entertainer has already conquered the hearts of the young set and secured the approval of older audiences.  more...

The thrill of flying high

Nov 07, 2008: The result of Hrair Hawk Khatcherian's flight over Armenia is a dynamic new collection of photographs which were on display in October, at the Children's Gallery in Yerevan.  more...

Third annual One Nation, One Culture Festival concludes

Aug 30, 2008: On August 23, the third annual pan-Armenian One Nation, One Culture festival came to an end at Republic Square in the heart of Yerevan. The closing ceremony which was a song and dance festivity, brought together various cultural ensembles from Armenia and from around the world. Pop stars from Armenia also joined the festivities on stage. The celebration-concert wrapped up a week of cultural events that had taken place throughout the country.  more...

“Made in Armenia,” with pride

Aug 23, 2008: Established nearly two decades ago to promote Armenian folk art and crafts, Sharan Crafts Center in Yerevan has evolved into a full-fledged design and manufacturing company, producing fashionable, quality clothing and handcrafted items with tags reading "Made in Armenia" and being sold in chic boutiques across North America, Europe, and elsewhere.  more...

Libenský Brychtová’s monuments of glass

Aug 02, 2008: YEREVAN – Jaroslava Brychtová (b. 1924), the Czech artist famous for the glass sculptures she created with her husband, Stanislav Libenský (1921–2002), was in Yerevan on 20–27 July to view the installation of a selection of Libenský Brychtová art pieces to be exhibited at the Cafesjian Center for the Arts in downtown Yerevan.  more...

Hamazkayin Forum gives a taste of Armenia

Aug 02, 2008: YEREVAN – Every year for the past 14 years, the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society has brought college-aged Armenians to Yerevan to take part in the Hamazkayin Forum. From July 13 to 27 this year, 29 young Armenians got a taste of everything Armenian.  more...

Wanting to take in more of the homeland

Aug 02, 2008: YEREVAN – For her second visit to Armenia, Hourie Injeyian, 25, from Orange County, California, chose to join the Hamazkayin Forum.  more...

Twenty years later: Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan on the slow road to integration

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An Armenian lady who became Armenia’s First Lady

Mar 15, 2008: Over the course of her decade in office, Bella Kocharian, the wife of Armenia's President Robert Kocharian, has subtly entered into the role of "First Lady of Armenia," fashioning it into a new model, shaping it around her skills and interests. Most of all, she has successfully navigated the sometimes difficult task of honoring both her public and domestic roles.  more...

Shushi Revival Fund is set to undertake a fundamental makeover of the city

Feb 16, 2008: Throughout the night of January 18-19 a telebridge was broadcast live on Armenia's National TV channel uniting Shushi with Bethlehem, Yerevan, Moscow, and the Armenian diaspora.  more...

Michael De Marsche masters the dialogue between a museum and the community

Jan 19, 2008: Michael De Marsche was fresh out of graduate school with a teaching job in Pittsburgh, when he heard of a photo exhibition titled "A day in the life of Warsaw Ghetto."  more...

In Yerevan, an Armenian from Boston rediscovers the meaning of life

Jan 12, 2008: A decade ago, Shake Havan was living in Boston and did not have a clue that before long she would call Yerevan her home. After moving to Yerevan she opened a place soon to become a landmark of the improved café culture in the city. It turned out to be a bridge bonding the contemporary western café culture to the world of Armenian art. It became the famous Artbridge of Yerevan.  more...

From a bed and breakfast to a housing complex

Dec 15, 2007: Living in Armenia and integrating in the Armenian world of business and society may be a dream for many diasporan Armenians. Some have succeeded in making that dream a reality.  more...

Two American women bring medical aid to Armenia

Nov 17, 2007: Two representatives of two American non­profit organizations, Megan Doyle of Hope for the City and Kim Valentini of the Smile Network International visited Armenia on 7-11 November. In cooperation with the Cafesjian Family Foundation (with which this newspaper is affiliated), both organizations are looking to expand their activities to Armenia.  more...

Art therapists and a new school open doors for autistic children in Armenia

Jun 09, 2007: On June 1, Mher, 11, celebrated International Children’s Day by showing his paintings and pottery at the Gevorgian Gallery here. The artwork was in bright, cheerful colors. The paintings depicted faces and a farm animal. The pottery, which he had made from scratch, was a bit crooked, but really lovely. The exhibit featured the work of autistic children, aged 9 to 13, all clients of art therapist Armineh Arakelian. Betty Panossian-Ter Sargssian has a report.  more...