Teachers and works  
2012 AUGUST 5-17
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Itinerary
Roza Arakelian – Roza has worked at the Fine Arts School for 35 years as a piano teacher. Her students regularly participate in national and international competitions and place well. Ruben Riganian – For more than 35 years, Ruben has worked at the Fine Arts School as a teacher of clarinet, shvi, duduk and dhol.  Many of his students have participated in national competitions and were awarded diplomas. His students always participate in the City Competitions and place well. Susanna Jaghinian – Susanna is a passionate teacher engaging students in vocal and music literary. In addition to her teaching duties, she is the soloist of the Vocal and Dance Folk Ensemble "Horovel" in Vanadzor.
Roudolph Vardazarian – Accomplished violinist, Roudolph has worked for many years at the Music College of Vanadzor. He is also the director of the Chamber Orchestra of the Vanadzor City Hall. Liana Minasian – Liana engages students in the art of the saxophone. As a young specialist, she makes mastering the saxophone both fun and interesting. Hovik Ayvazian – Hovik has worked at the Fine Arts School for 32 years teaching students the rich and soulful traditional Armenian instrument, the duduk. Several of his students have gone on to graduate from the "Komitas" Conservatory in Yerevan.
Araksya Movsesian – As a student, Araksya amassed awards at both International and the Republican Competitions on the folk instrument-kanon.  Her students at the Fine Arts School are regularly awarded 1st and the 2nd places in the City Competitions. Arshaluys Karapetian – Arshaluys teaches students the art of the kyamancha. Throughout the years, she has participated in several different folk ensembles and has been awarded diplomas in various competitions. Nelly Kochinian – Teaches modern and traditional folk dance to her students.  As an accomplished dancer herself, she dances with the "Horovel" Vocal Dance Folk Ensemble of Vanadzor.
 Arsen Raphayelian was born in 1960 in Vanadzor.  He graduated from the Fine Arts Theatrical Institute as applied arts artist in 1987 specializing as a painter and a sculptor.
In 1990 he became a member of the Painters' Union of the Republic of Armenia and prior, was a member of the Painter's Union of the Soviet Union.
In 1990 he began working as a sculptor-ceramics teacher, later becaming the head of applied arts and fine arts at the Aesthetic Educational Republican Center, Vanadzor branch.
From 1993-1998 he worked as a painting lecturer at the Open University of Yerevan named after Loris Kalashian.  From 1999-2001 he worked at the Fine Arts school named after Aghajanian in Vanadzor as a sculptor teacher.  From 2001-2008 he lectured at the Teachers Training Institute at the faculty of art in art composition.
Presently he works and creates, often participating in city and national exhibitions. He and many of his students regularly earn diplomas, prizes and awards in various international competitions as well.
Hamlet Janinian was born in Vanadzor in 1982.  He attended the Fine Arts College named after Terlemezian in Yerevan and studied to be a sculptor.  He graduated the College in 1997.  Janinian currently teaches at sculpting at the Fine Arts School named after Aghajanian.  Many of his students win awards and recognition at various competitions. Armen Gevorgian was born on the 23rd of July, in 1992 in Vanadzor. He was graduated from the Teachers Training Institute in Vanadzor, the faculty of Fine Arts as a teacher of fine arts and drawer.
From 2011 till now he works at the Fine Arts school in Vanadzor as a teacher of painting, decorative-applied of art and decorative painting. He works and creates and often participates in urban and republican exhibitions. His students are awarded to many prizes and diplomas.

 

 
     
     


Students can choose from instruction in the following areas:

Classical and Armenian Folk:
(Music, Instruments, Composers and Dance)
Voice Training:
( Folk, Classic)
Painting:
(Oil or Watercolor)
Drawing:
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Pastel, Charcoal or Pencil)
Sculpture:
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Stone, Wood or Clay)


Contact Info
For more information please contact:
Peter Abajian, 310.400.9061
or via email: info@paros-foundation.org

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