Hayr Mer
Our friends in Armenia singing the Lord’s Prayer, “Hayr Mer.”
Armenian Music Preservation Project
AMP (Armenian Music Preservation) is a project that collects and makes available information about Western Armenian folk music as it’s played in the United States. Many Armenian-Americans have grown up with and loved the sounds of the oud, dumbeg, clarinet, violin, and kanoun brought here from the Old Country 100 years ago. Some call it “kef music,” others call it “traditional,” and some just call it “Armenian music.”
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands…
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
― Audrey Hepburn
Hope Dies Last
The video above was put together by Andonian to show a sampling of her work to commemorate Armenian Genocide through art.
Back in 1989, one year after a massive earthquake in Armenia killed tens of thousands of people, Detroit photographer Michelle Andonian ventured to that nation, the home of her ancestors.
While talking to the archbishop, Paren Avedikian, he told of a sad tale of a man who survived the earthquake, but lost so much: His entire family and his home, not to mention both his legs.
How on earth, the archbishop asked the man, could he go on in life after losing so much, to which the man replied: “Hope dies last.” (Read more at deadlinedetroit.com)
About Michelle Andonian
With a compassionate eye for the emotional heart of a story, prize-winning photojournalist and visual artist Michelle Andonian has documented people and places around the world for three decades.
As a lifelong Detroiter, she has also spent years on projects close to home, including the final days of the Fleetwood Cadillac Plant, the reinvention of the illustrious Ford Rouge Plant and the transformation of the Dequindre Cut.
A fine arts professional and educator, her editorial work has appeared in newspapers and magazines worldwide, including The New Yorker, National Geographic, The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Her photographs are in the permanent collection of The Detroit Institute of Arts, The Henry Ford Museum and several other public and private collections. After many trips to her ancestral homeland, spanning the last twenty-five years, Michelle is currently finishing a body of work to honor and commemorate the 2015 centenary of the Armenian Genocide. Her most personal work to date, ‘This Picture I Gift’, tales from her Detroit childhood, offer both a modern journey and a timeless vision of Armenia and Armenians. (Visit michelleandonian.com)
2014 Forbes Woman’s Summit
Power does not come in a one-size-fits-all package, and at ForbesWoman we are redefining what power means. Traditionally, power has been defined as the ability to effect change, but to be truly powerful today, one has to possess an entrepreneurial mindset, spirit, and approach.
Whether it’s leading a multinational firm focused on innovation, launching a startup solving a decades-old challenge, or spearheading a social movement that will improve the lives of millions, it’s all entrepreneurship. It defines every aspect of our lives. Hosted by Moira Forbes, this multi-generational gathering of influencers will forge partnerships, find solutions and take actions to make the world a better place.
2014 Sing For Hope
Sing for Hope connects artists to communities in need and make art accessible to all. Sing for Hope’s programs are provided free-of-charge for participants and range from after-school arts classes to collaborative hospital concerts to our flagship public art initiative, The Sing for Hope Pianos.
The Art of Detroit Benefit Event
When Fear Stops Showing Up So Often In Your Life…
When Nobody Else Celebrates You…
