Experience art & reflect on Armenian History with photos and visual representations of precious family heirlooms from GCC students, and the patrons of Glendale Library, Arts & Culture.  

The display of artwork will be in the Auditorium, along the wall as you enter.  

Make a pin-back button with your choice of several Armenian motifs! Available from 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM in the second-floor Exhibitor area. 

Write your name or your word of choice in Armenian language calligraphy with the artist and decorate to create your own bookmark! Courtesy of the Armenian American Artist’s Association. Available from 10:30 – 4:00 PM in the second-floor Exhibitor area. 

Available from 10:30 – 4:00 PM in the second-floor exhibitor area. 

Available from 10:30 – 4:00 PM in the second-floor exhibitor area. 

Enjoy delicious Nazook pastries and Armenian coffee from Urartu Coffee in Glendale. 

Available from 10:30 – 2:00 PM in the second-floor Auditorium area. 

Specializing in Armenian books, music, videos, cards, posters, and gifts.  Abril books has served Glendale for 43 years as the number one source for Armenian books and merchandise in the Diaspora. In addition to books, they offer publishing and printing services.

The Armenian General Athletic Union and Scouts, referred to as Homenetmen, is a non-profit organization founded in 1918. As a strong believer in the strong mind in a strong body concept, Homenetmen provides the Armenian American youth with moral, physical, and social education. In addition, it exposes the youth to the wealth of the Armenian culture and heritage, preparing outstanding and law-abiding Armenian American Citizens.

The American Armenian Artists Association is a newly formed California nonprofit organization that works to gather all the Armenian artists who reside in southern California under one roof to promote the Armenian culture, art, and heritage, working with art, paintings, and music which are the universal languages that everyone can understand without interpretation. The AAAA is an independent nonprofit that works closely with the Glendale Chapter of the Armenian Cultural Foundation.

Armenian Relief Society (ARS) is an independent, non-governmental, and non-sectarian organization that serves the humanitarian needs of the Armenian people and seeks to preserve the cultural identity of the Armenian nation. It mobilizes communities to advance the goals of all sectors of humanity.

Today, the AYF continues to be the leading youth organization within the Armenian community. It remains committed to its initial mission of advancing the goals of a free, independent, and united Armenia; developing the moral, social and intellectual capacity of the Armenian youth; and operating under its five durable pillars: social, athletic, cultural, political and educational.

Since 1998, GALAS has been the leading voice in advancing equality for LGBTQ+ Armenians worldwide. GALAS was formed in Los Angeles by a group of LGBTQ+ Armenians who were looking for friendship, support, and a sense of belonging within the community. 

Drop by the Glendale Community College resource table to get general information about GCC as well as the unique services and programs offered at the college.  Some of these include services for former foster youth, Latinx/Latiné, Black/African American, undocumented, formerly incarcerated, and LGBTQIA+ student communities, among others. 

Forbidden Homeland: Story of a Diasporan is Katia Tavitian Karageuzian’s debut memoir, in which she weaves her personal diasporic accounts to the events that have been shaping the Armenian reality in the past thirty years.

Experience Lernazang Ensemble’s musicians, singers, and dancers, including master folk singer Hasmik Harutunyan, as they present a suite of songs and dances that uphold the memory of the lost homeland of Western Armenia, the land that their ancestors were forcefully exiled from. Lernazang will share the origins of these songs and dances, and their incredible cultural significance for us today.

The USC Institute of Armenian Studies advances research and collaboration that examines the social, cultural, educational, and political challenges facing Armenia, Karabakh, and the Armenian communities in the Diaspora.