ANN/Groong – Calendar of Events – 06/11/2026

What: “Los Angeles, Beirut and Artsakh: A Diasporic Trajectory”

a lecture in Armenian is given by Ara Oshagan

When: Thursday, June 18, 7:30 pm Pacific time

Where: Organized by Crescenta Valley Meher & Satig Der Ohanessian Youth Center

2633 Honolulu Ave. Montrose, CA 91020

Misc: Ara Oshagan will present work from a trilogy of photography-based projects that

traverse three locations of critical importance to Armenian communities and to him

personally: Los Angeles, Beirut, and Artsakh.

His documentary work in Los Angeles seeks to document a diaspora in time and to reassess

how we draw the contours of community. Beirut is a complex and fraught return to his youth

and a history of war, while Artsakh and the homeland have long occupied Oshagan’s imagination.

He has worked there for more than twenty years and is currently engaged in a project with

displaced Artsakhtsi communities. His work in these spaces reflects a diasporic state of

mind: fractured, complex, full of longing, and layered notions of home.

Oshagan will present a broad selection of his work and discuss his experiences, as well as

the ways these three sites are interconnected and intertwined.

We invite the greater community to attend this free public presentation.

Tel: 818-244-9639

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