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Past Events
January 1, 2026 - June 1, 2026
Application deadline - June 1, 2026
ArmVault Youth Documentary Challenge 2026 “Our Village Through Our Eyes”
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July 13, 2026 - July 17, 2026
Application deadline - May 31, 2026
Summer Leadership Camp 2026 (14-16 years)
To be confirmed
June 29, 2026 - July 3, 2026
Application deadline - May 31, 2026
Summer Leadership Camp 2026 (10-13 years)
To be confirmed
September 8, 2025 - November 11, 2025
Application deadline - November 11, 2025
Remembering the Armenian Genocide
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Highlight Of The Month: Arman Peshtmaljyan
Yerevan, Armenia born composer Arman Peshtmaljyan's creative world revolves around creative loops, the importance of teamwork above genre, and the keys to his piano. Arman remembers his little hands...
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Highlight Of The Month : Styopa Sargsyan
Styopa Sargsyan is the musician who believes in the work and Its humble skill seated in a peaceful corner of his workshop, Styopa Sargsyan’s fingers still remember the beats his...
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Highlight Of The Month: Melik Kazaryan
Melik Kazaryan Vazgenovich was born in 1955 in Yerevan, Armenia. He was to become a painter whose work would be admired all over the world, in Europe, the Americas, Africa...
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Highlight Of The Month: Edmond & Armond Stepanyans
The Armenian twins are back. After 25 years, twin brothers Edmond and Armond Stepanyans who pioneered Armenian rap in America are reclaiming their legacy with a newfound sense of purpose....
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Highlight Of The Month: Arman Simonyan
Arman Simonyan Armwristeling life. The apartment in Yerevan's 2nd District wasn't anything special. But something about growing up there shaped the man Arman would become. When he talks about where...
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Highlight Of The Month: Anna Sara Poghosyan
Anna Sara Poghosyan is the voice of the Armenian highlands. Anna was born and raised in Yerevan in a family from the Armenian Highlands; her father’s family from Javakhk and...
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Highlight Of The Month: Lusine Saakyan
Lusine Saakyan Reclaiming Armenian Identity Through Petroglyphs and Textiles. When Lusine Saakyan arrived in America at age twelve, she carried Armenia with her in language, thought, and family bonds yet...
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Highlight Of The Month: Davit Harutyunayn
In the little beatiful of Sisian, in Armenia’s Syunik region, Davit Harutyunyan discovered a sport that would change his life, from Amateur Passion to European Championship Victory. What started as...
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Highlight Of The Month: Arman Mrteyan
In the weeks leading up to the European Armwrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, one athlete's daily routine reads like a masterclass in discipline. Training sessions stretch for hours. Weight-cutting regimens...
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Highlight Of The Month: Yuri Sakunts
Yuri Sakunts, who was born in Charentsavan, Armenia, is not your average athlete. Most champions earn their reputations through traditional competition, but Sakunts has changed what the human body can...
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Highlight Of The Month: Serouj Baghdassarian
Serouj Baghdassarian, who goes by the stage name C-Rouge, grew up in Beirut with music all around him. This was a constant part of his life because of his family's...
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Highlight Of The Month: Ani Arakelyan
Ani Arakelyan, founder of ZINQ, was born in Artsakh. When she left her native village of Mets Tagher in the Hadrut region, she did not leave only a place, she...
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Highlight Of The Month: Davit Minasyan
Davit Minasyan is a young artist from the center of Armenia who is getting a lot of attention in the art world. Davit was born on March 17, 2006. He...
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Highlight Of The Month: Stacey Terterian
In August 2023, Stacey Terterian left sunny Southern California to experience Armenia’s breathtaking highlands, rivers, and rich history. The dedicated staff of the Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC) welcomed her with...
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Highlight Of The Month: Arkady Semerjian
On December 18, 1992, Arkady Gevorgi Semerjian, a hero whose mortar battery helped define key moments in the war for Artsakh, gave the ultimate sacrifice on the Berdzor's Gyulliberd Heights....
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Highlight Of The Month: Mariam Sargsyan
Mariam Sargsyan, at only 22-year old won the title of World Champion at the 2025 World Armwrestling Championship. This victory is a testament to her strength and willpower. Mariam's win...
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Armenian Genocide Survivor Story Of Bagdasaryan’s Family
This is the story of D. Bagdasaryan’s great-grandmother, Mary, and her parents, Khach Khatoon and Hovanes, who survived the Armenian Genocide. As recounted by Mary’s daughter, Nevart Cholakian—Khatoon and Hovanes’...
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Armenian Genocide Survivor Family Story Of Arshak Abrahamyan
In the heart of Armenia, a nation scarred by the echoes of a tragic past, lives a family whose roots stretch back to the ancient lands of Mush and Baghesh....
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Armenian Genocide Survivor Story of Digranouhi Khalaydjian
The brutal winds of history forever altered a family's life in the heart of currently occupied Adana, Western Armenia (Turkey). The year was 1915, and the Ottoman Empire was in...
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Highlight Of The Month: Talar Keoseyan
Talar Keoseyan is on a mission to preserve and share her family's Armenian heritage, one children's book at a time , Keoseyan's was born in Syria and her journey began...
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Highlight Of The Month: Marie Khediguian
In a bright, paint-splattered studio at home in Montreal, the past is very much alive. On the walls hang dreamlike canvases that shine between reality and illusion. The canvases, vibrant...
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Winner of Voices of Valor: Armenian Heroes Through Youth Eyes essay competition
We’re thrilled to announce that 14-year old Shoxakat from the Gegharkunik province in Armenia is the winner of the Voices of Valor: Armenian Heroes Through Youth Eyes essay competition! 🎉...
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Highlight of the Month: Armenian Genocide Memorial Day
Each year on April 24, Armenians around the world observe a solemn day of remembrance to honor the victims of one of the 20th century’s most harrowing atrocities—the Armenian Genocide....
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Highlight of the Month: Armineh Johannes
We are thrilled to recognize Armineh Johannes, a seasoned documentary and humanitarian photojournalist. Armineh has dedicated her life’s work to amplifying the voices of the unheard, bringing to light the...
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Highlight of the Month: A. Gharakhanian
We are proud to recognize A. Gharakhanian, a mental health specialist with a focus on integrative trauma, and an inspiring Armenian entrepreneur. A. Gharakhanian's life story is one of incredible...
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Highlight of the Month: Zepure Jerahian
This month, we are thrilled to recognize Zepure Jerahian, a visionary artist, nutrition consultant, and entrepreneur whose work bridges the worlds of beauty, compassion, and social awareness. Zepure is the...
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Highlight of the Month: Marina Galstyan
This month, we are proud to honor Marina Galstyan, an extraordinary individual whose dedication to history, her background in music, mental health, substance abuse prevention, and cultural preservation continues to...
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“Gift of Wisdom” Event Successfully Concludes with Distribution of Garegin Nzhdeh’s Book in Yerevan
"Only a nation that has faith in its mission and immortality can survive all hardships and rise again." - Garegin Nzhdeh ArmVault carried out the Gift of Wisdom initiative, distributing...
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Armenians: A Legacy of Resilience in the Face of Ongoing Genocide and Struggle
"If a single candle were lighted for every murdered Armenian, the light from these candles would be brighter than that of the moon" - Akram Aylisli The history of the...
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This page honors the survivors of the Armenian Genocide by sharing their memories in their own words. These stories are a living archive—passed down so that future generations may remember and learn. Through these stories, we preserve truth, dignity, and resilience, so the world never forgets.
Armenian Genocide Survivor Story Of Mgrdich Donoyan
The Story of Mgrdich Donoyan: A Journey of Survival and Identity. At eleven, Mgrdich (Mgro), as his family called him -saw his world shattered. That day began like any other....
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Armenian Genocide Survivor Story Of Gulenia Tumtumian’s Family
Gulenia Tumtumian was born in Aintab in 1898. Her life was transformed in 1915, the year she turned 17, when Turkish soldiers entered her family home and seized her brother....
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Armenian Genocide Survivor Story of Aram Vardanyan’s Family
Aram Vardanyan had always felt the weight of history pressing against the thin pages of his family’s scrapbook. The photographs were faded, the ink barely legible, but the stories they...
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Armenian Genocide Survivor Story Of Bagdasaryan’s Family
This is the story of D. Bagdasaryan’s great-grandmother, Mary, and her parents, Khach Khatoon and Hovanes, who survived the Armenian Genocide. As recounted by Mary’s daughter, Nevart Cholakian—Khatoon and Hovanes’...
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Armenian Genocide Survivor Family Story Of Arshak Abrahamyan
In the heart of Armenia, a nation scarred by the echoes of a tragic past, lives a family whose roots stretch back to the ancient lands of Mush and Baghesh....
Learn more >
Armenian Genocide Survivor Story of Digranouhi Khalaydjian
The brutal winds of history forever altered a family's life in the heart of currently occupied Adana, Western Armenia (Turkey). The year was 1915, and the Ottoman Empire was in...
Learn more >
Armenian Genocide Survivor Story of Talar Keoseyan’s Family
Tavit Keoseyan bravely faced the chaos of the Armenian Genocide as the world crumbled around him. He had to leave his loving wife, the light of his life, to join...
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