As a special project for the Christmas season, the Hamalir’s Carpentry and Tailoring Programs manufactured gifts for the school’s youngest students. The school’s woodworkers designed and carved Christmas-themed nesting dolls, while the tailors cut and sewed little felt ornaments in the shapes of stockings and mittens. The Hamalir’s Principal and Director commented upon the distribution […]
On September 13, the NY Italian Institute of Culture gladly received CINF President Antonia Arslan and CINF Vice-President Siobhan Nash-Marshall for a conversation about Arslan’s novella Silent Angel. The event was attended by Italian and Armenian dignitaries alike, including the Armenian-Apostolic Archbishop of the Eastern Prelacy of the United States, His Excellency Anoushavan Tanielian. A […]
On September 28, Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy of the United States, welcomed CINF President Antonia Arslan for a presentation of her latest novella Silent Angel. According to a Press Release published by the Prelacy itself: “In an informal and joyous atmosphere, Dr. Vartan Matiossian, Executive Director of the Prelacy, made opening remarks […]
On Saturday, November 12th, CINF Vice President Siobhan Nash-Marshall will make a special presentation at St. Joseph’s Hall at the London Oratory. In light of our times, Nash-Marshall will consider the Gospel of St. John through one of the Evangelist’s central themes: UT UNUM SINT – That they may be one. The lecture is hosted […]
This summer, CINF’s Vice-President Dr. Siobhan Nash-Marshall released her latest publication: a novella titled George. The short story retells the classic fable of “George and the Dragon,” but set in a dark and confused time akin to our own. The “world of before” is gone, ended by the ferocious Dragon who brought destruction and death, […]
CINF Vice-President Returns to Artsakh In mid-July, CINF’s Vice-President Siobhan Nash-Marshall made a trip to Stepanakert to review recent work at the Antonia Arslan Armenian-Italian Hamalir and to reconnect with local Artsakhtsi. Touring the Hamalir Workshop Her 2022 Summer visit afforded Nash-Marshall the opportunity to meet the Hamalir’s students and teachers, including those from the […]
Thanks to the efforts of CINF and the generosity of Aghavni Gulatyan, Karo Aylozyan, and Arus Kazarian, a beautiful Children’s Playground was opened at the Antonia Arslan Armenian-Italian Hamalir in Stepanakert, Artsakh. The playground was made possible by a gift from the children of Maryam Aylozyan who passed away on November 19, 2019. To honor […]