April 20 - July 7, 2024*
*Exhibition will be temporarily closed May 24 - June 19, 2024 & will reopen on June 20, 2024.
Image: Jacqueline Kazarian, Armenia (Hayasdan) (detail), 2015
Glendale Library, Arts & Culture and ReflectSpace Gallery are pleased to present Before, After: Reflections on the Armenian Genocide.
Before, After: Reflections on the Armenian Genocide traces generations of Armenian resiliency through the common thread of loss and survival. The exhibition examines the connections passed down through blood, migration and history; from genocide to diaspora to belonging. Before, After integrates artifact with abstraction, witness accounts with recreation, old materials repurposed, and new molds made. The Armenian experience (both past and present, before and after) is showcased through a range of mediums and practices, reflecting the repeating patterns of grief, healing and reflection.
Before, After: Reflections on the Armenian Genocide includes artworks by nine artists: John Avakian, Anush Babajanyan, Silvina Der-Meguerditchian, Diana Markosian, Jacqueline Kazarian, Talin Megherian, Marsha Nouritza Odabashian, Jessica Sperandio, and Scout Tufankjian.
Before, After will be on view from April 20 through July 7, 2024, at ReflectSpace Gallery, inside Glendale Central Library located at 222 East Harvard, Glendale, CA. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
About the Curator
The exhibition is guest curated by Ryann Casey, exhibitions coordinator and adjunct professor of art at Stockton University in New Jersey. Before, After was first installed at the Stockton University Art Gallery in 2021.
ReflectSpace Gallery
Glendale Central Library
222 East Harvard Street
Glendale, CA 91205
3 free hours of parking is available with validation at the Marketplace parking structure across the street from the Harvard Street entrance. Accessible parking is available on the east side of the building. View the Visit page for public transit information.
Hours:
Mondays-Thursdays, 9am - 9pm
Fridays & Saturdays, 9am - 6pm
Sunday, 1pm - 6pm
Please note that ReflectSpace Gallery will be temporarily closed to the public May 24 - June 19, 2024 as part of Glendale Central Library's ongoing Youth Spaces Renovation. ReflectSpace Gallery & Glendale Central Library will reopen on June 20, 2024.