ArtLinks participants and organizers with author Chris Bohjalian
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif.—The 2017 Hamazkayin ArtLinks youth forum took place in California from June 29 to July 2.
Around 30 participants and 10 organizers congregated in the scenic AYF Camp, in Wrightwood, outside Los Angeles. The four-day program featured an inspiring lineup of workshop leaders: Chris Bohjalian (literature), Ara Dabanjian (music), Nanore Barsoumian (difficult conversations), Vahe Berberian (culture and identity), and Taleen Mardirossian (Armenian folk dance). The workshops were moderated by ArtLinks Program Director Khatchig Mouradian.
Following an evening of meet and greet, Mouradian formally welcomed the participants on Friday morning, and thanked the Hamazkayin regional executive boards for their hard work organizing the retreat. He said that in his view, today’s youth are not indifferent, but that they are different. “We often hear people say the future belongs to the youth. I disagree. The present does,â€
