FOUNDING MEMBERS
Sonia and Edward Balassanian are the Founding Members of the Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art. ACCEA was initiated in the summer of 1992, and was officially incorporated as a non-profit organization in Yerevan, Armenia and New York, USA in 1994.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A Board of Trustees composed of dedicated volunteers, initially invited by the Founding Members meets once a year to review past year’s activities of the Center, and approve its program for the following year.
After the initial selection, the Board renews itself as needed and circumstances require.
Current members of the Board of Trustees are:
President
Sonia Balassanian, Artist and Poet
Chairman
Edward Balassanian, Architect and Planner
Vice-President
Roberto Boghossian, Businessman
Public Relations and Development
Patrick Azadian, Advertising Consultant and Journalist
Secretary
Shakeh A. Petrossian, Journalist
Members
Tina Bakhtamian, Manager
Arné Z. Balassanian, Artist
René Gabri, Artist
Linda Ganjian, Artist
Armen Garabedian, Publisher
David Kareyan, Artist
Sevada Petrossian, Architect
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A council composed of coordinators of various programs of the ACCEA governs its activities, in the capacity of Board of Directors.
Current members of the Board of Directors are:
Edward Balassanian, Chairman and C.E.O.
David Kareyan, Director of Fine Arts Department
Gagik Ghazareh, Director of Video, Cinema, and Theater Department
Albrik Abrahamian, Executive Director and Secretary
COMMITTEES
Activities of the Center are conducted in various committees created in the fields of fine arts, cinema and theater, avant-garde and rock music, creative writing, and art criticism, which are directed by the above-mentioned coordinators. Members of these committees are all volunteers, interested and involved in their respective fields. The number and nature of the committees will be subject to revision and change from time to time.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Professional staff, with advice and direction of the Board of Directors, implements programs of the Center. The staff is subject to expansion and change, depending upon nature and extent of expansion of activities, as well as availability of finances.