Preserving Artsakh Culture After Displacement in Armenia

Artsakh’s culture is deeply rooted in community, memory, language, and tradition — all of which are threatened when families are forcibly displaced from their homeland. Following the displacement of Armenians from Artsakh, preserving cultural identity has become an essential part of rebuilding lives in Armenia. Lorik Humanitarian Fund supports cultural initiatives that help displaced Artsakh families maintain their heritage while adapting to new communities.

This cultural work exists alongside Lorik Humanitarian Fund’s efforts to provide permanent housing for displaced Artsakh families, recognizing that true recovery requires both secure homes and the preservation of identity, memory, and belonging.

We awarded grants to 5 projects which promote and preserve the culture of Artsakh. The first recipient was the “Tsil Puppet Studio” in Gyumri. Led by Armen Kaprielyan, originally from Shushi, the studio is a wonderful place for children. They provide a variety of lessons such as puppet making, arts and crafts, ceramics, as well as therapy sessions for the children. Lorik Fund has a long relationship with the studio and have put on over 50 shows in different villages across Armenia and Artsakh. We are providing 3 months of rent for their newly opened studio in Gyumri. Cost is $500 per month. We also helped furnish the studio and purchase necessary equipment like sewing machines.

If you are interested in supporting the studios activities let me know.

You can support Artsakh cultural preservation and help displaced Armenian families protect their heritage while rebuilding their lives in Armenia by contributing to Lorik Humanitarian Fund.

Thank you for your continued support. We have one chance at this, 150,000 innocent people suffered ethnic cleansing and if we don’t act today their culture, traditions, and the Artsakhtsis as a people will disappear and be forgotten.

Thank you