MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFEIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMISION FOR UNESCO
THE REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR SAFEGUARDING INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE IN WEST AND CENTRAL ASIA, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF UNESCO
(Tehran ICH Center)
MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Capacity Building Workshop
"Community-based ICH Inventorying"
Yerevan, Republic of Armenia June 5-11, 2019
PROGRAMME DATE / TIME TOPIC, SPEAKER, GROUP WORK Day 1. 05.06.2019 Wednesday / Silk Road Hotel
09:00 - 10:00 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS 10:00 - 10:30 OPENING CEREMONY Welcome speeches: • Tigran Galstyan – Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia • Lena Terzikyan – Acting Secretary General Armenian National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia • Reza Sojoudi – Acting Director of the Tehran ICH Centre, Iran Islamic Republic • Naira Kilichyan – Workshop Coordinator of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia 10:30 - 12:00 Welcome and Introductions Each participant introduces him/herself, the organization where he/she works and briefly describes his/her activity in the field - 5 minute per person 12:00 - 12:30 Coffee Break 12:30 - 15:00 Subject: Units 18 & 3 Facilitator: Janet Blake Introduction Topics: Introducing community-based inventorying Review of key concepts (part 1)
PROGRAMME DATE / TIME TOPIC, SPEAKER, GROUP WORK Day 2. 06.06.2019 Thursday / Silk Road Hotel
09:00 - 11:30 Subject: Units 3 & 6 Facilitator: Janet Blake Topics: Review of key concepts (part 2) Identification and inventorying 11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break 12:00 - 13:30 Subject: Opening of dolls exhibition and master class of puppets preparation Masters: Heriqnaz Khachikyan and Marine Khachikyan (4 hours for each master) 13:30 - 15:00 Subject: Units 7 & 21 Facilitator: Janet Blake Topics: Involving communities Ethical issues (incl. FPIC)
PROGRAMME DATE / TIME TOPIC, SPEAKER, GROUP WORK Day 3. 07.06.2019 Friday / Silk Road Hotel
09:00 - 11:30 Subject: Units 20, 23 & 25 Facilitator: Janet Blake Topics: Inventorying systems Inventorying methods and techniques Interviewing (part 1) 11: 30 - 12:00 Coffee Break 12:00 - 12:30 Departure to the Art-Wood Museum of Yerevan
12:30 - 15:00 Subject: Units 23 & 25 Facilitators: Janet Blake, Saša Srećković Topics: Inventorying methods and techniques practical: interviewing and gaining FPIC Field recording; Observation 18.00 - 19.30 Visit to the Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Yerevan
PROGRAMME DATE / TIME TOPIC, SPEAKER, GROUP WORK Day 4. 08.06.2019 Saturday / Silk Road Hotel
09:00 - 10:30 Departure to Armavir region - field work 10:30 - 12:00 Practical part of workshop with bearers of Hatsik community, Armavir region. Exhibition of Embroidery group of "Arar" Art Center in Hatsik community. Facilitator: Janet Blake Group work: Participatory video techniques (introducing concepts and developing storyboards) 12:00 - 12:30 Departure to L. Galchyan Art School in Baghramyan community of Armavir region 12:30 - 13:00 Coffee Break 13:00 - 15:00 Practical part of workshop with bearers in L. Galchyan Art School in Baghramyan community of Armavir region. Facilitator: Saša Srećković
Group work: Learning to use video camera (with tripod) and making a short video clip with community participation; photography
15:00 - 16:00 Degustation of traditional food in L. Galchyan Art School in Baghramyan community 16:00 - 17:00 Departure
PROGRAMME DATE / TIME TOPIC, SPEAKER, GROUP WORK Day 5. 09.06.2019 Sunday / Silk Road Hotel
09:00 - 11:30 Subject: Unit 28 Facilitator: Saša Srećković
Topic: Participatory mapping 11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break 12:00 - 13:00 Carpet weaving master class (4 hours for each master) 13:00 - 15:00 Subjects: Units 29 & 30 Facilitator: Saša Srećković
Topics: Ground preparations; Fieldwork practicum plan
PROGRAMME DATE / TIME TOPIC, SPEAKER, GROUP WORK Day 6. 10.06.2019 Monday / Silk Road Hotel
09:00 - 11:30 Subjects: Units 32 & 33 Facilitator: Saša Srećković
Topics: Fieldwork debriefing; Organizing and storing information 11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break 12:00 - 12:30 Presentation of Armenian Epic ‘’Davit of Sassoun’’ by winner of epic competition Milena Manasyan.
12:30 - 15:00 Practical part of workshop Facilitator: Saša Srećković
Group work: Fieldwork debriefing exercise
PROGRAMME DATE / TIME TOPIC, SPEAKER, GROUP WORK Day 7. 11.06.2019 Tuesday / Silk Road Hotel
09:00 - 10:30 Departure to the Byurakan Community of Aragatsotn region - field work 10:30 - 12:00 Practical part of workshop with bearers, Shadow theatre and folk dance performances in "Tonatsuyts“ Center in Byurakan Community Course summary Facilitator: Saša Srećković
Group work: Feedback on the workshop and discussing the ways forward
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break 12:00 - 14:00 Certificates handing ceremony in the "Tonatsuyts“ Center in Byurakan Community 14:00 - 16:00 Degustation of traditional food in the "Tonatsuyts“ Center in Byurakan 16:00 - 17:30 Departure
CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP: COMMUNITY-BASED ICH INVENTORYING 5-11 June, 2019 Silk Road Hotel / Yerevan, Armenia
Facilitators of the Workshop
Dr. Janet Blake
Janet Blake is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Shahid Beheshti (Tehran)
and a member of the Cultural Heritage Law Committee of the International Law Association.
She is also a member of the ICH Expert Committee for Iran. Janet has acted as an
International Consultant to UNESCO since 1999, including drafting the 2003 Convention,
revising the periodic reporting mechanism, and providing documents for the intergovernmental committee. She has facilitated capacity-building workshops in
Turkmenistan (2015); Kazakhstan (2016); Armenia (2017) and Iran (2016 and 2019). She
has also conducted a training of trainer’s session for UNESCO in Beijing (2018) and has provided policy and legal advice at governmental level in Iran and Palestine. Her academic publications include a research monograph on International Cultural Heritage Law published by Oxford University Press in June 2015.
Saša Srećković
Saša Srećković is President of the National Committee for intangible cultural heritage at
the Ministry of culture of Serbia (2013-2014) and UNESCO licensed trainer leading training
programs for capacity building in intangible cultural heritage: Montenegro (2011), Bosnia
and Herzegovina (2012), Germany (2013). He is also National Coordinator for intangible
cultural heritage of Serbia (2010), Head of Supervising Board at the Institute for research
of cultural development of Serbia and Member of jury at the festivals of ethnographic and
documentary films (Dialektus, Budapest, Hungary; ETNOFILm Rovinj, Croatia; International
Short Film Festival, Tehran, Iran); member of the selection committee and the jury at the
International Festival of Ethnological Film in Belgrade.
PARTICIPANTS LIST
Name Organization Contact Information
1. Ani Tonoyan Curator in P. Proshyan House-Museum, [email protected] Aragatsotn region, Town Ashtarak 2. Arpine Guide/Curator in "Tonatsuyts" Cultural [email protected] Mnatsakanyan Center NGO, Aragatsotn region, Community Byurakan
3. Emma Marketing Department Manager, «Zham» [email protected] Givargizyan magazine, Yerevan
4. Hasmik Scientific Researcher in Shirak Center [email protected] Matikyan for Armenological Studies of National Academy of Sciences, Shirak region, Town Gyumri
5. Shushan Member of ‘’Women's Rights House’’ [email protected] Ghazaryan NGO, Shirak region, Town Gyumri
6. Hasmik Handicrats Section Manager at the [email protected] Margaryan Diocese of Tavush region, Town Ijevan
7. Hasmik Institute of Archaeology and [email protected] Galstyan Ethnography of National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan
8. Narine Institute of Archaeology and [email protected] Shamamyan Ethnography of National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan
9. Naira Senior Specialist of ICH in Ministry of [email protected] Kilichyan Culture RA, Yerevan
10 Marine Education Manager and Handmade [email protected] Khachikyan Master of ‘’MARvel” Handmade Studio, Tavush region, Communtiy Koti
11 Armine Clothing Fashion Designer at ‘’Mosh [email protected] Aghajanyan Studio’’, Vayoc Dzor region, Town Yeghegnadzor
12 Lili Petrosyan Volunteer in “Armenian Progressive [email protected] Youth” NGO, Yerevan
13 Lilit Head of the Chair of Social Sciences at [email protected] Mkrtchyan A. Shirakatsy Lyceum, Yerevan
14 Armen Senior Communication Officer at Eurasia [email protected] Grigoryan Partnership Foundation, Yerevan
15 Gohar Art manager in Meghradzor Cultural [email protected] Hakobyan Center, Kotayq region, Community Meghradzor
CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP: COMMUNITY-BASED ICH INVENTORYING 5-11 June, 2019 Silk Road Hotel / Yerevan, Armenia