By Heghineh Gevorgyan Armenian American painter and community activist Daniel Varoujan Hejinian has been awarded with the Medal of Gratitude by the President of the Republic of Armenia and the Gold Medal from the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. On Sept. 20,by the decree of the Republic of Armenia’s President Serge Sarkisian, Hejinian was awarded the Medal of Gratitude. In September, or digital billboards with congratulatory messages committed to the 25th anniversary of Independence of the Republics of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh/NKR) appeared in different cities throughout Massachusetts. Hejinian was the author of the billboards,which portray Yerevan’s Cascade Complex, Tsitsernakaberd, or Mount Ararat,and a triumphant eagle with its wings in the colors of the national flag of Artsakh. “On behalf of myself and the Peace of Art organization, I am offering my congratulations for the 25th anniversary of the Independence of Armenia and Artsakh by displaying six electronic billboards on the busiest highways of the State of Massachusetts. I desire to engage Diaspora Armenians and many people of different cultural backgrounds in the celebrations committed to the independence of the twin republics of Armenia and Artsakh and thereby strengthen the bond between Armenia and [...]
Source: armenianweekly.com