Marine Karoyan, Dr.
Marine Karoyan is the visionary force behind ARé Cultural Foundation.
She established the ARé Cultural Foundation in 2015, embarking on a mission to advance contemporary art through research, development, and presentation. Her work also extends to shaping cultural policy and fostering critical discourse on art at a broader level.
As the Artistic Director of ARé, Karoyan has collaborated with contemporary artists and theorists locally and internationally. ARé has played a key role in major cultural initiatives, including participation as an implementing member in a project involving ten European cultural organizations under the European Commission's Creative Europe framework.
An active member of Culture Action Europe, ICOM, and IETM, Karoyan serves as the National Coordinator for Armenia in the EU4Culture program, where she plays a pivotal role as a cultural policy expert, contributing significantly to the development and transformation of Armenia’s cultural landscape.
As the co-founder of the Karoyan Gallery and former director of the HayArt Cultural Center in Yerevan, she is frequently invited to curate cultural projects locally and internationally.
Beyond her organizational leadership, Karoyan is a published author. Her book, Art Education & Exhibition: Non-Governmental Institutional Trends in Independent Armenia (2015, Yerevan), is a pioneering work that features extensive interviews with the founders of independent art education and exhibition centres established in Armenia after its independence in 1991.
Academically, Karoyan holds postgraduate degrees with honours in performance and art criticism from the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas. A passionate chamber musician, she has served as a professor at the State Conservatory and as a visiting lecturer at several leading educational and cultural institutions in Armenia.
Her academic achievements include a Doctorate in the Psychology of Music. She has authored approximately 25 scientific articles along with numerous writings on art-related issues in media, further cementing her reputation as a multifaceted and influential figure in Armenia's arts and culture sector.
