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Hello there!

I’m back, and I’m pumped with excitement and influential-motivational power to help all of you. We recently moved in to the new studios; we, being Alex Trebor and I. That being said, back to: I’m here to help you.

I’m an artist, and I know what a lot of artists go through. Most artists start with their cash in their pockets and are barely able to pay off the expenses of their hobby, but sooner than later that money will be gone, and there will be other priorities put before art for survival. I’m here to tell you that giving up on art shouldn’t be your choice. No, this is not another “don’t give up” motivational speech/post, this is about helping each other out.

I’m a photographer and filmmaker, maybe a psychiatrist on the side (nope), and I do know what artists suffer from and what they enjoy, so I’m here offering you help.

What can I help you with? Well, I can’t walk around giving scholarships to every artist around, but I sure know where you can get them from, and I sure can give advice about art it self. If you do need to ask about anything, email me through the contact link at the top of this website. The studio is my cave. I do spend a lot of time there, and if you feel comfortable enough you may even email/facebook me and after talking we can have a little meeting set up. I do need to know that you’re serious and you are ready to do work.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? NO ONE DOES ANYTHING FOR FREE!

Well, I do. Believe it or not, your only option is to try it your self. I’m working on getting my work out, so might as well help you, and if I win, you win. Let’s call it carpooling.

I do have the perfect mind set about getting a community of artists, and let’s be realistic here, what’s better than a group like that? Together we might make art, and some might even get a chance to add work on their resume. This isn’t a collaboration project, but individual work and advice, but if you need a collaboration happening, why not find a local and work with him or her to reach the outcome you’ve always pictured in your head. Let’s work that perfectionist in you as well.

There isn’t much time, and not everyday is a time I can work a meeting, so think about what you need, and shoot me an email if you need any help in the art industry. There are millions of dollars in the industry sitting waiting for somebody to deserve and grab it, so let’s work at it and shoot for those together.

Much love, let’s all support each other. Local artists get to visit not only email. That’s the only difference, so use your chance and work for it. I can show you how to.

Apo Avedissian

Hi there, guess who’s back ? =)
It’s been a while since I wrote a personal update, but now is the time you all love. [Cough].
Okay, so, I’ve been working on a much anticipated project, previously called Unheard Voices, now called Yergat, for the past 3 years. Ideas come and go. A lot had happened but I did not mess around with the project and decided to keep it until my financial and promotional back is covered. I believe that the time is close by and I need to pick up with the project. I’ve seen many Turkish documentaries against the “Armenian claims” being promoted on random websites online, and I think it is time we show them who we are. I think it is time to also remind our selves of who we are.

Fellow non-Armenian readers, you might get lost here, but I need you to stick with me as well. My idea of a documentary is not the usual historical facts, but today’s Armenians’ point of view. The life we live now. The hiphop fan and the punk rockstar’s ideas generated into this documentary. We are no longer eye-witnesses like our grandparents were, but we definitely have a culture we proudly represent. A culture we always incorporate in our daily lives and work. We represent our history through art, whether we intend to or not.

I have a strong vision of where this documentary is going, and I need your help supporting it. Yergat is not sponsored. I do not believe in companies paying me a specific amount of money in order to mention their names or say things in support of them. Yergat will be a free independent documentary based on what the camera sees, not on what I aim the camera at. So if that’s the purpose, and you’re doing it for the cause, you’re more than welcome to donate and sponsor Yergat.

Please spread the word and start helping me out. If you take out your credit card and donate $1, it could do so much for Yergat. There are about half a million Armenians in California alone, if 5,000 people from the 500,000 (1%) donated $1 each, I can still have a movie to showcase. I can still make this documentary into a reality. I can still produce something for the non-Armenian to watch and learn. Yergat needs about $6,000 to stand up on its own feet. I updated www.yergat.com and added a widget [the same as you see below this article] and it already received $10. 1/600 is our progress. I believe hand in hand we can all make it. Please contribute. Buying these equipment will not limit me to Yergat only but many documentaries and works to come.

The Armenian Genocide should get recognized. 1,500,000 Armenians perished during that period, and the world should know.

Thank you,
Your support is highly appreciated.
Apo Avedissian