In Anna Schwartzman’s writing learning lab — one of our ongoing collaborations with the University of Columbia — students explored the intersection of music in literature.

Students analyzed literature from a variety of writers — like Virginia Woolf and Audre Lorde — who have used music in both their subject matter as well as the word choice in their work.

After exploring the concepts of voice, performance, and silence in storytelling, TUMOians created their own collection of poems and short stories.

In this Product Photography learning lab taught by artist and photographer Anna Prilutckaia, our TUMOians gave us quite the treat – a beautiful collection of nuanced photos that showcase TUMO Studios’ artisanal pieces. In the lab, students studied everything from the basics of the camera and subject shooting, to the delicate play of natural light, composition, props, color, and more. In this introduction to still life photography, they also researched renowned authors of the field and applied the concepts they discovered to lighting schemes in a real studio.

Their final results were presented in an innovative exhibition in a virtual space called Spatial.

TUMOians in Bagrat Ohanjanyan’s “Creature Design” lab learned how to design their creatures using PureRef and apply principles of creature design to connect the animalistic to human anatomy. Recently, Bagrat took the wildest creatures from their Reference Boards and 3D printed them.

Behind every door there is a story to be told. Gyumri TUMOians of Boris Kirakosyan’s AltJuly motion graphics lab illustrated the doors of the city while also telling the stories being woven behind them.

In Maria Saghyan’s 2023 Alt July learning lab, students at TUMO Stepanakert had the opportunity to explore Impressionism as an art style. They used Adobe Photoshop to create digital artwork inspired by their favorite urban and rural locations in Artsakh.

TUMOian Anna Stepanyan captured the celtic essence in her track and illustration! Last Alt July, our drawing workshop leader Narek Barseghyan and music workshop leader Nina Avagyan joined forces for a lab on presenting cultures through creating illustrations and composing melodies.

Transport yourself to the Khachmach village of Artsakh and meet grandma Tereza, through the eyes and lens of TUMOian Anna Ghazaryan. 15-year-old Anna is in Level III in her photography workshop at TUMO Stepanakert. This photo series is concentrated with emotive tones and through it Anna presents the day-to-day of Tereza in their village. Tereza is ready to welcome you and any visitors in her home.
Grandma Tereza lives alone, but her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, neighbors, and other acquaintances come to her house to drink tea.
Despite the health issues that come with old age, grandma Tereza continues to take care of her garden and animals.According to Anna, grandma Tereza, who is always kind and cheerful, exhibits fearlessness and resilience. She firmly believes that peace will soon prevail in Artsakh.

In Narek Barseghyan’s level one drawing workshop, Yerevan TUMOians created various characters, from the goddess Raiden to a clock-head human to a winged guitar player.

TUMO Stepanakert students have designed a robot that colors Easter eggs in their level two robotics workshop. We believe practicing automatization of simple things are the stepping stones for much bigger, life changing inventions.

If you’d like to support our mission for all young Armenians to have access to TUMO’s programs and cutting-edge education, read more about our TUMO Armenia initiative here.

Gyumri TUMOians have transferred their characters from the drawing level three workshop to the adventurous universe of comics.