The Akos Cultural NGO was founded in 2002 in Yerevan. It is member of the Res Artis Worldwide network of artist residencies and more concentrated on the development of International Artist residency program in Armenia. In 2006 Mkrtich Tonoyan initiated establishing the ACOSS (Art Centre of Social Studies) artist-in-residence program under the umbrella of the Akos Cultural NGO. The ACOSS Artists' Residency program is a project workshop for the promotion of multi - disciplinary art and cultural international exchange in and out of Armenia. Artists from all artistic disciplines and sociologists can live, work, and collaborate during their preferred time of residency staying. The program started from Mkrtich Tonoyan's studio and it is still considered one of the main project rooms of the Akos NGO. The program consists of a residency up to one year and includes private and sharing studios and housing. Since its establishment ACOSS has hosted 242 visiting international artists and 123 international and national guests.

The Akos Cultural NGO was founded in 2002 in Yerevan. It is member of the Res Artis Worldwide network of artist residencies and more concentrated on the development of Artist residency program in Armenia.
In 2006 Mkrtich Tonoyan initiated establishing the ACOSS (Art Centre of Social Studies) artist-in-residence program at Akos.
The ACOSS residency program is a project workshop for the promotion of multy - disciplinary art and cultural international exchange in and out of Armenia. Artists from all artistic disciplines and sociologists can live, work, and collaborate during their preferred time of residency staying.
The program started from Mkrtich Tonoyan's studio and it is still considered one of the main project rooms of the Akos NGO. The program consists of a residency up to one year and includes private and sharing studios and housing.