The Wisdom Bar – “Stories from a Sketch Artist”

? Topic: STORIES FROM A SKETCH ARIST? Lecturer: Anoush Froundjian ? Location: Tribeca (exact address provided in your confirmation email) ? Wine, beer, and light bites included HOW DO WE NAVIGATE DIFFERENT CULTURES IN AMERICA? HOW DO WE REPRESENT THOSE EXPERIENCES? THESE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN EXPLORED THROUGHOUT HISTORY FROM MANY PERSPECTIVES. ANOUSH OFFERS A CREATIVE AND PERSONAL RESPONSE THROUGH CARTOONS, STORIES, AND HUMOR. Join us for a stimulating lecture by storyteller and cartoonist, Anoush Froundjian. Anoush explores the nuances of navigating multiple cultures — capturing the strange, funny, and deeply human moments that often feel difficult to put into words. A common thread emerges throughout the work: when you’re pressured to fit into a box, you’re also given the opportunity to design it yourself. Together, the evening looks at how people shape identity, use art as a lens to explore personal experience and belonging, and make meaning out of moments that rarely fit neatly into one category. ANOUSH FROUNDJIAN is a storyteller and cartoonist whose work centers on the Armenian experience in America. She creates the webcomic Anoush Talks to Stuff, where a girl speaks to inanimate objects, and co-produces the storytelling show The Armenian Power Hour. You can find her at @AnoushTalksToStuff and learn more about the show at @thearmenianpowerhour. WE’LL EXPLORE: ? storytelling, art, and cartoons as tools for expressing identity ? moments, big and small, that shape cultural experience ? how personal stories can reveal broader questions around culture, representation, and belonging