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