The Armenian Institute is happy to once again take part in the exciting, community-building Armenian Summer Festival.

AI has been part of the Festival since its early days in Iverna Gardens and has appreciated how, for over a decade, this wonderful event brings people together to celebrate Armenian culture, enjoy delicious food, dance, and sing together

This year the Armenian Institute booth provides a diverse range of important books in English and in Armenian, from history and art to novels, cookery, and books for children. We also have greeting cards and, for the first time --- embroidery kits.

The embroidery kits are created by Lizzy Vartanian who will be at the booth and happy to chat about the history behind these beautiful designs. She notes that her embroidery is an effort to stitch a relationship with a culture she has been separated from as a consequence of migration. Much of her work is inspired by roots in Lebanon, Armenia, and Syria, transforming twentieth-century family photographs into embroidered works of art.

The Armenian Embroidery Kits are original patterns with names in Western Armenian and English, and each kit includes fabric, needles, and thread.

You can see below some examples of what we will be selling.