Assyrian Arts Institute

Assyrian Arts Institute AAI exhibits the artwork of Assyrian artists that meet todays's international standards of quality.

The Assyrian Arts Institute (AAI) seeks to identify gifted Assyrian artists who are looking to showcase their talent in order to turn their artistic ambition into a successful career. AAI believes that through art, not only is recognition for the Assyrian culture realized, but it also becomes the fabric that connects Assyria’s deep historical roots to today’s world. At AAI, our pledge is to provid

e Assyrian artists the means to achieve greatness by giving them the opportunity to be mentored by world class role models and advisors who will teach by example. These hand-picked mentors are the epitome of excellence as their lives are a testimony of strong work ethics and passion for the arts. AAI’s mentors intend to instill in their eager pupils the same standards and expectations that made them world renowned artists. AAI is prepared to offer scholarships and grants for chosen and qualified artists who are accepted into its continuing education program. In return, AAI will use their talents as a platform to create opportunities to showcase ancient Assyrian arts, medieval, and modern Assyrian arts in order to encourage and empower the next generation of Assyrians to create their own art and continue the Assyrian arts legacy in the world.

08/21/2026

The Babylonian Map of the World, or Imago Mundi, is a remarkable 6th-century BCE cuneiform clay tablet from Sippar in modern Iraq, depicting Babylon at the centre of a disk-shaped world surrounded by the Bitter River, with known lands and cities such as Assyria, Susa and Elam alongside distant regions that blend geographical knowledge with Babylonian mythology and cosmology...

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08/12/2026

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An interplay between artistic imagination, archeological information, and cultural exchange that illuminates how ancient art shapes our narratives and legacies.

GILGAMESH: THE OPERA — FROM ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA TO THE WORLDGilgamesh: The Opera represents a landmark in Assyrian perfo...
08/10/2026

GILGAMESH: THE OPERA — FROM ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA TO THE WORLD

Gilgamesh: The Opera represents a landmark in Assyrian performing arts—an ambitious contemporary work that brings one of humanity’s oldest surviving literary masterpieces to the world stage through the universal language of music, opera, dance, visual art, and storytelling.

For the Assyrian Arts Institute, this is about more than creating a performance. It is about preserving, interpreting, and sharing the cultural heritage of ancient Mesopotamia with the world.

In the coming weeks, AAI will share a series of short videos exploring the artistic journey behind Gilgamesh: The Opera.

We will begin in this post with the story of Gilgamesh that inspired the creation of our two-hour live opera performance, followed by videos exploring how the production preserves and translates ancient Mesopotamian heritage into contemporary performance; through its music, characters, choreography, visual imagery, symbolism, and storytelling.

How do we carry a civilization’s heritage forward?

We preserve it.
We create from it.
And we share it with the world.

Through Gilgamesh: The Opera, an ancient story is no longer confined to 12 cuneiform clay tablets. It lives again; in music, on stage, through movement, imagery, and the voices of today’s artists.

Join us on this journey.

Subscribe to the Assyrian Arts Institute by clicking on this link, bottom of AAI’s home page, and receive these exclusive short videos directly in your inbox as we explore the story, heritage, and artistry behind Gilgamesh: The Opera. https://assyrianartsinstitute.org/

This is our heritage.
This is our story.
This is how we carry it forward.

From ancient Mesopotamia to the world stage.

The Assyrian Arts Institute invites you to immerse yourself in the ...

A Weekend of Remembrance — Ruins of NinevehAs we dedicate this weekend to remembering the Assyrian Genocide, we turn our...
08/09/2026

A Weekend of Remembrance — Ruins of Nineveh

As we dedicate this weekend to remembering the Assyrian Genocide, we turn our eyes to Nineveh, one of the greatest cities of the ancient world and a profound symbol of Assyrian civilization.

On August 7, we remembered the victims of the Assyrian Genocide. Yesterday, we shared art created to preserve the memory of the genocide. Today, we look upon the song, Ruins of Nineveh.

Memory is resistance.
Art is remembrance.
Culture is survival.

May we continue to preserve and share the story of our people—not only for ourselves, but for the world.

Happy Memorial Day. Join us for this special episode of AAI@home de...

08/09/2026
Every Assyrian should know the Epic of Gilgamesh…
08/06/2026

Every Assyrian should know the Epic of Gilgamesh…

Before Homer, before the Bible, before every legend you know - ther...

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