AN.AN is a traveling music festival that celebrates the world’s diverse linguistic and cultural heritage through the highlighting of musicians from across the globe performing in their native tongues.
AN.AN contributes to efforts to revitalize endangered languages through public fundraising and education that appeals to music-based audiences and beyond.
The logomark comes from Sumerian cuneiform—the first documented written language of the first known human civilization. The star-shaped “AN” sign translates to DIĜIR, a word for “god” or “heaven.”
Two of these symbols stacked atop each other is translated as “nab,” meaning “musician.”
Throughout cuneiform glossaries, there are instances of two of these star symbols placed side-by-side, creating a word with an unknown meaning: “AN.AN”.
AN.AN is a celebration of humanity and human creativity.
AN.AN seeks unity in an incresingly fractured world.
AN.AN is a friend of the world.
Fall 2026
@ University of Tennessee - Knoxville
GRDS 471 - Branding
Cora Williams
NASA Public Domain
DIN 2014 by Paratype
Highway Round by Cora Williams