Visiting artist Laurie Goddard hosted five days of workshops with public school art teachers and local artists in Manama, Bahrain from September 25 to October 2, 2009 in conjunction with ART in Embassies.
Although the artist mainly derived inspiration for her work from her travels in Italy, Japan and New England, her use of encaustic harkens back to the art of the ancient Near East and her abstract forms appeal to the current Middle Eastern aesthetic and she was a perfect selection for Bahrain.
Goddard’s outreach into the community of artists, art students and teachers improved contact between the US Embassy and the Bahraini Ministry of Education.
