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Press Release AIE and the Smithsonian American Art Museum announce a new collaboration to accelerate U.S. diplomacy

Press Release - Art in Embassies and the Smithsonian American Art Museum announce a new collaboration to accelerate U.S. diplomacy.

Art In Embassies Partners with Smithsonian American Art Museum for Long-Term Loan of Gene Davis Paintings

Art In Embassies Partners with Smithsonian American Art Museum for Long-Term Loan of Gene Davis Paintings

Hermosillo Consulate Overview Video

Follow along with Art in Embassies curators as they show the new artwork installed for the U.S. Consulate in Hermosillo. The collection serves as the dialog between American artists influenced by Mexican culture through textiles, murals, crafts and landscapes, and Mexican artists who use traditional weaving methods to create contemporary works of art.

Ruben Marroquin – Hermosillo Consulate

Ruben Marroquin's artwork for the new U.S. Consulate in Hermosillo is inspired by the landscape of Hermosillo and Mexico's Punta Chueca region as well as from the artisanal work carried out by the Seri or Comcaac indigenous group.

Can Art’s Soft Power Help American Diplomacy

Art in Embassies Tokyo, Madeleine Grynsztejn, Pritzker Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Ambassador to Japan believe art can surpass political differences.

US Ambassador Fisher: Space knows no boundaries

US Embassy in Cyprus hosts NASA scientist, Dr. Alexandra Lockwood, as she highlights discoveries of the James Webb telescope at ''Art in Embassies'' exhibition

Cindy Shih’s cross-cultural creations

In a charming fusion of Italian fresco techniques and Chinese brush painting, artist Cindy Shih traverses the complex interplay between tradition, identity, and narrative. Her journey, rooted in her Taiwanese heritage and immigrant experience, unfolds through layers of Venetian plaster, Sumi ink, and vivid pigments, each stroke echoing the whispers of nature and the echoes […]

US artist paints for inclusion

Painter David Lenz, who makes art for social inclusion, was recently in Luxembourg through the Department of State's office of Art in Embassies.

Storytelling with Sharis: Artivist Monica Jahan Bose creates climate hope

This Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist has been dedicatedly creating “climate hope,” engaging thousands of people across the globe through different art forms, highlighting the intersection of climate, racial, gender, and economic injustice.

William and Steven Ladd – Asunción Paraguay

William and Steven Ladd's artwork for the new U.S. Embassy in Asunción is inspired by shared memories and translates them into vibrant, mesmerizing sculptures and works on paper.

Artist Panel – Art Diplomacy for Equality – Democracy Day

Video - This panel discussion "Art Diplomacy for Equality" is part of conversations over the course of the Democracy Day: Art and Democracy in American History, an afternoon of programming held on September 19, 2023. Featuring panel discussions in the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History Warner Bros. Theater with artists and scholars about the relationship […]

Artist Panel – Arts and Human Rights – Democracy Day

Video - This panel discussion "Arts and Human Rights" is part of conversations over the course of the Democracy Day: Art and Democracy in American History, an afternoon of programming held on September 19, 2023. Featuring panel discussions in the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History Warner Bros. Theater with artists and scholars about the relationship […]

Artist Panel – Storytelling and Connection – Democracy Day

Video - This panel discussion "Storytelling and Connection" is part of conversations over the course of the Democracy Day: Art and Democracy in American History, an afternoon of programming held on September 19, 2023. Featuring panel discussions in the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History Warner Bros. Theater with artists and scholars about the relationship between […]

Art in London Embassy overview video

Explore the artists and the artworks in the permanent collection of Art in Embassies, London, England.

Medal of Arts 2023 Ceremony Video

This video shows the five recipients of the 2023 International Medal of Arts awards — presented by the State Department’s Art in Embassies program. Tony Abeyta, a Diné contemporary artist from a family of Navajo artists; Sheila Hicks, who has painted in Chile and documented archeological sites throughout South America; Robert Pruitt, who paints life-sized […]

Art in Embassies Windhoek – meet the artists

Explore some of the artists and the artwork in the new permanent collection of Art in Embassies, Windhoek, Namibia

Democracy Collection with Ambassador Taylor

An interview with Ambassador Michèle Taylor, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council, speaking about her Art in Embassies exhibition, the Democracy Collection and the power of art and diversity.

Democracy Collection with Ambassador Levine

An interview with U.S. Ambassador to Portugal Randi Charno Levine, speaking about her Art in Embassies exhibition, the Democracy Collection and the power of art and diversity.

A display of American contemporary art

The United States (US) Embassy in Brunei Darussalam hosted an Art in Embassies (AIE) Exhibition at the US ambassador’s residence in Jalan Tungku recently. The exhibition, themed ‘Oceans and Coastlines We Share’, featured American contemporary art and highlighted the ocean’s role in culture and sustainability.

Art in Embassies Announces Creative Growth Collection

Art in Embassies Announces Creative Growth Collection - Art in Embassies announces the establishment of the Creative Growth Collection, comprised of 89 artworks created by artists from the Creative Growth Art Center, all of whom have developmental disabilities.
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