On November 21, 2024, U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia, Richard Buangan launched a collection of Art in Embassies (AiE) at his residence, in celebration of Native American Heritage month, which has been commemorated every November for several decades in the United States.
“When I first received an email, saying they wanted to use my art, I thought it was spam,” Biskup laughed. “But as soon as I was able to confirm it was real, I understood what an honor this was. I’m one of only four artists selected for this installation.”
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 Embassy in Cyprus hosts NASA scientist, Dr. Alexandra Lockwood, as she highlights discoveries of the James Webb telescope at ''Art in Embassies'' exhibition
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 […]
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.
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.
Museums and collectors are showing interest in works by developmentally and intellectually challenged artists, many of whom were nurtured in a vibrant Oakland, Calif., center.
On 13 September, the Department of State's Office of Art in Embassies gave its Medal of Arts awards to artists Tony Abeyta, Sheila Hicks, Robert Pruitt, Hank Willis Thomas and Suling Wang. The medals were presented by First Lady Jill Biden at the White House.
On 13 September, the Department of State's Office of Art in Embassies gave its Medal of Arts awards to artists Tony Abeyta, Sheila Hicks, Robert Pruitt, Hank Willis Thomas and Suling Wang. The medals were presented by First Lady Jill Biden at the White House.
First lady Jill Biden presented this year's 60th International Medal of Arts awards at a White House ceremony Wednesday night to five artists who have promoted cultural diplomacy around the world.
Taiwanese artist Wang Su-ling (王淑鈴) was awarded the U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts award at a White House ceremony on Sept. 13, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) said in a Facebook post yesterday.
On September 13, the U.S Department of State’s Office of Art in Embassies will honor Tony Abeyta, Sheila Hicks, Robert Pruitt, Hank Willis Thomas, and Suling Wang with the 2023 U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will present the medals at a White House ceremony.
Angel Rafael “Ralph” Vázquez-Concepción, a visual artist and independent curator visited Kazakhstan as part of the U.S. State Department’s Art in Embassies program.
In an Oak Park home, there are two art studios. One belongs to Justin Bean, an abstract painter, and the other belongs to his wife, Emily Bean, a fabric sculptor. While his day job is with a nonprofit and hers is in advertising, their after-dinner activities take them into separate studios to work on current […]
Connections between the natural environment of our country and the North American infrastructure are those established in the new building complex of the United States embassy in Paraguay, soon to be inaugurated. The complex brings together elements of nature, culture and art from our countries.
Welcome to the house of the American people for the opening of the Art in Embassies exhibition. We have invited you here to discuss the beautiful pieces that are on display in this home, but first, I have a surprise for you...
Berea artist’s work to grace a U.S. embassy. When City resident Augusto Bordelois received an email a month or so ago, bearing a U.S. Department of State label...
