Featuring the artists and artworks of the new embassy in Asunción, this video showcases the work and cultural links between the artworks and artists in Paraguay and America.
Collaboration is essential to Diego Olivero’s work, as his commitment to traditional methods and materials. Continuing his commitment to preserving ancestral techniques, the wool used in Símbolos Universales was sourced from the Western highlands of Guatemala. In the village of Momostenango, it was spun and dyed by master artisan weaver Luis Ponic. The weaving and embroidery […]
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.
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'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.
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.
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 […]
Almond Zigmund's commission for the new U.S. Embassy in Asuncion is inspired by how the pieces interact with each other and internally, like figures leaning towards one another.
Donna Rhae Marder transformed family garments into a body of work that explores universal questions about clothing and textiles. Her commission for the new U.S. Embassy in Asuncion is inspired by Ñanduti, traditional Paraguayan embroidered lace.
Artist Terrol Dew Johnson and architects Benjamin Aranda and Chris Lasch, have created a monumental work of line and light that draws on the algorithmic structures of basket-weaving for U.S. Embassy Asunción.
Artist John Grade discusses the roles of a Guatemalan botanist, two historic trees, and a studio in Seattle in “Espejo,” a suspended sculpture in the U.S. Embassy, Guatemala City.
