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Lynn Marie Kirby

“I have been using scanning technology as a way to mark the passage of daily life. The action of scanning objects serves to archive daily life, at a particular time, and as a way to record our relationships to these objects as containers of our memories. I traveled around Moldova with a wonderful team from the American Embassy in Chisinau. We visited orphanages, schools and public libraries to ask Moldovans to participate in a project that recorded objects, both personal and cultural, from contemporary daily life. In the project, “Objects are closer than they appear,” participants take a moment to record by scanning, objects that are of emotional or cultural importance. Sometimes these objects are gifts, sometimes treasures, sometimes things that are hand made and often simply daily possessions. Participants received prints of their scanned objects.”

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Janos Enyedi

American sculptor Janos Enyedi hosted lectures as well as Q&A sessions at the following institutions in Kyiv, Ukraine during his visit from October 22 through 28, 2007: the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, the Kyiv Children’s Academy of Art, Odesa Pedagogical Institute, Department of Visual Arts,the Odesa Maritime Museum,the Dnipropetrovsk Windows on America […]

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Jessica Snow

Montevideo, Uruguay was pleased to have two American artists, Jessica Snow and Anya Spielman during the week of September 22 through the 29th, 2007. The two artists engaged in programming with Uruguayan artists, school-aged children as well as art administrators and various museums and organizations. The highlight for both of the artists was the workshops […]

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Anya Spielman

Montevideo, Uruguay was pleased to have two American artists, Jessica Snow and Anya Spielman during the week of September 22 through the 29th, 2007. The two artists engaged in programming with Uruguayan artists, school-aged children as well as art administrators and various museums and organizations. The highlight for both of the artists was the workshops […]

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James Koehler

After one of his tapestries was chosen to decorate the home of Ambassador Carol van der Vorst, artist James Koehler was invited as a guest lecturer and instructor by the Art in Embassies Program from January 20 through 27, 2007 to Reykjavik, Iceland. The visit allowed him to meet with and teach Icelandic textile artists […]

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Judith James

Four American artists, including jewelry artist Lisa Vershbow, quiltmaker Michael James, textile artist Judith James, and sculptor Brad Story traveled to Seoul, South Korea for the opening of the exhibit “Flight of Fantasy” at Seoul National University which featured their artwork. From June 28 to July 7, 2007 the artists engaged in a number their […]

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Michael James

Four American artists, including jewelry artist Lisa Vershbow, quiltmaker Michael James, textile artist Judith James, and sculptor Brad Story traveled to Seoul, South Korea for the opening of the exhibit “Flight of Fantasy” at Seoul National University which featured their artwork. From June 28 to July 7, 2007 the artists engaged in a number their […]

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Brad Story

Four American artists, including jewelry artist Lisa Vershbow, quiltmaker Michael James, textile artist Judith James, and sculptor Brad Story traveled to Seoul, South Korea for the opening of the exhibit “Flight of Fantasy” at Seoul National University which featured their artwork. From June 28 to July 7, 2007 the artists engaged in a number their […]

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Lisa Vershbow

Four American artists, including jewelry artist Lisa Vershbow, quiltmaker Michael James, textile artist Judith James, and sculptor Brad Story traveled to Seoul, South Korea for the opening of the exhibit “Flight of Fantasy” at Seoul National University which featured their artwork. From June 28 to July 7, 2007 the artists engaged in a number their […]

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Sheila Kramer

Sheila Kramer visited Tel Aviv and Jerusalem from November 16 to 24, 2007 for ART in Embassies American Artists Abroad program. The majority of her visit consisted of workshops with young and high-school aged children, such as the girls of Emunah Girls Seminary. Here, Kramer presented her work and held a hands-on workshop with the […]

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Thomas Paquette

American artist Thomas Paquette collaborated with ART in Embassies in January 2006 for a series of lectures and presentations held in Athens and Veria, Greece. The purpose of his visit was to promote the ultimate goal of ART in Embassies by expanding cultural understanding through the arts. He was scheduled for a series of presentations […]

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Patricia Spark

Patricia Spark is an American artist most commonly known for her advances and instruction in feltmaking. She traveled to Bishkek, Kyrgystan from September 14, 2006 through September 25, 2006. During this time she hosted master classes, workshops and gave presentations to young students interested in the art of feltmaking. Although feltmaking is popular in Kyrgystan, […]

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Arlene Shechet

American artist Arlene Shechet went to Hanoi and Saigon, Vietnam as part of the American Artists Abroad program from March 20 to April 1, 2006. There she presented to groups of students as well as organized artist cooperatives. Her talks consisted of an overview of her portfolio and contemporary New York artist’s works. Shechet reached […]

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Linda Touby

Linda Touby served as an Art Ambassador to Kuwait City, Kuwait in December 2006. Some of her most important contacts were with female art students as she shared her experience living and working as an artist in New York City. She was well received and her visit made headlines. Because of her excellent instruction and […]

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Elizabeth Ahern

Luso-American painter Elizabeth Ahern participated in ART in Embassies visiting artist’s program in Luanda, Angola from June 12 through 16, 2006. In one of the highlights of the trip, Ahern appeared on a prominent cultural television program in which she participated in a live discussion about her visit and the broader cultural interaction between the […]

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Avani Patel

Avani Patel’s works hang in the Ambassador’s residence in Panama City, Panama and the artist was chosen to participate in ART in Embassies visiting artist program from April 18 through 25, 2005. Throughout her stay, she held lectures and workshops for students, local artists and connoisseurs. Through her workshops, Patel encouraged Panamanians artists to explore […]

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Josh Simpson

Master glassworker Josh Simpson traveled to Singapore and Brunei from March 26 through April 11, 2004. During his visit he met with artists at the Mahkota Glass Factory and lectured to the public at the University Brunei Darussalam, sharing his insights and techniques with novices and professionals alike.

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Denise Allen

American folk artist Denise Allen was chosen to visit Dakar, Senegal from June 6 through 11, 2004. Throughout her stay in Dakar, she shared her artwork and her experience as an African American female artist with Senegalese artists. The artist specializes in three dimensional needlework embroidery. Throughout her visit she was able to connect with […]

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Ernest Varner

Painter and portraitist Ernest Varner acted as an art ambassador for ART in Embassies from March 15 through 19, 2004 in Gaborone, Botswana. He conducted workshops at three different venues and held a lecture that was open to the public at the Botswana National Museum. His visit deeply impacted the artistic community of the area, […]

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