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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.

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

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.

The Art World Opens Up to an Underrepresented Group

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.

Ambassador to the world: Santa Fe artist Tony Abeyta honored by State Department

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.

Artists Including Sheila Hicks And Hank Willis Thomas Receive Us State Department’s Medal Of Arts

White House honors International Medal of Arts award winners

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 receives U.S. Medal of Arts award

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.

First Lady to Bestow State Department Medal of Arts

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.

Art in Embassies Artist Exchange to Kazakhstan

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.

Teen Discusses inspiration for winning artwork

Berlin teen discusses inspiration for winning painting headed to Art in Embassies

High School senior triumphs in contest through Art in Embassies

Berlin High School senior triumphs in contest through Art in Embassies

Almond Zigmund installation Asuncion Paraguay

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 installation Asuncion Paraguay

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.

Terrol Dew Johnson and Aranda Lasch installation Asuncion Paraguay

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.

John Grade for U.S. Embassy Guatemala

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.

Local artist’s work chosen to hang in the U.S. embassy in Cameroon

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 […]

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