While Marie Watt was in Ottawa for the launch of the Contemporary Conversations: Art in Embassies series, she spoke to us about how she feels her art reflects “Contemporary Conversations.” Follow the conversation and get involved using the hashtag #artconvoAIE!

The Art in Embassies (AIE) program was established in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy. AIE creates exhibitions for United States chanceries, consulates, and embassy residences worldwide, selecting art from America and the host countries. In the fall of 2014, the exhibition in The Hague was opened by U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Timothy Broas […]

American Artist Lecture Series welcomes Julie Mehretu – The Department of State’s office of Art in Embassies (AIE), US Department of State and Tate Modern are delighted to invite you to the fifth American Artist Lecture by Julie Mehretu. The Department of State’s office of Art in Embassies is pleased to announce the fifth iteration […]

Lincoln Schatz and Virginia Shore, Chief Curator for the office of Art in Embassies at the U.S. Department of State, explore how the program has evolved as well as the role of art in the world of Cultural Exchange and Diplomacy.

This kind of work reaches out on a real human level to people around the world and says… we have a huge commonality with you…” – Patrick Dougherty, High Jinx

Helping Hands – Ambassador Heffern’s Video Blog – Episode 36 with International Disabilities Day

On November 29, 2012, as part of its 50th anniversary celebration, Art in Embassies (AIE), U.S. Department of State, joined with the Aspen Institute, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center to present a conversation with the five recipients of the Medal of Arts, awarded by […]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at the Art in Embassies 50th Anniversary Luncheon at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on November 30, 2012.