Phil Epp of Newton, Kansas, traveled to Kazakhstan in September 2009 as an American Artist Abroad sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Art in Embassies Program. Mr. Epp, a painter and photographer, visited Astana, Shymkent, and Almaty, Kazakhstan, between September 13- 20, 2009, to engage in programming that included lectures and master classes, with...Read More
Ceramic artist Ramon Camarillo collaborated with ART in Embassies for his visit to Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2009 from November 6th through the 14th. During his visit he was not only able to observe Bangladeshi pottery making, but also to instruct. Throughout the course of a four-day workshop, Camarillo introduced various methods of firing and glazing...Read More
Visiting artist Laurie Goddard hosted five days of workshops with public school art teachers and local artists in Manama, Bahrain from September 25 to October 2, 2009 in conjunction with ART in Embassies. Although the artist mainly derived inspiration for her work from her travels in Italy, Japan and New England, her use of encaustic...Read More