Art in Embassies exchange artist, Sharon Cosgrove, visited Kazakhstan from March 26-31, 2012. Ms. Cosgrove, an arts educator from Pennsylvania, traveled to Kostanay, Astana and Almaty where she gave master classes and led discussions about art and new techniques in American art. She met with art students and educators at art schools and American Corners....Read More

Jeff Koons/ ART in Embassies (AIE) / U.S. Embassy Beijing collaborated on an AIE Cultural Exchange program on March 21, 2012 with a series of conversations and lectures with the Beijing arts community.Read More

Art in Embassies artist Nancy Lovendahl visited Belize from November 12 -16, 2012. Nancy traveled to Belize to renovate the installation of several of her mixed media works on permanent display at the Embassy in Belmopan. To maximize her visit, the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy organized several appearances and speaking engagements, inviting...Read More

The honor of an Art in Embassy commission took me to Dakar, the capital of Senegal in West Africa, in December 2012. My intention for the week was to absorb every sensory experience possible that could be filtered into the 10 pieces I was to produce, reflecting these people and their world. Among the many...Read More

Art in Embassies Chief Curator Virginia Shore commissioned Nick Cave to spend January, 2012, living and working in Dakar, Senegal and ultimately produce a 22 x 23 foot tondo. The work will be inspired by Cave’s onsite cultural research and created from materials collected by Cave in Senegal. Nick Cave (born 1959 in central Missouri,...Read More

Victoria Greising recently completed an AIE exchange in Botswana. She met with Ambassador Gavin and decided on the perfect location for her installation at her house. She completed multiple days of programming and interviews during her trip. One interview was with The Voice, a local newpaper and the other with Yarona FM, a local radio...Read More

In October 2012, Maya Lin was the second in the AIE American Artist Lecture Series at the Tate Modern-London; a unique collaboration with Embassy London. This partnership welcomes audiences of young artists and scholars in a lecture hall format. Designed as part lecture and part audience conversation, Maya Lin spoke of her work, her inspirations,...Read More

Brice Marden participated in the AIE American Artist Lecture Series at the Tate Modern-London; a unique collaboration with Embassy London, in May of 2012. This partnership welcomes audiences of young artists and scholars in a lecture hall format. Designed as part lecture and part audience conversation, Brice spoke of his work, his inspirations, and his...Read More

Soukaina Aziz El Idrissi, a textile artist born and raised in Morocco, travelled to Providence, Rhode Island to participate in The Art in Embassies: Morocco Course at the Rhode Island School of Design. This collaborative project was designed to promote cross-cultural exchange and to recognize and nurture the talents of the next generation of professional...Read More

In the age of the internet, new relationships happen across long distances everyday. My project, Social Structure II takes as its premise that a work of art can be the materialization of these relationships. Knowing that I would build the piece before I could spend time in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I chose to make the...Read More

In 2009, Art in Embassies partnered with the San Francisco Art Institute and internationally-recognized artist Pedro Reyes to create an exterior site-specific sculpture for the US Consulate in Tijuana. With Chief Curator Virginia Shore initiating the project and leading the State Department’s involvement, Reyes taught a course to SFAI students which lead them through the...Read More