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Serving Abroad…Through Their Eyes

If you’ve served abroad, Uncle Sam wants your photographs. The Defense Department wants donated photos from current and former service members who have served overseas for use in a recognition exhibition planned in conjunction with the State Department, according to a DoD press release. The department is looking for photos that depict life as a […]
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Moulthrop Family on PBS

Matt and Philip Moulthrop, current and previously lenders to the ART in Embassies program are now being featured in a video produced on PBS about the history of their family as an craft art family of woodturners (PBS Series Craft in America, Episode VII Family). the video can be seen for free on PBS through […]
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Matt Moulthrop, Honey Locust, Wood, Courtesy of the artist, Marietta, Georgia
Chris Doyle, Social Structure II, 2012, Mixed Media

Embassy Sarajevo opens AIE shows

Ambassador and Mrs. Moon hosted representatives of the BiH art community October 25 at their residence to celebrate ART in Embassies program exhibits at the Ambassador’s Residence and New Embassy Compound in Sarajevo. Ambassador Moon told guests “Promoting the arts and connecting people through the visual arts advances freedom of expression and invites an exchange […]
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U.S. Embassy Gives Art Center Stage

On September 30, the U.S. Ambassador, Robert P. Jackson and his wife, Babette Jackson celebrated the importance of artistic expression and the cultural similarities between both countries in an Art in Embassies exhibition. The Ambassador and his wife opened their home to over 120 members of the arts community and the Diplomatic corps for a […]
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Art out of Junk

In consumer societies, where everything is disposable the minute it breaks down or a new model comes out, there is an art movement that finds beauty in objects that most people would consider useless. That movement is called ‘found art sculpture’ and last week a group of Omani artists were introduced to it at a […]
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When Life Becomes Art

Excerpt from news story featuring Pedro Reyes, an artist featured in the new Tijuana Consulate in Mexico. “…It represents efforts by more than 100 artists to expand definitions of art and change social conditions by inventive, nontraditional means. Low, temporary walls of stacked concrete blocks and gray metal shelving units divide the space, creating an […]
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Margaret Boozer - From this Distance at the U.S. Embassy Djibouti

Margaret Boozer installing at the U.S. Embassy Djibouti

Margaret Boozer at the U.S. Embassy Djibouti constructing and installing her work.
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Maggie Michael at Bucharest Embassy

WASHINGTON, DC.- G Fine Art begins its 10th anniversary season with There is No Rising or Setting Sun, new paintings and works on paper by Maggie Michael. An opening reception will be held Saturday, September 10, 6-8PM, and the exhibition will run through October 15, 2011. Michael’s fourth solo exhibition features a group of works […]
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Maggie Michael at Bucharest Embassy
Gundega Strautmane, Untitled works from Braille series, Pins, thread

United States Inaugurates New Embassy Compound in Riga

The New Embassy Compound, located in the Sampeteris-Pleskodale neighborhood of Pardagauva, was designed to create a gateway to the United States that combines an appropriate balance of cordiality and security…The embassy showcases a permanent art collection celebrating the exchange of artistic expression between the United States and Latvia through forty-five works by American, Latvian, and […]
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Art in Embassies exhibition opens in Wellington

We are delighted to welcome you to the ART in Embassies 2011 Wellington exhibition, Encountering Place. Because the exhibition is mounted in the public rooms of the Embassy Residence, we have the pleasure of seeing the works numerous times each day. And still the exhibition provokes the same broad smile it did a month ago, […]
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Roger Thomas, Autumn Riot, 2010, Kiln formed glass and metals, Courtesy of the artist, Portland, Oregon

U.S. Ambassador to Ankara art walk through 2011

Ambassador and Dr. Ricciardone on May 26 unveiled an exhibition of American art work loaned to the Embassy as part of the U.S. Department of State’s “Art in Embassies Program.” Ambassador Ricciardone describes his favorite piece in the collection.
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David Feinberg in Kinshasa

Sally Mansfield, curator with the United States Department of State’s ART in Embassies Program, has chosen an artwork by David Feinberg, University of Minnesota Department of Art associate professor, for display at the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The artwork, “Life is Struggle,” was made through Feinberg’s “Voice to Vision” collaborative studio […]
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Art in Embassies Tour 2011 – Reykjavik residence

This video is a tour of U.S. Ambassador Luis Arreaga’s “Art in Embassies” Reykjavik collection. Collection curator Bob Soppelsa, Senior Curator for the Art in Embassies Program of the U.S. Department of State, is the tour guide for this video.
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Dale Chihuly – Palazzo Ducale Tower

Dale Chihuly installation video of Palazzo Ducale Tower – Holy See 2010
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Dale Chihuly, Palazzo Ducale Tower, 1996, Glass, Courtesy of the artist, Seattle, Washington; Photography Michael JN Bowles
Underglow by Chris Doyle

Underglow Video

Although falling snow can be beautiful, a sudden snowstorm brought Stockholm to a standstill on February 11, 2011. This development didn’t hinder the opening of American artist Chris Doyle’s new projection piece, ‘Underglow’ at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence. This large-scale video animation, a glowing three dimensional light sculpture, reflects both past and future worlds in […]
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A different kind of light Embassy Stockholm installation Video

A collaboration between Art in Embassies, Embassy Stockholm and artwithoutwalls, Ambassador Barzun arranged for artist Chris Doyle to bring one of his video installation pieces to the U.S. Ambassador’s residence in Stockholm for the month of March, as a gift to the Swedish people during the “dark season”
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IIP.gov – Visions of Vietnam: A Photographer’s Journey

IIP.gov – Washington — When a young American named Peter Steinhauer traveled to Vietnam in 1993, he never imagined his trip would ignite a passion that would shape his destiny. Today, Steinhauer is a successful Hong Kong-based fine-art photographer who works throughout Asia, creating images that explore Asian culture. His work is displayed in museums […]
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Ramon Camarillo – Raku Firing

American ceramic artist Ramon Camarillo visited Bangladesh November 6-14. His skills and refining techniques in the art of raku and pit-fired vessels are unique. In this video he demonstrates his raku firing technique.
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