Art in Embassies

Art in Embassies 50th Anniversary Events in November

The U.S. Department of State (Bureau of Overseas Buildings
Operations) Office of Art in Embassies (AIE) proudly celebrates 50
years of facilitating the Department of State's public diplomacy
through the power of the visual arts with the following events:

A landmark partnership between the U.S. Department of State and the
U.S. Department of Defense resulted in a photographic exhibit
entitled "Serving Abroad... Through Their Eyes". This exhibit
features photographs taken by active military, Foreign Service, and
Civil Service personnel while serving abroad. Those images will be
displayed at the Pentagon, the Verizon Center, and the Department of
State in November.

November 28, 2012

    AIE's Artist Exchange, with performance artist Nick Cave,
    engages students at THEARC's community open house in southeast
    D.C. from 5:30-7:30 pm, highlighting THEARC's partnerships with
    the Corcoran School of Art, the Levine School of Music, The
    Washington Ballet, and THEARC Theater.

November 29, 2012

    Dr. Glenn Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art of New
    York, will moderate a discussion with AIE's 50th anniversary
    artist honorees, presented by AIE, the Woodrow Wilson
    International Center for Scholars, the Aspen Institute, and the
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.

November 30, 2012

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will honor five
    artists: Jeff Koons, Cai Guo-Qiang, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki
    Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems--with the first U.S. Department of
    State - Medal of Arts for their outstanding commitment to the
    AIE program and international cultural exchange.

For further information, please visit

    <URL:http://art.state.gov>

Amber Tarnowski
Conservation Support Specialist
OBO/OPS/RDCH
U.S. Dept. of State
703-875-6812


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