Arts Envoy Highlights Archives

Virtual Cooking Lessons in Guinea

Amanda Saab (@AmandasPlate), an American Muslim chef from Dearborn, Mich., demonstrates how to make simple and healthy recipes in the virtually for the US Embassy in Conakry, Guinea. #AmericanVoices #CulturalDiplomacy #ExchangeOurWorld

Virtual Graffiti Workshop in Dushanbe

Graffiti Artist WaAak shows off his skills during a virtual Arts Envoy workshop. WaAaKOne picked up all the aspects, elements, and life lessons of growing up in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn. A born B-boy raised in Hip-Hop culture, WaAaKOne first rose to prominence as a graffiti artist. WaAaK eventually learned to break from writers…

Photography in Turkmenistan

In May prominent American photographer Margaret Steber, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Arts Envoy program, participated virtually in the opening ceremony of Turkmenistan’s International Photography Exhibition dedicated to the 25th anniversary of their positive neutrality policy. Representatives of the Turkmen government, cultural institutions, and photographers from 15 countries participated. #ArtsEnvoy #AmericanVoices #culturaldiplomacy #ExchangeOurWorld

Dance in Israel

Arts Envoy Tami Stronach poses with students during her dance residency in Israel. She travelled to Israel and set Contain Yourself on students at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and taught at professional acting schools around the country. #AmericanVoices #CulturalDiplomacy #ExchangeOurWorld #CultureAtState

A Cappella in Equatorial Guinea

From August 24 – September 22, 2019, a cappella trio Freedoms Boombox spent time in Equatorial Guinea, a country on and off the west coast of Africa. Its capital city Malabo is located on one of its 5 off-shore islands, and the 3 singers met to engage with dozens of local artists with the help…