Almost three months after its inauguration, the United States Consulate in Mérida showed off the decoration of the building in the city with sculptures by Jorge Pardo, a Cuban-American plastic artist and furniture designer.
On November 21, 2024, U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia, Richard Buangan launched a collection of Art in Embassies (AiE) at his residence, in celebration of Native American Heritage month, which has been commemorated every November for several decades in the United States.
“When I first received an email, saying they wanted to use my art, I thought it was spam,” Biskup laughed. “But as soon as I was able to confirm it was real, I understood what an honor this was. I’m one of only four artists selected for this installation.”
Ruben Marroquin's artwork for the new U.S. Consulate in Hermosillo is inspired by the landscape of Hermosillo and Mexico's Punta Chueca region as well as from the artisanal work carried out by the Seri or Comcaac indigenous group.
This Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist has been dedicatedly creating “climate hope,” engaging thousands of people across the globe through different art forms, highlighting the intersection of climate, racial, gender, and economic injustice.
Angel Rafael “Ralph” Vázquez-Concepción, a visual artist and independent curator visited Kazakhstan as part of the U.S. State Department’s Art in Embassies program.
