NEWS:
Live Concerts are Back as Embassy Series Thanks Patrons for Support
In its 27-year history, the Embassy Series has hosted over 600 concerts at nearly 80 partner embassies, and at the University Club of Washington. This gives host countries a chance to showcase their music and culture in the United States; audience members are invited to dine and interact with featured artists following their performances.
Until the pandemic shut its operations in March 2020, the Embassy Series held an average of 25 concerts annually. Like many other organizations, it moved online, salvaging what it could of the year’s events into a virtual format, including a livestreamed piano concert through the Polish Embassy.
To the Series delight, many patrons increased their donations, even when the nonprofit couldn’t host live concerts. The contributions helped fund the group’s first in-person event since the pandemic: an outdoor concert at the Czech Embassy by a string quartet performing the works of Mozart and Dvořák that was held on September 29th.
Global ‘Changemakers’ Mark 75th Anniversary of Fulbright Program
A veritable who’s who of American and foreign diplomats, public servants, educators, scientists, musicians and artists came together Nov. 30 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Program, one of the world’s most widely recognized and prestigious scholarships.
The 90-minute event, broadcast live from Washington’s Kennedy Center, reached thousands of viewers around the world, including many of the 160 countries where the Fulbright Program operates. Funded by US taxpayers—with additional support from corporations, foundations and partner nations—Fulbright is the US government’s flagship international academic exchange program, providing around 8,000 grants annually.
EVENT:
1000 Hues, Abstracting Argentine Landscapes
Sponsored by the Embassy of Argentina & Iberoamerica Cultura DC
The pieces in this exhibit are based on photographs taken by artist Hernán Murno during his frequent trips to Argentina. It comprises abstractions of rural and urban landscapes from different parts of the country. They’re painted on paper, canvas and wood panels, and, as the artist puts it, “are not meant to be exact photographic representations; I don’t even paint what my eyes have seen.” The paintings “reflect what the colors, the rocky formations, the mountains, impress upon me.” Painted sometimes geometrically, others more organic, the pieces emphasize, colors, textures, shapes, and reflections of the subjects at hand. The show runs through the end of January 2022.
