INTERNATIONAL ARTS & ARTISTS INC

EXHIBITIONS: INTERNATIONAL ARTS AND ARTISTS (IA&A) EXHIBITIONS PROMOTES INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING BY ORGANIZING AND TOURING 100+ ART EXHIBITIONS, PRESENTED OVER 800 TIMES IN 500+ MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. IA&A EXHIBITIONS SHOWCASE A DIVERSITY OF ARTISTS, GENRES, TIME PERIODS, MEDIA, AND TOPICS. IA&A HAS COLLABORATED WITH INSTITUTIONS IN ALL 50 US STATES AND MOST CANADIAN PROVINCES, AS WELL AS WITH INSTITUTIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE THE ARTS ACCESSIBLE TO THE BROADEST SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION. IA&A ALSO MAINTAINS AND CIRCULATES THE 370+ WORKS OF THE HECHINGER "TOOLS AS ART" COLLECTION AS A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW MUSEUM COLLECTIONS CAN BE ACTIVELY ACCESSIBLE AND USED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. IA&A ALSO PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES ATTENDANT CATALOGS AND SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR ITS PROGRAMS, ITS TOURING EXHIBITIONS, AND FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

CEP PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:IA&A'S CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (CEP) PROMOTES BRIDGE USA'S EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM THROUGH J-1 VISA SPONSORSHIP. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, CEP PROVIDES EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES AND VISA ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS, PROFESSIONALS, ARTISTS, AND RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD PARTICIPATING IN ART PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES. CEP HAS WORKED WITH OVER 800 MUSEUMS, DESIGN FIRMS, ART GALLERIES, FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIOS, THEATERS, PERFORMANCE ARTS, AND OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE, A PROGRAM OF CEP, CHAMPIONS INTERNATIONAL WORK BETWEEN AMERICAN ARTS INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR COUNTERPARTS ABROAD BY CREATING A FORUM FOR DISCUSSION AND DISCOVERY AMONG LEADERS IN THE ARTISTIC, ACADEMIC, DIPLOMATIC, AND POLICY COMMUNITIES.