Cultural Exchange

AT MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WE BELIEVE WE ARE STRONGER AT HOME AT HOME WHEN GLOBALLY ENGAGED. OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE WORLD TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO SHARED GLOBAL CHALLENGES.

THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE CENTRE POMPIDOU IS TO ACQUIRE AND TO ENCOURAGE GIFTS OF ART AND DESIGN OF THE AMERICAS FOR GIFT OR LOAN TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF THE CENTRE POMPIDOU MUSEE NATIONAL D'ART MODERNE (CENTRE POMPIDOU MUSEUM).

THE AMERICAN AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION'S PURPOSE IS TO BROADEN, STRENGTHEN AND ENCOURAGE TIES BETWEEN THE US AND AUSTRALIA WITH ACTIVE PROGRAMS OF CORPORATE, EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

ART OMI BELIEVES THAT EXPOSURE TO INTERNATIONALLY DIVERSE CREATIVE VOICES FOSTERS ACCEPTANCE AND RESPECT, RAISES AWARENESS, INSPIRES INNOVATION, AND IGNITES CHANGE. BY FORMING COMMUNITY WITH CREATIVE EXPRESSION AS ITS COMMON DENOMINATOR, ART OMI CREATES A SANCTUARY FOR THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC TO AFFIRM THE TRANSFORMATIVE QUALITY OF ART. ART OMI IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ARTS CENTER WITH A 120-ACRE SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE PARK AND GALLERY, RESIDENCY PROGRAMS FOR INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTS, ARTISTS, DANCERS, MUSICIANS, TRANSLATORS, AND WRITERS, AND A THRIVING ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

Coordinating Tamil (Sangams) Associations of North America for social and cultural development.

CEC ARTSLINK PROMOTES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH COLLABORATIVE, INNOVATIVE ARTS PROJECTS FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT. WE SUPPORT AND PRODUCE PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE THE EXCHANGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTISTS AND CULTURAL MANAGERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. AS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, WE BELIEVE THAT THE ARTS ARE A SOCIETY'S MOST DELIBERATE AND COMPLEX MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AND THAT THE WORK OF ARTISTS AND ARTS ADMINISTRATORS CAN HELP NATIONS OVERCOME LONG HISTORIES OF RECIPROCAL DISTRUST, INSULARITY AND CONFLICT.OUR ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1962 TO ENABLE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE SOVIET UNION TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT THEIR GOVERNMENTS WOULD NOT DO - OPEN DOORS, SHARE IDEAS AND BUILD MUTUAL TRUST. OUR LASTING PARTNERSHIPS ABROAD ENABLE US TO BUILD AND BROADEN OUR INTERNATIONAL REACH, AS TODAY'S TRANSFORMED AND COMPLEX WORLD MAKES CITIZEN DIPLOMACY MORE URGENTLY NECESSARY THAN EVER.

To serve the religious, spiritual, educational, and cultural needs of the community, as well as to provide charity to the community.

Friends of the Goethe-Institut (FOGI)in Washington, DC was established

TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON TIBETAN CULTURE AND LANGUAGES.

SEEKING TO: INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE AESTHETIC AND CULTURAL VALUE OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY CHINESE PAINTING BY EXPLORING ITS CONNECTIONS TO ITS ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.

THE FLORENCE ACADAMY OF ART WAS FOUNED IN 1991 BY DANIEL GRAVES (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILS).

TO ENSURE THAT THE TREASURES OF OUR SHARED FRENCH ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE SURVIVE TO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO BUILD, DREAM AND CREATE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE MISSION.

The Apprenticeshop is a community that cultivates thinkers, makers, and doers through traditional boat building and seamanship to navigate an ever-changing world.

PROMOTE GOODWILL BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF INDIANA AND THE PEOPLE OF JAPAN.

BORDERLINKS IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION WHERE PEOPLE COLLECTIVELY LEARN, TEACH, REFLECT, SHARE RESOURCES, AND ORGANIZE FOR JUSTICE IN THE BORDERLANDS. THROUGH POPULAR EDUCATION ROOTED IN PLACE AND LIVED EXPERIENCE, BORDERLINKS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS INSPIRE AND IGNITE ACTION TO TRANSFORM UNJUST BORDER AND (IM)MIGRATION LAWS AND CONDITIONS. WE BELONG TO MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION & COLLECTIVE LIBERATION. BORDERLINKS FOLLOWS A PLACE-BASED, POPULAR EDUCATION MODEL, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY BORDER POLICIES. BORDERLINKS OFFERS DELEGATIONS (IMMERSION TRAVEL PROGRAMS) AND WORKSHOPS IN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO THAT FOCUS ON ISSUES RELATING TO MIGRATION, HISTORY, BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE, IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

THE GLOBAL SWITCHBOARD STEWARDS A DIVERSE NETWORK OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE EQUITABLE GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION. WE STRIVE TO BUILD A REGION WHERE ALL PEOPLE VALUE DIVERSITY, PRACTICE EMPATHY, AND WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A MORE JUST AND PEACEFUL WORLD.