Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Open now at the Irene and Richard Frary Gallery, “Artistic Generosity and the American Artist Abroad” presents works from the collection of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) and explores art’s role in shaping society in the U.S. and abroad.
Sam Gilliam, Ellsworth Kelly, Martin Puryear, Carrie Mae Weems, Frank Stella, Don Gummer, and other leading artists who have played a vital role in our nation’s cultural diplomacy efforts are among the artists represented in the latest Frary Gallery exhibition.
“At a moment when the United States marks its 250th anniversary and Johns Hopkins University celebrates its sesquicentennial, the FAPE show underscores the importance of cultural diplomacy as an essential tool and calls out the critical role that art and artists play in advancing a dynamic, democratic, and open society,” said Cybele Bjorklund, executive director of the Hopkins Bloomberg Center.
📆 On view April 7–June 13
@JHUBloombergCtr in Washington, D.C.
🎟️ Plan your free visit: https://washingtondc.jhu.edu/arts-culture/irene-and-richard-frary-gallery/plan-your-frary-gallery-visit/
Open now at the Irene and Richard Frary Gallery, “Artistic Generosity and the American Artist Abroad” presents works from the collection of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) and explores art’s role in shaping society in the U.S. and abroad.
Sam Gilliam, Ellsworth Kelly, Martin Puryear, Carrie Mae Weems, Frank Stella, Don Gummer, and other leading artists who have played a vital role in our nation’s cultural diplomacy efforts are among the artists represented in the latest Frary Gallery exhibition.
“At a moment when the United States marks its 250th anniversary and Johns Hopkins University celebrates its sesquicentennial, the FAPE show underscores the importance of cultural diplomacy as an essential tool and calls out the critical role that art and artists play in advancing a dynamic, democratic, and open society,” said Cybele Bjorklund, executive director of the Hopkins Bloomberg Center.
📆 On view April 7–June 13
@JHUBloombergCtr in Washington, D.C.
🎟️ Plan your free visit: https://washingtondc.jhu.edu/arts-culture/irene-and-richard-frary-gallery/plan-your-frary-gallery-visit/
