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U.S. State Dept's International Medal of Arts awarded to Imran Qureshi (Siena Art Institute 2016 Fall Project Fellow)

We're very proud to share the news that Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi, 2016 Fall Project Fellow at the Siena Art Institute, will receive the International Medal of Arts from the U.S. Department of State January 12th 2017 in Washington, D.C. Six artists were selected for this award: Nick Cave, Jenny Holzer, Wolf Kahn, Pat Steir, Rachel Whiteread, and Imran Qureshi. On January 11, in conjunction with the ceremony, Nick Cave, Imran Qureshi, and Pat Steir will be featured in a panel discussion at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Smithsonian’s museum of modern and contemporary art.

For more information: 

http://art.state.gov/newsdetail.aspx?perm=10552

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2016/12/265768.htm

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