Curating Basque Culture with Anne
Have you ever heard of the Basque Country? Well, in case you haven’t – it’s an autonomous region nestled between northern Spain and southern France, bordering the Bay of Biscay. The Basques are one of the oldest ethnic groups in Europe, known for their rich cultural identity and unique language…
Alumni Spotlight: André Onofre Limírio Chaves
We love catching up with our wonderful J-1 exchange visitors and hearing about how their programs impacted their lives and careers. Today, we are excited to share our J-1 scholar, André’s, experience. André is a Doctoral student in Science and Culture in History at the Federal University of Minas Gerais,…
Alumni Spotlight: Sahil Yadav
Summer 2023 was a busy one for CEP but we are back with an alumni update! (By the way, from May to September, we had over sixty exchange visitors come to the U.S. to start their programs! Wow!) Alright, now on to the blog: today we are excited to introduce…
When Science Meets Art: Conserving Asian Paintings with Yu-Ting
Tucked away between the busy streets of Washington D.C. is the small but mighty Nishio Conservation Studio. This studio, which was been comfortably operating in their custom-made lofted space since 1995, combines aspects of traditional Japanese craftsmanship with modern Western science to provide the highest quality conservation work for their…
Alumni Spotlight: Amy Bruning
Welcome to our first alumni spotlight of 2023! We are thrilled to feature J-1 research scholar, Amy Bruning, from Scotland. Amy is a mixed media artist who currently lives in Finland where she is pursuing her Master’s degree in animation. From August 2021 until May 2022, she participated in an…
Alumni Spotlight: Rory Diamond
We are extremely excited to highlight our J-1 alum., Rory Diamond, from Canada. During his program at Sony Pictures in Los Angeles, Rory gained hands-on television writing experience in the Writers’ Room of the hit show, The Good Doctor. He also found time to experience life in California to the…