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The arts stimulate imagination. As former Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan stated, “They have a wonderful universality.” They are an essential part of our humanity and they need to be recognized as such.
Through our Arts SFA, WIF encourages an expansive and reflective look at various cultures through visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography…), culinary arts (planning, preparation, and presentation of meals), and performing arts (dance, theater, spoken word…).
We recognize that these and other forms of art and culture not only advance our capacity for compassion and empathy, but also engender a measurable positive influence on education, the economies of the world, and the health and well being of our global society.
We focus on the provision of opportunities for:
- Students of the visual, culinary, and performing arts to study abroad
- Fine arts, art history, and other scholars to study the life and work of artist Beauford Delaney
- Persons around the world to be inspired through Delaney’s life and work to build and strengthen communities locally to globally
You can create tangible, positive change in people’s lives
The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.
~ President Barack Obama
Recent Projects
Alana Manga, Inaugural Dean of Student Success at Paris College of Art
Alana MangaInaugural Dean of Student Success Paris College of ArtIn April 2024, WIF had the pleasure of working with the Paris College of Art (PCA) to introduce U.S. high school students from the Going Global with Barbara International Youth Leadership Program to the...
Welcome to our Autumn 2025 intern!
WIF is pleased to welcome its Autumn 2025 intern! Camryn James is a junior at the University of Arizona, pursuing a major in Cyber Operations with a minor in Hip Hop. He was born and raised in Chicago, a city that fuels both his drive for innovation and his passion...
Paris Places and Spaces
Dans la ville (In the City) panel discussionL to R: Amadou Gaye, Laurence Choko,Christiane Falgayrettes Leveau,Kévi Donat (moderator), and Monique Y. WellsA groundbreaking exhibition opened at the Centre Pompidou museum in Paris, France on March 19, 2025. It is called...