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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
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...
Beauford Delaney: Vision, Identity, and Legacy
Katrina Stack is the Graduate Research Assistant for the Beauford Delaney Papers at the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK). For the UTK Department of Geography and Sustainability's 2025 GeoSym conference, she has organized a session entitled "Placing Beauford...
Eleven-Year-Old Aaradhya: A Visionary Artist at Art Capital Paris
The Eye of NatureAcrylic on canvasNovember 2024 Aaradhya Sunder, an 11-year-old Indian artist based in Singapore, is set to make history as one of the youngest participant in the 340-year legacy of the Art Capital Paris 2025. Her inclusion in the historic Salon des...