Meridian greatly appreciates the generous support from the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program, administered by the Commission of Fine Arts, which helps make these exhibitions possible.

Ancient Threads, Newly Woven
Recent Art from China's Silk Road

major sponsorship provided by:
AnheuserBusch Foundation

with principal underwriting and international shipping provided by:
FedEx Corporation

and additional support from:
The Coca-Cola Company
Scientific-Atlanta

Exploring the Great Outdoors
Sports and Recreation in Original Illustrations from Children's Books

major sponsorship provided by:
The General Mills Foundation
The Toys "R" Us Children's Fund

with generous additional support from:
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
The Dominick Limited Partnership
The William H. Frist Family Foundation

True Colors
Meditations on the American Spirit

made possible by the generous support of:
ABB, Inc.
The Coca-Cola Company
The Dillon Fund
The Kaiser Family Fundation
King & Spalding
Col. and Mrs. Ernest Buzalski

A Breeze from the Gardens of Persia
New Art from Iran

major sponsorship provided by:
Exxon Mobil Corporation

with generous additional support from:
The Boeing Company
DaimlerChrysler AG
The Starr Foundation

A Russian Odyssey
The Art and Times of Ivan Djeneeff

custom framing donated by:
Michaels Arts and Crafts, Irving, Texas

A Carnival of Animals
Beasts, Birds and Bugs in Original Illustrations from Children's Books

made possible by the generous support of:
Discovery Communications, Inc.

Sing Me a Rainbow
An Artistic Medley from Trinidad and Tobago

made possible by the generous support of:
Amoco Energy Company of Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean Export Development Agency
Tourism and Industrial Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago (TIDCO)

Outward Bound
American Art at the Brink of the Twenty-First Century

made possible under a major grant from:
Mobil Foundation

additional support for artist exchange:
Kimsey Foundation

A Winding River
The Journey of Contemporary Art in Vietnam

made possible under a major grant from:
Mobil Corporation

additional major support came from:
The Coca-Cola Company
Kimsey Foundation

generous support was received from:
Caterpillar, Inc.
Lucent Technologies
UniTrans International, Inc.
Humanities Council of Washington, DC

Panoramas of Passage
Changing Landscapes of South Africa

was underwritten by:
The Coca-Cola Company

major sponsorship was received from:
Caltex Petroleum Corporation
Caterpillar, Inc.
Chrysler Corporation Fund
NationsBank, N.A.
Standard Bank
S.D. Warren Company

Building Bridges
Israeli and Palestinian Artists Speak

support for the exhibition was provided by:
The Middle East Institute
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel
Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal
Trans World Airlines, Inc.