Special Report: Culturefix: Advancing Inclusive Democracy and Diplomacy through Arts and Culture

From podcasts with artists to world-class traveling art exhibitions, artist exchanges, dance diplomacy, culinary diplomacy, sports diplomacy and beyond, Meridian gives arts and culture prominence on the world stage.

The 3rd Annual Culturefix Conversations took place on June 2, 2023, with leading artists and cultural leaders discussing how arts and culture helps us build more inclusive democracies, protect cultural heritage in conflict countries, and understand, humanize, and respect one another at a time when it is needed most.  Art is indeed the best expression for democracy.  It can help build community, respect, and a more equitably peaceful, just, and prosperous world.    

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Our Culturefix: Advancing Inclusive Democracy and Diplomacy through Arts and Culture report details the takeaways from a multitude of Meridian's programming in this space. Inside the pages of the report, you’ll find:

• Cultural Diplomacy is an Essential U.S. Strategy by The Honorable Fred P. Hochberg, Chair, Meridian International Center's Board of Trustees
• Why the U.S. Return to UNESCO Matters for Global Competitivness by By Ambassador Stuart Holliday, Chief Executive Officer, Meridian International Center and Deborah Lehr, Chief
  Executive Officer of Edelman Global Advisory
• Dive Deep: Watch the Culturefix Sessions On-Demand
• 50 Years of Hip-Hop. 50 Countries with Global Hip-Hop Diplomacy by Terry K. Harvey, Vice President, Center for Cultural Diplomacy, Meridian International Center