What is ICAP?
The International Committee of Artists for Peace (ICAP) is an organization of passionately committed individuals using the creative power of the arts to bring about a peaceful society. Collaborating with individuals and organizations that share its mission for peace, ICAP employs dialogue and the full creative power of the arts to instill the ideals of humanism and nonviolence in today's youth. Since 2002, ICAP has sponsored concerts, exhibits and dialogues in support of the United Nations Declaration and Program of Action on a Culture of Peace.

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May 2009 – ICAP artists Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik visit Japan. While in Tokyo to make final preparations for the May 2 opening of their hit Broadway musical, Spring Awakenings, ICAP artists Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik took time from their whirlwind schedule to encourage local performers.  Continued ... Read More

April 2009. ICAP takes part in the 61st Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Eleanor Roosevelt wrote more than half a century ago, after an inspiring appearance at the CWA. "I got back from my trip to Boulder, Co., in the very early hours yesterday after a most interesting and invigorating few days. Every year the University of Colorado puts on a week featuring excellent speakers and discussion panels covering all possible phases of foreign affairs and particularly featuring the United Nations.”  Read More

March 2009. Orlando Bloom, UNICEF Ambassador joins youthful artists in benefit concert.Orlando Bloom, actor and UNICEF Ambassador took part in a “Tap with a Beat” benefit concert in Southern California on March 21. The event — which ICAP and Soka Gakkai International-USA cosponsored with UNICEF — was held to raise awareness of World Water Week (March 22–28) and the Los Angeles Tap Project. Read More

March 2009. Humanitarian Gustavo Dudamel makes landmark debut as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In a discussion with ICAP member Marcus Dunleavy, Dudamel, one of world’s most sought-after conductors, shares how he developed both his artistry and his humanitarian spirit over his many years’ involvement with El Sistema, a national Venezuelan organization of some 125 youth orchestras. Read More

March 2009. Bay Area Welcomes “Artists As Peacemakers”. A Northern California showing of "Artists as Peacemakers" inspires hundreds of visitors to the SGI-USA San Francisco Community Center and to the Academy of Art University. Read More

January 2009. Artists and Community Join in Spirit of Aloha. On January 17, an ICAP Aloha Peace Concert was held in Honolulu, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the youth-sponsored "Victory Over Violence" peace education project and the 34th anniversary of the founding of the Soka Gakkai International, a worldwide movement promoting peace, culture and education. Read More

January 2009. Musician/author Andrew D. Gordon has been mentoring young musicians in Tbilisi, Georgia, by providing them with music books and charts to his music. On October 19, these youth gave a performance sponsored by the YMCA of Georgia featuring Andrew's music and a composition by Herbie Hancock, at The Muse, one of this Eastern European capital’s finest concert halls. It was shown on TV throughout Georgia. Read More

November 2008. Missouri Artists Making a Difference in Their Community. ICAP artists in the State of Missouri are reaching out to their local communities through various activities including, most recently, a series of performances in the city of Crystal City, Mo., showcasing international music and dance. Read More

October 2008. American Victory Orchestra presents Daniel Pearl World Music Days concert, co-sponsored by ICAP. Read More

September 2008. The “Artists as Peacemakers” exhibit was one of the many notable highlights at the 2008 “Arts in the Heart” festival and was presented by the Augusta Chapter of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist organization. Read More

July 2008. Quincy Jones honored by ICAP for his Outstanding Work for Humanity

“Artists As Mentors,” a new exhibition produced by ICAP—the International Committee of Artists for Peace—has just concluded its debut at the world-renowned Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland. The exhibit highlights examples of various artists, among countless thousands, who have led and continue to lead the way for the benefit of others. For visitors, the exhibition theme poses such vital questions as: “Are there people who have helped you whom you want to thank? Are there people to whom you need to reach out a hand?” Read More