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Shuri Castle, a World Heritage Site on Okinawa, transports visitors back to the Ryukyu Kingdom era.
When Shuri Castle—a historical Ryukyu Kingdom jewel believed to have been constructed in the late 14th century—was destroyed during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, islanders could hardly have envisioned its…
Despite a bus crushing her leg and 18 subsequent surgeries, Amy Jordan and her Victory Dance Project are ‘Making the Impossible Possible with the Power of Movement.’
Amy Jordan started ballet class at age 5. A very athletic child, she loved performing and, influenced by Baryshnikov, she underwent classical training. Amy also loved musical theater to the…
‘Love isn’t love unless you give it away. Aloha is not Aloha until you give it away, and peace is never peace unless you share it.’
“Love isn’t love unless you give it away. Aloha is not Aloha until you give it away, and peace is never peace unless you share it.” With this powerful statement…
Karine Plantadit, Tony-nominated dancer, takes time to encourage students.
ICAP artist Karine Plantadit was nominated for a Tony Award in the Best Featured Actress in a Musical category for her work in Come Fly Away. Her fellow nominees were…
Carlos Santana’s Mega Nova marks a great new era in ICAP’s mission — the collaboration between peace and the arts
Los Angeles — The jazz rhythms of Mega Nova stampeded out from the Hollywood Bowl band shell on the pleasantly cool evening of Wednesday, Aug. 24. Carlos Santana’s latest project…
Rock art of Alta in Northern Norway, a World Heritage Site, inspires visitors even thousands years later
Alta, Norway — Although modes of communication have changed considerably over the millennia, the use of simple illustration continues in pretty much the same form it has since around the…
Madonna’s spontaneous Paris performance provides worldwide inspiration.
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How Toscanini Fought Hitler’s Persecution of the Jews
The United Nations hosted an event that featured a lecture entitled “A Conductor Stands Up for Justice: How Toscanini Fought Hitler’s Persecution of the Jews” presented by the conductor, Cesare…
Why Do We Come to Hiroshima?
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Barack Obama, the first sitting U.S. President to visit Hiroshima, called for a “world without nuclear weapons” and offered respects to the victims of the world’s first deployed…
The 5th International Jazz Day 2016 Launches From White House Lawn
[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”9upB10NUgJ8&rel=true” width=”640″ height=”480″ anchor=”https://icapeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/jazzday-vid-still-e1475876356761.jpg”] See the video of the Jazz Day performance. The sounds of International Jazz Day 2016 blared from nearly every continent on April 30. The annual…
“To the Next Generation of Artists” by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter
The website Nest HQ recently asked ICAP co-presidents Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter for their advice to younger artists in light of various prominent global challenges. The two responded with…
iChoose program introduced at Fourth Latte Peace Festival
At the fourth Latte Peace Festival, International Committee of Artists for Peace representative Carol Clayton introduced the audience to ICAP, one of the sponsors of the Festival. ICAP’s mission is…
“Friends for Peace” Elementary School Art Poster Contest
Back by popular demand, the 2016 Elementary School Art Poster Contest, “Friends for Peace,” organized by ICAP in conjunction with the 4th annual Latte Peace Festival. This vital yearly event…
Guam Hosts Fourth Latte Peace Festival
This year, 2016, marks the 71st anniversary of the end of World War II. During that global conflict, the Chamorro people — indigenous peoples of the Mariana islands — suffered…
Big Island’s World Peace Festival Celebrates Cultural Diversity and Spirit of Aloha
Promoting the “spirit of Aloha” and “cultural diversity for the creation of a peaceful world,” the citizens of the Big Island of Hawaii came together for the 6th Annual Hilo…
Thorium, NOT Uranium NOR Plutonium
Herbie Hancock, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and co-president of the International Committee of Artists for Peace, was a key speaker at the 70-year Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Remembrance Concert at…
iChoose returns to Chicago’s Prosser Academy
iChoose, ICAP’s innovative youth-empowerment mini-musical made an encore appearance via video, with showings at Prosser Career Academy. Prosser, located on Chicago’s west side, presented the two iChoose showings during school’s…
‘Artists as Peacemakers’ Exhibit Welcomes Montreux Jazz Festival Concertgoers
ICAP presented the latest iteration of its exhibition “Artists as Peacemakers” at Stravinski Auditorium, a major venue at the 49th Montreux Jazz Festival. On display July 3–18, this year’s version…
Pittsburgh’s Point Park University welcomes “Artists as Peacemakers.”
“Artists as Peacemakers” — ICAP’s exhibition that highlights its core value, establishing a peaceful world through the power of the arts — https://icapeace.org/icap/exhibits/ArtistsAsPeacemakers-Web-Dec07.pdf was hosted on the campus of Point…
UNESCO Celebrates 4th-annual International Jazz Day
“In essence, jazz is a music of peace, and this has never been so important, to fight against new forms of hatred, racism and discrimination and to strengthen humanity as…
Chicago Commission on Human Relations introduces iChoose to Chicago Military Academy
Jennifer Scott, Human Relations Specialist from the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations was recently instrumental in introducing ICAP’s iChoose program to the Chicago Military Academy. The Commission is…
Guam Children express “My Dream of Peace Is . . .” in a moving intro to “Artists as Peacemakers” Opening
The masterpieces of elementary school students provided one of the major highlights as Guam welcomed ICAP’s “Artists as Peacemakers” exhibition, January 15–18. The office of Louise Rivera — mayor of Guam’s Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon…
U.S. Navy’s elite ‘Liberty Call’ Headlines International Artists for Peace Concert in Chicago
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson long ago named them “America’s Band,” and, providing service through music, the Navy Band Great Lakes performs more than 500 times each year throughout a nine-state…