This is cultural diplomacy in action. Yesterday in Washington D.C., For Freedoms celebrated the opening of "A More Perfect Union: American Artists and The Currents of Our Time" at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The exhibition celebrates the 60th anniversary of artinembassies, and features our Four Freedoms photographs created by hankwillisthomas emilyshur ericgottesman wyattgallery. As part of #DemocracyDay, artists hankwillisthomas sanfordbiggers debkass debwillisphoto participated in a discussion on the ways that art informs and shapes democracy. The Democracy Collection exhibition, which also features the works of artists paulacrownart jeffrune marie_watt_studio jennyholzerstudio tomashi_ashi chrisunkim carriemaeweems yuwenwuart and more, is on view at amhistorymuseum through October 1.