Toni Kersey’s Quilt Chosen for Art in Embassies Program

Toni Kersey’s (ACG ‘12, ‘07) quilt Dancing in the River of Yemenya will hang at the US embassy in Chad until 2019. Her quilt was selected by curator Camille Benton and the US ambassador to Chad for the Art in Embassies program. For five decades, Art in Embassies has played a leading role in U.S. public diplomacy through a focused mission of vital cross-cultural dialogue and understanding through the visual arts and dynamic artist exchange.

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