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December 21, 2018
ECA Launches the Arts Envoy IPR Program
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs launched the Arts Envoy Intellectual Property Rights Program in December to highlight the importance of protecting intellectual property rights (IPR) of visual and performing artists.
The inaugural event was coordinated by the U.S. Embassy in Romania and featured workshops by American singer and songwriter Amanda Colleen Williams. During her three week visit to Romania, she met with university and law students, high schools, and artist rights organizations to creatively educate these audiences on intellectual property rights and how they impact the lives of artists. “We developed a unique approach to IP education as part of our Songpreneurs curriculum, which gives people a different perspective on why it is important to respect intellectual property rights for software, music, movies and other art forms,” said Williams. Read on >>
Amanda Colleen Williams is a 3 times past & present alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs.
Dear Amanda,
I want to send a short note to thank you for your incredible efforts over the past two years to help the State Department design and launch a special Arts Envoy program on intellectual property rights. This first-of-its-kind initiative leverages the power of American artists like yourself to bring awareness to the importance of artists’ rights in critical global markets and to influence and inform policy makers and other key contacts. It was one of the highlights of my time as director of the Cultural Programs Division and a fantastic example of cultural diplomacy in action.
Very best,
Jay Raman (former director, Cultural Programs Division, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State)
Jay Raman
former director, Cultural Programs Division, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
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People Magazine
September 18, 2019
Trisha Yearwood Hosts Luncheon for Breast Cancer Survivors at Her Nashville Home
“These ladies were thanking me for having them at my house for a meal,” Yearwood told People. “But really, I just wanted to thank them for sharing their lives with me for just a little bit, and allowing me to be a part of their journey in a small way.”
Billboard Magazine
November 4, 2015
Trisha Yearwood Hosts ‘Prizefighter’ Luncheon for Women Affected by Cancer
Somewhere between collecting ASCAP's Voice of Music Award on Monday and attending the CMA Awards Wednesday (Nov. 4), Trisha Yearwood found time to host a very special luncheon at her Nashville home…​
by: Deborah Evans Price
“Everybody was in a little different moment from women who have been survivors for many years to [songwriter] Amanda Williams, who is in the middle of it,” Yearwood told Billboard. “It was an empowering lunch to me. Everybody at the table felt like we’re all in this together. Read On >>
Rolling Stone Magazine
March 30, 2020
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood to Perform Live CBS Concert
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will perform a live concert from their home recording studio on CBS on April 1st. Titled Garth & Trisha: Live By Request!, the intimate performance will include requests from fans.
The inspiration for the performance came from a live show that Brooks performed from his studio last week, which attracted millions of viewers ... Read On >>
Fans will be able to submit requests to the couple ahead of the concert
by: Emily Zemler
Variety
March 29, 2020
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Sign On For Impromptu Live CBS Special
by: Chris Willman
In an announcement, CBS said that the idea for the special came from hearing that 5.2 million viewers had watched Brooks and Yearwood perform a “casual, at-home concert” Monday night on the Facebook Live show, as it aired live or in the time that Brooks left it up for viewing afterward. Read on >>
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Perform "She's Tired of Boys" words and music by Amanda Colleen Williams & Garth Brooks for over one million viewers during CBS Live Concert April 1, 2020
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