letter from the chairperson

It’s hard to look back over 2022 with perfect joy. The world has not been an easy place lately, and many of us have done and continue to do our part to address the woes we observe. One of the things that the Qatar America Institute for Culture—QAIC (pronounced cake) prides itself in over the past year is the cultural distraction we provide to enhance curiosity, learning, and interest in the culture and heritage of the Middle East, particularly Qatar including architecture and design, museums, filmmaking, new visual arts, and the culinary arts.

These subjects are just a few of what we have offered this past year as our audiences have embraced new knowledge and participated in programs both virtually and by their physical presence at our historic headquarters near Dupont Circle. These programs also look at issues in society, seeking to expand the lives of those who engage with us, and those who hope to discover and find new pathways.

As we continue to build our audience and our friends through membership and events, we hope to see you often and we hope you will explore the exchanges we have facilitated in the last year that have broadened the perspectives of our IMPART artists, and all those who have participated in our exchange programs. Stand with us and join us in increasing awareness of the positive, and the diversity of our message through engagement.

Peggy Loar Chairperson Board of Directors