What is ICAP?
The International Committee of Artists for Peace (ICAP) is an organization of passionately committed individuals using the creative power of the arts to bring about a peaceful society. Collaborating with individuals and organizations that share its mission for peace, ICAP employs dialogue and the full creative power of the arts to instill the ideals of humanism and nonviolence in today's youth. Since 2002, ICAP has sponsored concerts, exhibits and dialogues in support of the United Nations Declaration and Program of Action on a Culture of Peace.

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October 2008. Musician/author Andrew D. Gordon has been mentoring young musicians in Tbilisi, Georgia, by providing them with music books and charts to his music. On October 19, these youth gave a performance sponsored by the YMCA of Georgia featuring Andrew's music and a composition by Herbie Hancock, at The Muse, one of this Eastern European capital’s finest concert halls. It was shown on TV throughout Georgia.
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October 2008. American Victory Orchestra presents Daniel Pearl World Music Days concert co-sponsored by ICAP.
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September 2008. The “Artists as Peacemakers” exhibit was one of the many notable highlights at the 2008 “Arts in the Heart” festival and was presented by the Augusta Chapter of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist organization.
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July 2008. Quincy Jones honored by ICAP for his Outstanding Work for Humanity

“Artists As Mentors,” a new exhibition produced by ICAP—the International Committee of Artists for Peace—has just concluded its debut at the world-renowned Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.

The exhibit highlights examples of various artists, among countless thousands, who have led and continue to lead the way for benefit of others. For visitors, the exhibition theme poses such vital questions as: “Are there people who have helped you whom you want to thank? Are there people to whom you need to reach out a hand?”
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