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The Portal at Centre Phi was used to create artistic productions across the globe.
The Portal at Centre Phi was used to create artistic productions across the globe.

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Press Coverage

Passion Projects Documentary on Portals

What if you could talk to a stranger on the other side of the world as if you were in the same room together? Learn about the origins of Shared Studios and portals. The documentary follows middle schoolers as they step into the Richmond Portal and connect with two muralists in Mexico City. "Passion Projects" is a docuseries about turning passion into purpose and its impact on the world.

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At Woodrow Wilson Plaza, a Portal to connect with faraway strangers

Her name is Mahsa Biglow, and she is a 25-year-old Iranian graduate student in photography at the University of Tehran. They met on the Internet — but not in any of the usual ways.

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Thinking Inside the Box: DC Art Portal Lets People Meet Strangers Around the World

George Stephanopolous reports on global Portals.

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PBS Newshour coverage of Portals in Washington DC

A Portal at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza connects to Havana, Herat, and Tehran.

Television & Video

An American in D.C. A refugee in Iraq. And a powerful exhibit that let them talk face-to-face.

On a blustery Friday morning, Carolyn Rapkievian wrapped herself in a coat and gauzy scarf and walked a mile from her office to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. She climbed to the second floor, stepped into a 16-foot-long, gold-painted shipping container, and settled onto a short wooden stool. It was the day after her 60th birthday.

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Testimonials

This portal is a gift, a treasure in time that I feel will one day be incredibly impacting!

This portal is a gift, a treasure in time that I feel will one day be incredibly impacting!

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This portal is a gift, a treasure in time that I feel will one day be incredibly impacting!

This portal is a gift, a treasure in time that I feel will one day be incredibly impacting!

It amazes me just how universal hip-hop has become. Here in America it was originally created as a means to express ourselves despite the forces oppressing us. Blacks had few ways to convey their thoughts publicly so we confused creativity with passion in hopes that the words in our hearts would be felt. Today I spoke with a man on the other side of the world who said that positive hip-hop is blooming where he lives in Afghanistan. It’s inspirational to say the least. I’m honored to be able to share my voice with the world. This portal is a gift, a treasure in time that I feel will one day be incredibly impacting! Javier S

Inspiring and groundbreaking.

Inspiring and groundbreaking.

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Inspiring and groundbreaking.

Inspiring and groundbreaking.

This is an amazing experience. Really works as art but as cultural diplomacy as well. Bravo!

A terribly important art exhibit that instantly breaks down the arbitrary borders we put between countries.

A terribly important art exhibit that instantly breaks down the arbitrary borders we put between countries.

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A terribly important art exhibit that instantly breaks down the arbitrary borders we put between countries.

A terribly important art exhibit that instantly breaks down the arbitrary borders we put between countries.

A terribly important art exhibit that instantly breaks down the arbitrary borders we put between countries.

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