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The '''Birmingham Festival of Arts''' (originally to be called the '''Festival of Contemporary Music'''. Changed in [[1998]] to '''Birmingham International Festival''', and again in [[2006]] to the '''Birmingham International Center Spotlight''') is an annual cultural festival honoring a different foreign country each spring. It was founded in [[1951]] by the Women's Committee of the [[Birmingham Symphony Orchestra]] and the [[Birmingham Art Association]]. Numerous area arts and cultural organizations participate with performances, cooking demonstrations, craft fairs, trade fairs, parades, children's activities, art exhibits, lectures, and exchanges of goodwill marking different years' events.
The '''Birmingham Festival of Arts''' (originally to be called the '''Festival of Contemporary Music'''. Changed in [[1998]] to '''Birmingham International Festival''', and again in [[2006]] to the '''Birmingham International Center Spotlight''') is an annual cultural festival honoring a different foreign country each spring. It was founded in [[1951]] by the Women's Committee of the [[Birmingham Symphony Orchestra]] and the [[Birmingham Art Association]]. Numerous area arts and cultural organizations participate with performances, cooking demonstrations, craft fairs, trade fairs, parades, children's activities, art exhibits, lectures, and exchanges of goodwill marking different years' events.


The '''Birmingham Festival of Arts Association''' has evolved into the [[Birmingham International Center]] with year-round cultural education and exchange opportunities.
Until [[1995]] the Festival of Arts enjoyed a privileged position with regard to city funding. Their request that year for $65,000 from the [[Birmingham City Council]] met objections from the [[Birmingham Regional Arts Commission]] which had been tasked with coordinating public funding for arts groups and had approved just under $23,000 under its formula.
 
The '''Birmingham Festival of Arts Association''' has evolved into the more business-oriented [[Birmingham International Center]]. The center promotes international trade and development, in part by organizing year-round cultural education and exchange opportunities.


==List of festivals==
==List of festivals==
* [[1951]]:
[[Image:Festival of Arts postcard.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Interior of Boutwell Auditorium during the [[1964 Salute to Scandinavia]]]]
* [[1952]]:
* [[1951]]: [[1951 Festival of Contemporary Music|Festival of Contemporary Music]]
* [[1953]]:
* [[1952]]: [[1952 Festival of Contemporary Music and Painting|Festival of Contemporary Music and Painting]]
* [[1954]]:
* [[1953]]: [[1953 Festival of the Seven Arts|Festival of the Seven Arts]]
* [[1955]]:
* [[1954]]: [[1954 Alabama's Heritage festival|Alabama's Heritage]]
* [[1956]]:
* [[1955]]: [[1955 Alabama's Heritage: France and Spain in Alabama festival|Alabama's Heritage: France and Spain in Alabama]]
* [[1957]]:
* [[1956]]: [[1956 Land of Cotton festival|Land of Cotton]]
* [[1957]]: [[1957 England and Alabama festival|England and Alabama]]
* [[1958]]: [[1958 Salute to Italy|Salute to Italy]]
* [[1958]]: [[1958 Salute to Italy|Salute to Italy]]
* [[1959]]:
* [[1959]]: [[1959 America in the New World festival|America in the New World]]
* [[1960]]:
* [[1960]]: [[1960 Pan America festival|Pan America]]
* [[1961]]:
* [[1961]]: [[1961 Salute to the South|Salute to the South]]
* [[1962]]:
* [[1962]]: [[1962 Arts Around Us festival|Arts Around Us]]
* [[1963]]:
* [[1963]]: [[1963 Arts Around Us festival|Arts Around Us]]
* [[1964]]:
* [[1964]]: [[1964 Salute to Scandinavia|Salute to Scandinavia]]
* [[1965]]:
* [[1965]]: [[1965 Salute to Mexico|Salute to Mexico]]
* [[1966]]:
* [[1966]]: [[1966 Salute to the Netherlands|Salute to the Netherlands]]
* [[1967]]: Salute to Japan. Attended by Japanese ambassador to the United States and the dedication of the [[Japanese Gardens]] at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]]
* [[1967]]: [[1967 Salute to Japan|Salute to Japan]]
* [[1968]]:
* [[1968]]: [[1968 Salute to Greece|Salute to Greece]]
* [[1969]]:
* [[1969]]: [[1969 Salute to Italy|Salute to Italy]]
* [[1970]]:
* [[1970]]: [[1970 Salute to Great Britain|Salute to Great Britain]]
* [[1971]]:
* [[1971]]: [[1971 Salute to Spain|Salute to Spain]]
* [[1972]]:
* [[1972]]: [[1972 Salute to the United States|Salute to the United States]]
* [[1973]]: Salute to France
* [[1973]]: [[1973 Salute to France|Salute to France]]
* [[1974]]:
* [[1974]]: [[1974 Salute to the Federal Republic of Germany|Salute to the Federal Republic of Germany]]
* [[1975]]: Salute to Brazil
* [[1975]]: [[1975 Salute to Brazil|Salute to Brazil]]
* [[1976]]:
* [[1976]]: [[1976 Salute to Greece - Bicentennial|Salute to Greece - Bicentennial]]
* [[1977]]:
* [[1977]]: [[1977 Salute to Austria|Salute to Austria]]
* [[1978]]: Salute to Belgium
* [[1978]]: [[1978 Salute to Belgium|Salute to Belgium]]
* [[1979]]: Salute to Canada
* [[1979]]: [[1979 Salute to Canada|Salute to Canada]]
* [[1980]]:
* [[1980]]: [[1980 Salute to Ireland|Salute to Ireland]]
* [[1981]]: Salute to Mexico
* [[1981]]: [[1981 Salute to Mexico|Salute to Mexico]]
* [[1982]]: Salute to Japan
* [[1982]]: [[1982 Salute to Japan|Salute to Japan]]
* [[1983]]: Salute to India
* [[1983]]: [[1983 Salute to India|Salute to India]]
* [[1984]]:
* [[1984]]: [[1984 Salute to Nigeria|Salute to Nigeria]]
* [[1985]]: Salute to Israel
* [[1985]]: [[1985 Salute to Israel|Salute to Israel]]
* [[1986]]:
* [[1986]]: [[1986 Salute to Sweden|Salute to Sweden]]
* [[1987]]:
* [[1987]]: [[1987 Salute to the People's Republic of China|Salute to the People's Republic of China]]
* [[1988]]:  
* [[1988]]: [[1988 Salute to Egypt|Salute to Egypt]]
* [[1989]]: Salute to France. Recognized by the French government as an official bicentennial event.
* [[1989]]: [[1989 Salute to France|Salute to France]]
* [[1990]]: Salute to Australia. Attended by Michael John Cook, Ambassador to Australia. [[Jon Coffelt]] was selected to make ceramic bowls with aboriginal symbolism as favors for guests at the gala saluting the ambassador and his wife.
* [[1990]]: [[1990 Salute to Australia|Salute to Australia]]
* [[1991]]: [[Salute to the United Kingdom]]. An "Expo '91" inside the [[BJCC]] from May 2-5 was the centerpiece of the festival, which ran from April 1 to May 22.
* [[1991]]: [[1991 Salute to the United Kingdom|Salute to the United Kingdom]].
* [[1992]]: Salute to Spain. Coincided with the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona and the 500th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in Hispaniola
* [[1992]]: [[1992 Salute to Spain|Salute to Spain]]
* [[1993]]: Salute to Switzerland
* [[1993]]: [[1993 Salute to Switzerland|Salute to Switzerland]]
* [[1994]]: Salute to Italy
* [[1994]]: [[1994 Salute to Italy|Salute to Italy]]
* [[1995]]: Salute to Holland
* [[1995]]: [[1995 Salute to Holland|Salute to Holland]]
* [[1996]]: Salute to Korea
* [[1996]]: [[1996 Salute to the Republic of Korea|Salute to the Republic of Korea]]
* [[1997]]: Salute to Germany
* [[1997]]: [[1997 Salute to Germany|Salute to Germany]]
* [[1998]]: Salute to Brazil
* [[1998]]: [[1998 Salute to Brazil|Salute to Brazil]]
* [[1999]]: Salute to Morocco
* [[1999]]: [[1999 Salute to Morocco|Salute to Morocco]]
* [[2000]]: Salute to American Indians
* [[2000]]: [[2000 Salute to Native Americans|Salute to Native Americans]]
* [[2001]]: Salute to Hungary
* [[2001]]: [[2001 Salute to Hungary|Salute to Hungary]]
* [[2002]]: Salute to South Africa
* [[2002]]: [[2002 Salute to South Africa|Salute to South Africa]]
* [[2003]]: Salute to Canada
* [[2003]]: [[2003 Salute to Canada|Salute to Canada]]
* [[2004]]: Salute to the international community in Alabama
* [[2004]]: [[2004 Salute to the international community in Alabama|Salute to the international community in Alabama]]
* [[2005]]: Salute to Mexico
* [[2005]]: [[2005 Salute to Mexico|Salute to Mexico]]
* [[2006]]: Salute to Japan
* [[2006]]: [[2006 Salute to Japan|Salute to Japan]]
* [[2007]]: [[Spotlight on the Czech Republic]]
* [[2007]]: [[2007 Spotlight on the Czech Republic|Spotlight on the Czech Republic]]
* [[2008]]: [[Spotlight on Israel and Jordan]]
* [[2008]]: [[2008 Spotlight on Israel and Jordan|Spotlight on Israel and Jordan]]
* [[2009]]-[[2010|10]]: [[2009 Spotlight on Ireland|Spotlight on Ireland]]
* [[2010]]-[[2011|11]]: [[2010 Spotlight on Turkey|Spotlight on Turkey]]
* [[2011]]-[[2012|12]]: [[2011 Spotlight on India|Spotlight on India]]
* [[2012]]-[[2013|13]]: [[2012 Spotlight on Poland|Spotlight on Poland]]
* [[2013]]-[[2014|14]]: [[2013 Spotlight on Colombia|Spotlight on Colombia]]
* [[2014]]-[[2015|15]]: [[2014 Spotlight on China|Spotlight on China]]
 
==References==
* Kaimann, Frederick (September 12, 1995) "Festival of Arts comes up short of request." {{BN}}
* Birmingham International Festival (2000) ''50 Years: Birmingham International Festival''. Birmingham: Birmingham International Festival
* Stein, Kelsey (October 30, 2014) "[http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/10/stay_in_birmingham_travel_the.htm Throwback Thursday: Stay in Birmingham while traveling the world with annual Festival of Arts]" {{BN}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.bifsalutes.org/?PageID=6169&IsNav=true Birmingham International Center Spotlight] website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180914193058/http://www.tic-al.org/ Birmingham International Center] website - archive of the [http://www.bic-al.org/ original]


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Latest revision as of 16:19, 15 June 2023

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The Birmingham Festival of Arts (originally to be called the Festival of Contemporary Music. Changed in 1998 to Birmingham International Festival, and again in 2006 to the Birmingham International Center Spotlight) is an annual cultural festival honoring a different foreign country each spring. It was founded in 1951 by the Women's Committee of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Birmingham Art Association. Numerous area arts and cultural organizations participate with performances, cooking demonstrations, craft fairs, trade fairs, parades, children's activities, art exhibits, lectures, and exchanges of goodwill marking different years' events.

Until 1995 the Festival of Arts enjoyed a privileged position with regard to city funding. Their request that year for $65,000 from the Birmingham City Council met objections from the Birmingham Regional Arts Commission which had been tasked with coordinating public funding for arts groups and had approved just under $23,000 under its formula.

The Birmingham Festival of Arts Association has evolved into the more business-oriented Birmingham International Center. The center promotes international trade and development, in part by organizing year-round cultural education and exchange opportunities.

List of festivals

Interior of Boutwell Auditorium during the 1964 Salute to Scandinavia

References

External links

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