By Tiité

At the time that I'm writing this description of an Artist Ambassador to the Worldwide Peace Marker Project (WPMP) the population on planet Earth is nearing seven billion human beings. This population is distributed in various numbers throughout the 198 nations that comprise most of the land mass of our world.

From such a large number of people WPMP is inviting 198 artists to become WPMP Artist Ambassadors of the project and to collectively represent all of humanity in this effort to create the first global work of art.

This booklet is written based upon the experiences of the first ten WPMP Artist Ambassadors who have already authored the first ten points of peace in the world. Their success provides ample evidence that this work of art is doable and that we can indeed realize, collaboratively, an act of global citizenship, the first global work of art and the resulting model of world peace.

It is nearly impossible to foresee (a.) the extent of the cultural impact of this project, (b.) its implications to art in the 21^st century or (c.) the ramifications of this project as a vehicle of greater social perception and as an instrument of peace. However, it is easy to foresee based upon the experiences of the pioneering WPMP Artist Ambassadors across four continents that as these goals are achieved through this collective effort, then, the subsequent development of a culture of world peace is further secured and perhaps even the future of humanity.

Who is a WPMP Artist Ambassador?

The WPMP Artist Ambassador is an appointed representative of the project and its objectives to the nation he or she represents and to the rest of the world.

The WPMP Artist Ambassador is a co-author of the work of art and a direct creative collaborative force vital to WPMP and its objectives as a work of art.

A WPMP Artist Ambassador is the initial author of the history of the specific Peace Marker for the nation he or she represents and an integral part of the overall history of the project as a global work of art.

What does the WPMP Artist Ambassador do?

The WPMP Artist Ambassador, with the support of the WPMP central office, develops the approach and the program to install a Peace Marker and unveil a new point of peace in any of the remaining nations that are part of the global work of art.

The WPMP Artist Ambassador is the creative force in charge of realizing the physical and cultural environment in which the Peace Marker will be viewed by the people of that nation and the rest of the world.

The WPMP Artist Ambassador is the agent of conservation for the unique culture and national identity of each marker which provides the global context of a diverse and unified culture of world peace.

The WPMP Artist Ambassador selects the city where the Peace Marker is to reside and selects a location (temporary or permanent  ) that is suitable for the Peace Marker to be documented as existing there.

Temporary location for the Peace Marker is an option pending the development of a permanent location but sufficient to document that the Peace Marker is in the nation it represents.

Permanent location for the Peace Marker is a more elaborate option that can be done all at once or later, as the project and the understanding of its social, cultural and political importance becomes more evident.

The WPMP Artist Ambassador initiates the history and dialog that leads to the acceptance of the Peace Marker by the official authorities on behalf of the nation. To do so, the artist ambassador in collaboration with the WPMP central office, organizes a collaborative of officials, friends and supporters with whom the ambassador carries out the presentation and unveiling program of the Peace Marker.

The WPMP Artist Ambassador is the center or nucleus from whence the Peace Marker will expand its meaning and significance, both local and global.

Locally, the WPMP Artist Ambassador and the Peace Marker constitute the physical and ideological presence of this element of world peace in the national environment.

Globally, the WPMP Artist Ambassador and the Peace Marker constitute the existence of a point of peace in the world's environment, representing that specific nation in the overall model of world peace.

The WPMP Artist Ambassador should meet the following criteria:

1.       The WPMP Artist Ambassador must be a native or a direct descendant of native parents from the nation he or she is representing.

2.       He or she must be an active or practicing artist in any accepted art form such as painting, sculpture, writing, dance, music, theater, film, and architecture and he or she must reside in the nation he or she represents.

3.       He or she should be familiar with the objectives of the project and understand that this work of art is a global collaborative effort that requires a level of communication between all of its ambassadors in order to sustain the global character of the work and its objectives.

4.       He or she should be able to organize the initial environment and remain an active part of the project until its completion or as long as they wish, thereafter.

The WPMP Artist Ambassador must understand that this project is the first of its kind in the history of our species and, thusly, the potential exists that the position may generate an extraordinary amount of attention to your person and your work.