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Campaign For Dual Language In Nyc Public Schools

Campaign For Dual Language In Nyc Public Schools

November 25, 2013

New York, November 25, 2013- On December 5, 2013, the French Dual Language Program, an initiative of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and FACE (French American Cultural Exchange), will launch its five year fundraising campaign and crowd-funding platform. The kick-off event for this campaign will be held at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York, and will be hosted by Antonin Baudry, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy....

The Kitchen & The Cultural Services Of The French Embassy Present An Exhibition By Olivier Mosset

The Kitchen & The Cultural Services Of The French Embassy Present An Exhibition By Olivier Mosset

October 31, 2013

New York, NY — The Kitchen and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy have partnered to present a two-location survey of works by Swiss abstract painter Olivier Mosset, alongside contributions from his circle of peers and collaborators. For Exposition de groupe, Mosset has included a selection of films, custom motorcycles, and musicians from New York and his adopted home in Tuscon, Arizona. The exhibition is curated by Thomas Delamarre, Sophie Claudel of the Cultural Services of the Frenc...

Howard A. Rodman, Screenwriter & Wgaw Vice President, Set To Receive Honor From French Ministry Of Culture

Howard A. Rodman, Screenwriter & Wgaw Vice President, Set To Receive Honor From French Ministry Of Culture

October 29, 2013

October 29, 2013 Los Angeles – In recognition of his contributions to the arts, screenwriter, professor, and Writers Guild of America, West Vice President Howard A. Rodman has been chosen by the government of France to receive the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters honor. The ceremony will take place at the French Residence in Beverly Hills on Thursday, October 31....

To Celebrate Centennial Of Proust’s Swann’s Way…

To Celebrate Centennial Of Proust’s Swann’s Way…

October 23, 2013

New York, NY (October 23, 2013)—As part of a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Marcel Proust’s Swann’s Way, dozens of French and American writers, artists, scholars, and Proust fans, including Ira Glass, Rick Moody, Dominique Ansel, Lydia Davis, Lorin Stein, and Deborah Treisman, will participate in a weeklong live reading of the classic at venues across city beginning November 8th....

Philip Roth Receives Insignia Of Commander Of The Legion Of Honor At Groundbreaking For New York City’s Only French Bookshop

Philip Roth Receives Insignia Of Commander Of The Legion Of Honor At Groundbreaking For New York City’s Only French Bookshop

September 27, 2013

New York, September 27, 2013— Reflecting the French government’s commitment to French-American intellectual exchange, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius today presented author Philip Roth with the insignia of Commander of the Legion of Honor at a ceremony that culminated with the groundbreaking for New York City’s only French bookshop....

French Minister Of Foreign Affairs Laurent Fabius To Visit Bilingual School In Brooklyn

French Minister Of Foreign Affairs Laurent Fabius To Visit Bilingual School In Brooklyn

September 21, 2013

New York, September 21, 2013—On Monday, September 23rd at 8:30 AM, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius will visit The Carroll School, a Brooklyn elementary school that introduced a successful French-English Dual Language Program (DLP) in 2007....

Caribbean Theatre Action / Actions Caribéennes Théâtrales (ACT) Presents Six Contemporary Plays Translated from French and Performed for the First Time in the U.S.

Caribbean Theatre Action / Actions Caribéennes Théâtrales (ACT) Presents Six Contemporary Plays Translated from French and Performed for the First Time in the U.S.

December 2, 2019

Readings and roundtable discussions at Segal Theatre showcase six plays by writers from Haiti, Martinique and Guadeloupe, exploring themes including race, gender violence, colonialism, and the collective experience of trauma...

Kapwani Kiwanga As The Winner Of The Inaugural $10,000 Étant Donnés Prize

Kapwani Kiwanga As The Winner Of The Inaugural $10,000 Étant Donnés Prize

November 14, 2019

On the occasion of their coinciding 25th anniversaries, The Armory Show and Étant donnés Contemporary Art are pleased to announce Kapwani Kiwanga represented by Galerie Poggi - Paris, as the winner of the inaugural Étant donnés Prize, which will award $10,000 to the artist.  By helping to support the development of the winning artist’s practice and professional network, the Etant donnés Prize aims to enhance the visibility of the vibrant French art scene on an international scale....

11 Innovative Young Culture-Focused French Startups come to New York and Montreal for Le Créative Lab North America, 5th edition

11 Innovative Young Culture-Focused French Startups come to New York and Montreal for Le Créative Lab North America, 5th edition

November 4, 2019

This month the French Embassy, in partnership with Business France, will conduct the fifth annual Le Créative Lab North America, an incubator program for highly innovative French startups with a focus on the arts and culture. The program aims to help these young companies build lasting connections in the US and Canada....

Bill McKibben Curates Festival Albertine 2019

Bill McKibben Curates Festival Albertine 2019

September 17, 2019

The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Albertine Books, the singular bookshop and cultural center operated by the French Embassy in New York, today announce celebrated author and environmentalist Bill McKibben as the curator of the sixth annual Festival Albertine, centered on climate chaos, and the race to prevent civilization-scale collapse (November 8-10). McKibben will lead prominent thinkers, politicians, activists, artists, and authors from across the U.S., France, and the francoph...

The French Embassy & FACE Foundation present Brooklyn Falls for France

The French Embassy & FACE Foundation present Brooklyn Falls for France

September 10, 2019

This fall, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and FACE Foundation, in partnership with 17 Brooklyn venues, will inaugurate Brooklyn Falls for France, a cross-disciplinary Francophone cultural season running from September 18, 2019, to February 1, 2020, and featuring 26 projects including seven American premieres....

‘Fly Away With Books’ a New Series of Creative Workshops for Children just Launched

‘Fly Away With Books’ a New Series of Creative Workshops for Children just Launched

June 12, 2019

The Cultural Services of the French Embassy launches Fly Away with Books, a four-day festival that aims to (re)introduce children of all backgrounds to the unique pleasures of reading....