Ange Leccia is a major artist, one of the pioneers of video art in France. Since the early 1980s, his work has explored the human dimension through the combination of light and images. An outdoor video project by Ange Leccia presented by the Dallas Contemporary will take place in multiple locations throughout Downtown Dallas.

The project, sponsored by the Institut Français, will commence with a one-night multi-media event Aurora on October 16th and continue with a Chit Chat Series at the Joule Hotel on October 18th.

In collaboration with architect Edwin Chan, artist Piero Golia completely transformed the Nasher Sculpture Center’s Corner Gallery into a luxurious gathering space that integrates architecture, entertainment, and works of art by French artist, Pierre Huyghe, as well as Mark Grotjahn, Jeff Wall, and Christopher Williams.

Recipient of an award from the Versailles Foundation, Mark Fox spent three months living and working on the grounds of the Monet Foundation at Giverny focusing on underwater photography in the famed lily pond - this "unseen garden". The resulting journal pays homage to Monet’s practice of studying the effects of temporal shifts on a single subject. Exhibition at Hiram Butler Gallery.

This documentary follows French filmmaker Franck Ribière and his friend, renowned French butcher, Yves-Marie Bourdonnec, as they travel the world in search of the best steaks and focus their discourse on the methods of breeding, specially the grass-fed model.
The first screening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will be followed by a post-film panel discussion on October 9th.
The OKC Museum of Art will start the evening with a wine tasting prior to this one-night only screening on October 22nd.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents the documentary Sans Soleil, a travelogue of sorts that stretches the genre of documentary as it roams the globe, principally between Japan and Africa, reflecting on memory, time, and travel. This documentary is a meditation on the nature of memory in an essay-like format composed of thoughts, images, and scenes from different parts of the world by French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and film essayist, Chris Marker.

Direct 2 Series - a showcase dedicated to French television series - will open its 3rd edition in Los Angeles on October 27-28 with the US screening premiere of "The Bureau", a TV series created by French film director and screenwriter Eric Rochant. The Austin Film Festival will extend this initiative on October 31st with a panel discussion on French TV dramas and a screening sponsored by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.

Cedric Gervais, a French producer and DJ, one of the most sought after house DJs & electronic music producers in the world today, has generated over 4 million single sales, going platinum in North America, the U.K. and Australia, for his remix of Lana Del Rey's song "Summertime Sadness". He plays a tour in the US this October, including Texas! Don't miss DJ set by French born, Miami resident, Cedric Gervais at the Vulcan Gas - Company in Austin, TX.

Something Wicked Festival brings once again its spooky soiree and largest Halloween dance music festival in Texas featuring, this year, two French DJs at the Sam Houston Race Park!

With DJ Snake, producer and DJ mixing hip hop and electronic music; and Fakear, a DJ creating highly potent and hypnotic electronic, melodious compositions - Get ready for something wicked!

“Music’s so mad and widespread and varied, that eclecticism’s the only way to be for us,” says David Maclean, drummer, producer and de facto leader of Django Django. The group was formed in 2009 and has released a self-titled studio album in 2012, followed up by Born Under Saturn, released on 4 May 2015. Don't miss out on their upcoming performances in Texas!

The Institut Français and the French Ministry of Culture and Communication are combining their efforts to organize the residency program for foreign artists at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris.

Call for applications!

The Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States, in partnership with Kickstarter and OrgSync, have established the France on Campus Award under the patronage of film director Wes Anderson to celebrate and support initiatives that explore France in new and creative ways. The Award is intended to help student organizations, eager to launch or continue a major France-related project on campus, by providing a unique package of funding, mentoring and networking. With this support, awardees will be expected to expose new audiences to France and French culture on their campus and beyond.

The call for applications is open to student organizations affiliated with an American college or university.

Bring the spirit of French culture to your campus!