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On September 23, 2016, at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York, French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, Jean-Marc Ayrault, delivered a speech to mark the launch of a new Artist-in-Residence program and joint Master’s Degree in Fine Arts as part of Fieldwork Marfa, an international program run by the French Nantes School of Art, in partnership with the University of Houston School of Art and Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD).
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VISUAL ARTS |
The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, TX announces French artist Pierre Huyghe as the winner of the 2017 Nasher Prize. In its second year, the $100,000 Nasher Prize is the most ambitious international award in sculpture honoring a living artist who elevates the understanding of sculpture and its possibilities.
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DALLAS, TX | OCTOBER 2
The Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History at Dallas Museum of Art presents a conversation focusing on Vienna and Paris, with Dr. Alessandra Comini, Distinguished Professor of Art History Emerita at Southern Methodist University, and Dr. Richard Brettell, Founding Director of the O’Donnell Institute at UT Dallas.
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HOUSTON, TX | OCTOBER 13
Henri Loyrette—Paris-based scholar, former director of the Louvre, and organizing curator of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Degas: A New Vision—joins Gary Tinterow, director of the MFAH
for an evening of discussion. Loyrette specializes in 19th-century painting and architecture and is a leading expert on the work of Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas. READ MORE |
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HOUSTON, TX | OCTOBER 16, 2016 - JANUARY 16, 2017
Opening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Degas: A New Vision assembles some 200 works from public and private collections around the world, and showcase Degas’s abiding interests across painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. READ MORE |
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FORT WORTH, TX | OCTOBER 16, 2016 - JANUARY 29, 2017
Monet: The Early Years at the Kimbell Art Museum will feature approximately 60 paintings from the first phase of Claude Monet's career, from his Normandy debut in 1858 until 1872, when he settled in Argenteuil, on the River Seine near Paris. READ MORE |
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DALLAS, TX | OCTOBER 27
Step back in time to 18th-century France at the inaugural Annual Fête at the Dallas Museum of Art celebrating French painting and sculpture from the Michael L. Rosenberg Collection. READ MORE |
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CINEMA |
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LITERATURE |
COLLEGE STATION, TX | OCTOBER 24
Alice Kaplan, John M. Musser professor of French at Yale University will give a lecture on The Life and Legends of Albert Camus’s 'The Stranger' at the Melbern G. Glasscok Center for Humanities Research at the University of Texas A&M. READ MORE |
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HIGHER EDUCATION |
On September 21, Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development, launched France Alumni USA, a new online platform and network for students and professionals who completed part or all of their studies in France.
If you have studied in France, join the network by signing up here! READ MORE |
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MUSIC |
AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO, DALLAS, AUSTIN, TX & TULSA, OK | SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 7
M83, aka Anthony Gonzalez, has been steadily working to perfect the art of the megalithic alt.pop song since founding M83 in 2001. Among other performances, M83 is featured at the 2016 Austin City Limits! READ MORE |
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FRENCH CULTURES FESTIVAL |
APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2016
The Cultural Service of the French Embassy in Houston is accepting applications for a part-time internship position starting January 9 until March 31, 2017. The Communications and Social Media Intern will assist the staff of the Cultural Service in the creation and management of online content and in the creation of communication materials for the 2017 French Cultures Festival.
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Cultural Service of the French Embassy
Consulate General of France
777 Post Oak Blvd
Suite 600
Houston, TX 77056
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