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Culture News in France
Pompidou Centre plans to go global
As reported in The Art Newspaper, the Centre Pompidou is looking to expand abroad with a chain of galleries that will carry the flagship French institution’s brand. Target countries… Read More
Save Chandigarh campaign
An international campaign has been launched to save the Indian city of Chandigarh, the unique planned city and architectural treasure created by French architect Le Corbusier. Read More
Opportunities in France
Hors Les Murs | international mobility grants for French artists
Hors Les Murs is the international mobility programme of the Institut Français, aimed at French artists and culture professionals who wish to travel abroad to develop a specific project in a country of their choice. Read More
Myanmar | International Multimedia Art Festival | open call
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: INTERNATIONAL MULTIMEDIA ART FESTIVAL in Yangon, Myanmar. New Zero Art Space, in collaboration with French Institute in Yangon, announces an open call for international artists for the festival, Nov 23-25 2012. Read More
ASEF15 Short Film Contest Winners | David Saputro Sugianto and Ibtisem Ben Nassib
To mark the occasion of its 15th anniversary, the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) organised the Asia-Europe Short Films Contest, inviting young filmmakers, film enthusiasts and students… Read More
Hong Kong 2012 Diary: Tribute – The Tenderness and Savagery of Georges Franju
As filmmaker and cinephile, Franju stood at the crossroads of French cinema, linking early silent films, the golden age of the Popular Front in the 1930s and the nouvelle vague of the 1960s. Read More
Events in France
Philippines | Focus on European contemporary dance
EUNIC (European National Institutes for Culture) in the Philippines announces that from 22 May to 29 June 2012 it will focus on the collaboration of European contemporary dance groups… Read More
Somewhat Different | Contemporary design and the power of convention
The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. (ifa) and curator Volker Albus are behind the exhibition somewhat different. Contemporary Design and the Power of Convention which opens at the Yuchengco Museum in Manila next month. Read More
Magazine France
Beyond the Myths of the Merapi Volcano
The Alliance Française de Singapour presents A Javanese Affair – a week showcasing Indonesian culture in Singapore from 21 February to 25 February 2012. Read More
Visual Perspective Series | In the Homeland
culture360.org and Angkor Photo Festival present the first of a series of bi-monthly photo stories by one Asian and one European photographer who are exploring similar themes or issues in their work. Read More
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[Exhibition] Contemporary Japanese calligraphy | Paris
41 contemporary Japanese calligraphers are showcased at the Musée Guimet in Paris, France, in an exhibition made possible by the support of the Mainichi Shodo Kai Foundation that organizes an annual calligraphy competition in Japan. Read More
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[Exhibition] Lacquer by a master Japanese artist
An exhibition of exquisite lacquerware, screens, paintings, decorative and everyday life objects will be presented for the first time in France at Cernuschi Museum , illustrating the Japanese painter, Shibata Zeshin’s masterful art. Read More
