Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education

?Dès ses débuts, la [Villa Albertine] s’est également investie au Texas et plus particulièrement à Houston et Marfa. Après une trentaine d’artistes re?us au Texas depuis trois ans et?une première résidence collective à Marfa en 2022?sur le thème de l’imaginaire autour de l’exploration spatiale, le programme de la?Villa Albertine?a choisi cette année cinq artistes et chercheurs pour s’emparer du sujet "habiter le désert".? ?? Thank you Mathilde Godard for this coverage of Villa Albertine's Marfa residency in Forbes France. Read on: https://lnkd.in/et3bm-hE

Enhance your academic journey: Apply for the Chateaubriand Fellowship Program! ?? This prestigious fellowship offers PhD students enrolled at American universities the opportunity to conduct research in France for one semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. Immerse yourself in France’s world-class academic resources, collaborate with leading scholars, and advance your research in a vibrant intellectual setting. Apply by January 10, 2025: https://lnkd.in/ebDwqnTQ

[MIAMI] Celebrate visionary immersive creation!??? Join Villa Albertine and FilmGate Miami for an evening with the finest creatives from the French and American digital art worlds. Discover Villa Albertine’s inaugural French Immersion grantees with a vibrant night of artist talks, live music, and performance art by French and American figures. Secure your seat to join us Saturday, December 7 at The Bass:?https://lnkd.in/eNMvjAMn

We’re hiring Spring interns in Miami and Washington, DC! Successful candidates must be currently enrolled in a French university (stage conventionné.) Know anyone who might be interested? ??? Washington, DC: https://lnkd.in/esW65kQz ?? Miami: https://lnkd.in/ek7aqxFM #Hiring #DCInternships #MiamiInternships #CultureInternships #EducationInternships #FrenchInternships #DiplomacyInternships #Apply

We're hiring the next Director of Albertine Books! ?? The successful candidate will be responsible for the management, running, and development of the largest bookstore in New York devoted to books in French and English. Home to 14,000 contemporary and classic titles from 30 French-speaking countries, Albertine also hosts events and a book club. Apply: https://lnkd.in/eDvg5dxV #Hiring #FrenchJobs #NewYorkJobs #CultureJobs #Publishing #PublishingJobs

[NEW YORK] Happy 10 years, Albertine!??? ? Francophiles, bibliophiles, and loyal patrons of Albertine Books joined us to celebrate the largest bookstore in New York devoted to books in French and English! From engaging in high-profile conversations with celebrated contemporary voices, testing your drawing skills during a festive evening with The New York Review of Books, paying tribute to the late Paul Auster, and more, thank you for breathing life into these four days of literary festivities. You demonstrated Albertine’s spirit of cross-cultural exchange so completely, and we’re proud to welcome the 25,000 visitors who walk through Villa Albertine’s headquarters to browse the bookshelves at Albertine each year. ? Psst – Albertine Books is on the search for its next Director. Could it be you? ??: Jasmina Tomic

[NEW YORK] Happy 10 years, Albertine!??? ? Francophiles, bibliophiles, and loyal patrons of Albertine Books joined us to celebrate the largest bookstore in New York devoted to books in French and English! From engaging in high-profile conversations with celebrated contemporary voices, testing your drawing skills during a festive evening with The New York Review of Books, paying tribute to the late Paul Auster, and more, thank you for breathing life into these four days of literary festivities. You demonstrated Albertine’s spirit of cross-cultural exchange so completely, and we’re proud to welcome the 25,000 visitors who walk through Villa Albertine’s headquarters to browse the bookshelves at Albertine each year. ? Psst – Albertine Books is on the search for its next Director. Could it be you? ??: Jasmina Tomic

[NEW YORK] How has Paris served as a site of refuge and transnational Black solidarity? ?? In the next installment of Villa Albertine's Black Paris Talk Series, explore the changing artistic, political, and personal strategies employed by Black artists between Africa, the United States, and France as they sought to navigate historical and artistic transformations from the postwar period through the 1990s. This conversation will feature Alicia Knock, Villa Albertine resident and curator of the upcoming "Paris Noir" exhibition at Centre Pompidou, Denise Murrell, curator of "The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism" exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Kimberli Grant, curator at the Brooklyn Museum, in connection with her 2022-2023 traveling exhibition:?"Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club." This conversation will take place November 19 at Villa Albertine headquarters. Join us: https://lnkd.in/eRejaGhj The Black Paris Talk Series is a program of public conversations presented by Villa Albertine in 5 cities, drawing thematic inspiration from the eponymous upcoming exhibition at the Centre Pompidou.?This talk series, along with Alicia Knock's residency, is organized in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou and supported by the Ford Foundation.

[WASHINGTON, DC] How does political engagement differ across nations and generations? ??? Next in Villa Albertine’s Democracy Series, join panelists Stacey Abrams of Howard University, Rama YADE of the Atlantic Council, and Tara Murray of the National Urban League to explore divergent models of political identity and feelings of belonging in France and the US. Explore the popularity of civic engagement amongst young people in both countries, how this engagement correlates with the critical act of voting, as well as the causes, forms, and scales of civic engagement in the 21st century. Join us on November 21 at Howard University for an evening that brings together the voices of French and American politicians, think tank representatives, activists, and students. Register: https://lnkd.in/efjZRdBy ?? Pierre Buttin Embassy of France in the United States

Kicking off Albertine Books’ 10th Anniversary Celebration! ?? ? Last night, we were joined by Prix Goncourt-winner Patrick Chamoiseau and Yale Professor Kaiama L. Glover to discuss the interconnectedness of Atlantic literature and cultural hybridity, with expert interpretation by Nicholas Elliott. The conversation explored the impact of colonialism on cultural expression, examining how literature can serve as a means of resistance and powerful way to reclaim identity. Thank you to our engaged audience, loyal friends, dedicated staff, and all those who helped make last night a dream. ? Celebrations for Albertine’s 10th Anniversary will continue through Sunday and will include a conversation on book bans and censorship, an exploration of the art of comics as a pathway through trauma, and more. Join us:?https://lnkd.in/e2-maVCP ? ?? Jasmina Tomic