America Settentrionale

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2 May 2013

11th edition of the “New York Prize”: 4 months’ study in the Big Apple for emerging artists

Four months’ study the USA The prize winners will be offered a chance to spend a period of four months in New York to develop their creative skills in the cultural and artistic environment of the United States and, in particular, the avant-garde megalopolises of the East Coast. There are many initiatives in which the […]

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30 April 2013

USA – ‘A Stradivarious amongst the people” to tour 10 cities

The US tour by violinist Matteo Fedeli, which will see him playing a precious Stradivarius dating from 1726 in over 10 east-coast cities, has opened at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. The initiative is part of the “Year of Italian Culture” programme. The Italian Cultural Institute also hosted a film screening and conference […]

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19 April 2013

ITALY-USA – Urbino Award to Wolf Blitzer

Italian ambassador to the U.S. in Washington Claudio Bisogniero announced Wolf Blitzer, conductor of the CNN television programme “The Situation Room” Wolf Blitzer, as winner of the 8th annual Urbino Press Award – this year’s being a special edition as one the many events organized for the 2013 “Year of Italian Culture in the USA”. […]

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19 April 2013

USA – The human figure in italian art showcased in New York

Italian art is again in the limelight in the Big Apple, with the Assonance/Dissonance” exhibition focusing on the human figure through the history of Italian art. On show are 14 masterpieces, ranging from archaeological finds to works by 16th and 17th century masters (Jacopo Bassano, Luca Giordano, il Cigoli and others) to contemporary artists (Chia, […]

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Press Releases

16 April 2013

Boston Marathon: Prime Minister Monti’s condolences

http://www.governo.it/Presidente/Comunicati/dettaglio.asp?d=70788

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12 April 2013

Italy-Usa: Dassù visits Washington

During her visit to Washington to meet with the American administration on political and economic themes, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù met with Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Miriam Sapiro. Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership The Deputy Minister underscored the importance, in Italy’s view, that the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the […]

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Press Releases

9 April 2013

Meeting between Prime Minister Mario Monti and the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon

http://governo.it/Notizie/Palazzo%20Chigi/dettaglio.asp?d=70726

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9 April 2013

ITALY-USA: Biden Pays Tribute To Year Of Italian Culture In The Usa

U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden and his wife Jill paid tribute to the Year of Italian Culture in the USA on the occasion of the “Opera Ball”, one of the American capital’s most important cultural events, which was organized with the help of the Washington National Opera (WNO) at Villa Firenze, residence of Italian Ambassador Claudio […]

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Press Releases

6 April 2013

Press release issued by the Office of the President of the Republic on pardon for a U.S. air force colonel convicted for acts committed on Italian soil

http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Continua.aspx?tipo=4&key=14800

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5 April 2013

LOS ANGELES – An exhibition featuring Sicily and its influence on Greece and Rome

Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome. That’s the title of the exhibition on Magna Grecia running from 3 April to 19 August 2013 at The Getty Villa in Los Angeles. In Sicily, during the fifth to third centuries B.C. former Greek colonies emerged as powerful kingdoms. Innovations in art, architecture, theatre, poetry, philosophy, […]

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29 March 2013

TEXAS – Italy a headliner with year of culture

The Year of Italian Culture in the USA continues in Texas where the Dance Salad Festival running from this evening through 30 March will host a performance by the Spellbound Contemporary Ballet, of “Relazioni Pericolose” and “How To Pray” by its choreographer, founder and artistic director Mauro Astolfi. From12 to 21 April, The WorldFest Houston […]

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28 March 2013

LOS ANGELES – Emblema exhibition “Transparency”

The Los Angeles Italian Cultural Institute will host a retrospective exhibition of the work of Salvatore Emblema entitled Transparency. Curated by American art critic Peter Frank, the show traces the variety of forms and styles that mark Italian artist’s 50-year career, and will be open to the public through 31 May. Read more, in Italian.

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