Cultural Events

Wednesday, May 3 @7pm: Open Studios & Artists-in-Residence Exhibition

03.04.2017 , Exhibitions

Seven artists-in-residence at the Fondation des Etats-Unis (professionals and amateurs) are proud to present their work in the gallery on Wednesday, May 3 from 7pm to 8.30pm: Erica Ashleson, amateur photographer Fatima Cadet-Diaby, amateur photographer Laura Francese, drawings Alteronce Gumby, painter Jabu d'Oliscat, amateur painter Taylor Smith, painter Zoe Walsh, painter Every twenty minutes, we will take you on a guided...

Sunday, April 23 @5pm: Rendez-vous Musical #27

03.04.2017 , Concerts

Join the resident musicians and Harriet Hale Woolley Scholars for the next Rendez-vous Musical on Sunday, April 23 at 5pm. We are delighted that the pianist Orlando Bass (CNSM) will participate in this concert. The Program Double Bass Concerto in E-flat major – Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813) I. Allegro...

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April 29 and 30 : Bluegrass and Old-Time Workshop with the Sawmill Sessions

29.03.2017 , Uncategorized

The Sawmill Sessions offer a weekend of workshops on April 29 and 30 at the Fondation des Etats-Unis with instruments: Banjo Bluegrass (Guillaume Leriche), Banjo Old-Time (Paolo Conti), Guitar (Jimmy Josse), Mandoline (Glenn Arzel), Chant (Claire Nivard), Harmonica (David Chalumeau), Fiddle (Thierry Lecocq) and Dobro...

Thursday, April 27 @7.30pm: Concert Weis Trio

27.03.2017 , Concerts

The Fondation des Etats-Unis is delighted to welcome the Weis Trio for a unique performance combining standard repertoire and new music, on April 27 at 7.30pm. Lisa Caravan (cello), Colleen Hartung (clarinet), and Sezi Seskir (piano) created the Weis Trio after discovering a mutual interest in chamber music while...

Thursday, April 20 at 8pm : Chœur Interuniversitaire de Paris Concert

20.03.2017 , Alumni, Concerts

The Fondation des États-Unis is pleased to welcome the Chœur Interuniversitaire de Paris, directed by Samuel Machado, former resident of the Fondation, on Thursday, April 20 at 8pm. After its first performance of the 2016-2017 season, as the chorus in Luc Steel’s opera Fausto, the CIP...

Sunday, April 2 @5pm: Rendez-vous Musical #26

20.03.2017 , Concerts

The resident musicians and Harriet Hale Woolley Scholars will be back on stage on Sunday, April 2 at 5pm for the next Rendez-vous Musical. The Program Partita No. 2 en ré mineur pour violon, BWV 1004 - J.S. Bach (1685-1750) I. Allemanda II. Corrente III. Sarabanda IV. Giga Darling Geneve Dubberly, violin I. In modo...

Saturday, April 15: Sacred Harp Workshop

15.03.2017 , Workshops

We are pleased to announce the 2nd annual Paris All-Day Singing organized by Sacred Paris Harp, which will take place on April 15 from 10am to 4pm at the Fondation des Etats-Unis. Sacred Harp is the longest continuously practiced choral tradition of North America, transmitted orally...

Sunday, March 19 @5pm : Rendez-vous Musical #25 | Storytelling Special

06.03.2017 , Concerts

The FEU is pleased to participate in the first edition of the Cité des Contes festival, which is being organized in the run-up to International Storytelling Day (March 20). From March 16-20, five houses of the Cité will participate in Cite des Contes : the Collège d'Espagne,...

April 6-27: Exhibition « Black(ness) Is Beautiful » by Alteronce Gumby | Opening on April 5

06.03.2017 , Exhibitions

Black(ness) is Beautiful is an exhibition of new works by Alteronce Gumby (artist in residence, Harriet Hale Woolley scholar) presented at the Fondation des Etats-Unis, Paris. In this series of abstract paintings Gumby uses dark shades of color to represent the state of black(ness) within...