French American Cultural Society (FACS)

What’s Next ? Le futur de l’Amérique créative . A l’heure des choix, renforcer les liens avec l’Amérique créative Il y a quelques semaines, dans une Californie déchirée entre la pandémie et les grands incendies, l’Ambassade de France aux Etats-Unis a inauguré la Villa San Francisco, un nouveau lieu et un nouveau concept de résidences créatives au cœur de la Silicon Valley. Le premier résident, l’écrivain de science-fiction Alain Damasio, était bloqué en France ; nos par...tenaires étaient calfeutrés chez eux ; l’attention médiatique était clairement ailleurs. Pas de pire moment, nous avait-on prévenu. Pas de meilleur, avons-nous pensé. Alors que nous sommes entrés dans le temps long de la crise, les artistes et les lieux qui les font vivre ont à l’évidence besoin d’être soutenus, mais sans inverser l’ordre des besoins : c’est nous, plus que jamais, qui avons besoin d’eux. A travers la Villa San Francisco, première d’une série de Villas à travers les Etats-Unis, nous voulons contribuer en 2021 et au-delà à une nouvelle offensive de la création et des idées venues de France, mais aussi redonner aux créateurs et aux penseurs la première place à la table des enjeux contemporains. Subscribe to What’s Next? An interview seriesen françaisprofiling United States-based innovators in the cultural and creative industries. In the words of Cultural Counselor Gaëtan Bruel, Ceci n’est pas une newsletter, mais une fenêtre ouverte sur le meilleur de l’Amérique de la culture et des idées, celle qui réfléchit sur notre situation présente et imagine un futur qui donne encore quelques raisons d’espérer et de rêver. https://frenchculture.org//12037-whats-next-le-futur-de-la #villasanfrancisco #facs #dialogue #sanfranciscoartist #sfartist #visualart #conceptualart #artcollaboration #conversation

Identity shifts under the process of immigration, conversation with photographer Bogdan Pastor and USF Teacher Ion Vlad starts in 10 minutes Join! https://www.villasanfrancisco.org/.../bogdan-pastor-the...

Tonight photographer Bogdan Pastor and USF Teacher Ion Vlad will discuss identity shifts related to the process of immigration. This conversation, as part of Pastor’s public program during his residency at Villa San Francisco, will be the occasion to question the theme of lost identity, the concept of social construct seen through the angle of immigration and what role art can play in this timely challenge. Join! https://www.villasanfrancisco.org//bogdan-pastor-the-r...ole- #villasanfrancisco #facs #dialogue #sanfranciscoartist #sfartist #visualart #conceptualart #artcollaboration #conversation

Meet photographer Bogdan Pastor at Villa San Francisco! Today is the second day of his 3-day on-site installation Memories on Farnworth Lane! Come check it out and meet the artist!... Through the exhibition Memories Pastor adresses the emotions he went through during the time he immigrated to the US Farnworth Lane everyday through Saturday, Oct 31st to Monday, Nov 2nd, from noon until 7:00 pm Check Pastor’s other upcoming events at Villa San Francisco! https://www.villasanfrancisco.org/events #villasanfrancisco #facs #dialogue #sanfranciscoartist #sfartist #visualart #conceptualart #artcollaboration #conversation

Influencia issued a glowing article featuring Villa San Francisco first collective publication: Oakland / St Denis: Translating cities and culture which opens up the public debate between stakeholders from Oakland and Saint-Denis! Read all about it! http://www.influencia.net//art-culture,culture,ville-cultu Merci Frederic Therin!... #villasanfrancisco #facs #dialogue #sanfranciscoartist #sfartist #visualart #conceptualart #artcollaboration #conversation

Would you like to meet with a local artist? . Come see photographer Bogdan Pastor at Villa San Francisco! . Through the exhibition Memories Pastor adresses the emotions he went through during the time he immigrated to the US... . The artist will present his work on the steps of Farnworth Lane everyday through Saturday, Oct 31st to Monday, Nov 2nd, from noon until 7:00 pm . Check Pastor’s other upcoming events at Villa San Francisco! https://www.villasanfrancisco.org/events . #villasanfrancisco #facs #dialogue #sanfranciscoartist #sfartist #visualart #conceptualart #artcollaboration #conversation See more

Photographer Bogdan Pastor is kicking off Winter Micro-residencies at Villa San Francisco! . In his work, Pastor uses photography as an act of remembrance to express the state of mind in which he found himself twenty years ago, when as a teenager he immigrated to the US with his family. . Check Pastor’s upcoming events at Villa San Francisco! https://www.villasanfrancisco.org/events... . #villasanfrancisco #facs #dialogue #sanfranciscoartist #sfartist #visualart #conceptualart #artcollaboration #conversation See more

The Sonoma Int'l Film Festival will be having an on-line preview screening of Pure as Snow (Blanche Comme Neige) starring Lou Delaage & Isabelle Hubert, on December 26th, 2020. Reserve now!

Award-winning artist Cheryl Derricotte and General French Consul Frédéric Jung give Black Renaissance host Jan Mabry from KPIX a tour of the new Villa San Francisco! Join the tour! https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com//4810699-award-winning-/

As we are all waiting excitedly for Alain Damasio to enter Villa San Francisco in 2021, here is taste of what is to come: For the Villa San Francisco, I expect above all to discover in real life the mindset of the decision-makers of Silicon Valley, to better gauge their ambitions, their vision of the world, and ultimately to get a sense of where they want to take us. And, of course, to confront them with my critical reflections and to see how they react to this very humani...stic French touch that I advocate for and which is antagonistic to the latent transhumanism that they embody Alain Damasio Read more here My Own Assistant", a dystopian AR experience: Meet its Creators, Alain Damasio and Marie Blondiaux https://frenchculture.org//12447-meet-creators-new-ar-expe M.O.A. (My Own Assistant) is an immersive experience that transports you to 2040. The actual urban architecture hasn’t changed; it’s the augmented reality overlay that transforms the city. Public space is overrun with surveillance and marketing. But your personal assistant is there to help you navigate it all: it follows you everywhere you go, making life effortless. This fiction uses new media to make us think about our own uses of technology #villasanfrancisco #facs #dialogue #sanfranciscoartist #sfartist #visualart #conceptualart #artcollaboration #conversation

Today is part 2 of new media artist Emilie Trice’s video performance! La Natural, co-presented with Re.riddle gallery, is a video series that explores the evolution of feminism through cinematic allegory, semiotics and pop music. Referencing cultural archetypes such as the femme fatale, La Natural invokes the historical "waves" feminism as a means of contextualizing contemporary issues including climate change, domestic isolation (aka lockdown) and existential precarity. As a... social and philosophical movement, feminism acts as a cultural bridge between France and the United States. Join on October 17th-19th nightly from 7-9pm on Farnworst lane. Check the event here! > https://www.villasanfrancisco.org//evoi5xmw7tspjvt8zpslujy #villasanfrancisco #facs #dialogue #sanfranciscoartist #sfartist #visualart #conceptualart #artcollaboration #conversation #reriddle

Get ready for new media artist Emilie Trice’s video performance starting today! La Natural, co-presented with Re.riddle gallery, is a video series that explores the evolution of feminism through cinematic allegory, semiotics and pop music. Referencing cultural archetypes such as the femme fatale, La Natural invokes the historical "waves" feminism as a means of contextualizing contemporary issues including climate change, domestic isolation (aka lockdown) and existential preca...rity. As a social and philosophical movement, feminism acts as a cultural bridge between France and the United States. Join on October 17th-19th nightly from 7-9pm on Farnworst lane. Check the event here! > https://www.villasanfrancisco.org//evoi5xmw7tspjvt8zpslujy #villasanfrancisco #facs #dialogue #sanfranciscoartist #sfartist #visualart #conceptualart #artcollaboration #conversation #reriddle

FACS is proud to support new media artist Emilie Trice’s residency at Villa SF! Get ready for her video performance at the Villa and join us for 3 nights of socially-distanced outdoor video art ! https://vimeo.com/468784957... La Natural, co-presented with re.riddle gallery, will take place every evening from 7 to 9pm, on October 17, 18 and 19 on Farnsworth Lane. Read more here ! https://www.villasanfrancisco.org/events #VillaSanFrancisco #conversation #conceptualart #visualart #sanfranciscoartist #newmediaart #videoperformance

ON AIR! Join now for the webinar: What is the purpose of cultural diplomacy? Webinar in French hosted by French Morning featuring French Cultural Counselor Gaëtan Bruel, Mélanie Desliens Founding Board Members of Villa San Francisco and documentary maker Aude-Émilie judaïque!... It is happening here > https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinaire-ouverture-de-la-vill