Thursday, Oct 3, 2019, Workshop 3:30 pm., Exhibition 63:30 pm. The Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027 (Just south of 118th Street). WELCOMING REMARKS: Barbara Faedda (Italian Academy) INTRODUCTION: Barbara Faedda and Lynda Dematteo. Q&A MODERATED BY: Barbara Carnevali. CLOSING REMARKS: Emanuele Coccia. This workshop brings t...

It was a record-breaking night for La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi, with over 500 guests celebrating the night's theme "Building the Future Today". John Michael Viola, President and Chief Operating Officer of NIAF, was honored. He praised the school for being the only school where a child can learn "not only the Italian language but they'll le...

Futurism: Concepts and Imaginings is opening January 10, 2014 at the Boca Museum of Art, Florida. The exhibition features seven Italian artists from the first (1908-1919) and second (1920s-1930s) waves of Futurism, a dynamic movement that glorified the energy and speed of modern life. These artists genuinely believed in modern marvels like loc...

Maestro Stefano Miceli, one of Italy's and the musical world's leading conductors and pianists presented his latest initiative "The Art of the Italian Sonata" during a four day whirl wind tour of New York, under the auspices of the Harvard Club of New York and the Italian Academy Foundation, Inc.Maestro Miceli, who is best known as a conductor and...

The Archivio Storico Ricordi (www.ricordi.it) and the Italian Academy Foundation, Inc. (www.italianacademyfoundation.org) have signed an accord to provide for a series of cultural initiatives to present the enormous archival treasury of Ricordi, one of the most important musical resources in the world, to new audiences in the United States.  ...

One Night only Exhibition of New York Prize 2013 Winnners Anna Franceschini and Francesco Arena. Anna Franceschini presents: For in and out, above, about, below, 'Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-Show / Act II Francesco Arena presents: One and 2974 persons   RSVP: events.iicnewyork.esteri.it   or [email protected]   Info &nbs...

The Italian American Community gives us the opportunity to meet versatile men and women: very successful persons on their job, who also serve some Italian institutions with passion and dedication, proudly giving their time and their experience for the best interest of Italy in the USA. Our guest for the first interview of 2014 is definitively one o...

On October 4, 2013, the Italian Academy Foundation presented "Maestro" Franco Zeffirelli with the Bravo! award at his villa in Rome. The acclaimed set designer and artist graciously accepted the honor, and his acceptance speech will be presented in absentia at the October 10, 2013 IAF Verdi at Carnegie concert. Recipients of the Bravo! award are c...