The Politics of Art at EMST
For the celebration of the 10 years of EMST’s operation and the building of a collection, the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens, Greece, is staging a large-scale exhibition with approximately 100 works from 38 artists titled The Politics of Art from 13 October 2010 until 30 January 2011.
The aim of the exhibition, [...]
Sivert Hοyem live at the Fuzz Club
Sivert Hοyem will be appearing live on 23 October at the Fuzz Club in Athens, Greece and will present pieces from all his recorded work. It will be yet another opportunity to remember that the Norwegian with the American blood flowing in his veins stirs something new in his audiences when he sings of moon [...]
Picturing America
“Picturing America” is a traveling exhibition of 40 framed reproductions of significant American art (paintings, fine crafts, sculpture, photography and architecture) and will run from October 18-28 at the Apollo Cultural Center in Piraeus.
“Picturing America” showcases the United States’ artistic heritage. The images span several centuries and feature artists ranging from early American Indian [...]
Myrtis: Face to face with the past
The National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece presents the exhibition “Myrtis: Face to face with the past,” which will run from 13 September to 30 November. It is the presentation of an important interdisciplinary achievement. The central exhibit is the reconstructed face of the anonymous 11-year-old Athenian girl who, along with the great Pericles, was [...]
Eddie C. Campbell in Athens
Without exaggeration, Eddie C. Campbell is the epitome of classic Chicago blues that the world came to know through the art of Magic Sam, Willie Dixon, Little Walter and others whom Campbell had the good fortune to meet, play with and learn from. Now, Campbell will be appearing at the Half Note Jazz Club in [...]
Documentary Screenings at the French Institute, Athens
CineDoc screenings of Greek and foreign award-winning documentaries continue for a second consecutive year at the French Institute in Athens (Sina 31, Kolonaki).
From October 6th 2010 to May 25th 2011, always on a Wednesday at 20:00, CineDoc screens films with a different outlook on the world. Each screening will begin with a rare newsreel from [...]
Refugees Building New Lives in the USA
On March 17th, 2010, the United States celebrated the 30th anniversary of The Refugee Act of 1980, which has proved to be a cornerstone of our international architecture to protect the world’s most vulnerable people: refugees. This landmark legislation is a testament to the dedication and passion of the late Senator Edward Kennedy and other [...]
Refugee Resettlement in the United States
Source: Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration
The United States is proud of its history of welcoming immigrants and refugees. The U.S. refugee resettlement program reflects the United States’ highest values and aspirations to compassion, generosity and leadership. Since 1975, Americans have welcomed almost 3 million refugees from all over the world. Refugees have built new [...]
10-Year Odyssey Takes Refugee from Despair to New Life
Janvier Tuyishime fled his home in Rwanda in 1999, and began a journey that took him to West Africa and Belgium before arriving in the United States in 2009. Tuyishime discusses his 10-year journey, which included homelessness and four years in a refugee camp, and his new life in the United States.
The transcript below combines [...]
No Longer Running for His Life
One of Sudan’s “Lost Boys” helps recently arrived refugees
Adier Deng fled his home in southern Sudan at the age of 4 in 1989 during the Second Sudanese Civil War. He was separated from his family, who now live in a refugee camp in Uganda. Deng’s mother died on the way to the camp.
After an [...]
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