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翱苍听December 1, 2020 at 17:00 CET/Paris time,听Ambassador Jamie D. McCourt and听U.S. Embassy Public Affairs section in Paris are pleased to present a virtual event for France-based art students featuring two of the artists showcased in the Art in Embassies Paris exhibition:听U.S. artist Blair Thurman and French-American artist Jules de Balincourt. This will be held via Zoom for a closed audience of university-level students and their professors. 听The talk will be听moderated by听NPR Paris correspondent Eleonor Beardsley听who will engage with the two artists about their experiences, their approaches to art, and听how the French and U.S. art worlds mutually influence each other. The audience will have the opportunity to engage directly with the artists. The event will be听in English听and last approximately an hour.听听

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Suggested topics:

Processing visual culture, social and political commentary

Changes in how we perceive (鈥渢o scan rather than gaze鈥�)

Connections with Pop Culture, differences with 91传媒 fields of Fine Arts

Current trends in U.S. cultural diplomacy

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The Art in Embassies 鈥媔nitiative is the Department of State鈥檚 signature program promoting art and culture in overseas buildings.

Paris exhibition available at听听