The Illustrated Body: Printing, Anatomy, and Art in the Renaissance
This international conference commemorates the 500th anniversary of the birth of Andreas Vesalius (1514 -1564), the Flemish founder of modern anatomy and the author of De humani corporis fabrica, and the 500th anniversary of the death of Aldus Manutius, the founder of the Aldine Press in Venice. UCLA Library Special Collections houses one of the wo...
Hope for the Pope
by Vicky Carabini Mission San Juan Capistrano has launched a Hope for the Pope campaign to encourage Pope Francis to travel to California when he visits the United States in September. He announced that he will be canonizing Fr. Junipero Serra during his Papal visit making our historic Mission ,which is home to the only remaining...
Marco Doria a San Francisco incontra la comunità dei liguri
Prima giornata del sindaco Marco Doria a San Francisco. Appena dopo il suo arrivo nella città californiana il sindaco è stato accolto al St. Francis Yacht Club dal console italiano. È grazie al convinto impegno del consolato italiano a San Francisco che è stato possibile organizzare il fitto programma di colloqui e incontri con aziende e operatori...
The 67th annual literary award Premio Strega presented in Los Angeles
June 2013 - Los Angeles - Italian Cultural Institute A conversation with the authors of the novels selected as finalists for the 2013 edition of the Premio Strega that includes Los Angeles as the only USA location for one of its readers Committes around the world. The prestigious Premio Strega is an Award presented in Ro...
The magic of an Italian guitar
CIRCOLO ITALIANO Presents THE MAGIC OF AN ITALIAN GUITAR A delightful musical afternoon enlivened by the sounds of some of the most beautiful and beloved classic Italian songs, transcribed with the special touch of Maestro Paradiso! Join Circolo Italiano for this exceptional event in a lovely Montecito garden. VITO NICOLA PARAD...
You are cordially invited to an art talk by Francesco Vezzoli
April 27, 3pm - 5pm MOCA Grand Avenue's - Ahmanson Auditorium250 South Grand Avenue - Los Angeles, CA 90012 Discover Cinema Vezzoli from the perspective of the artist on the exhibition's opening day! Francesco Vezzoli and Chrissie Iles, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, discus...
Alfred Zampa, l’ironworker del Golden Gate un simbolo del lavoro italoamericano nel mondo
di Marianna Ruggieri A soli 20 anni era già sui ponti, pronto a sfidare la forza di gravità. Non è più sceso. Neanche l'incidente che subì mentre costruiva il Golden Gate, a San Francisco, e che lo bloccò per mesi a letto, riuscì a farlo rimanere lontano da quei grovigli di acciaio che piano piano, diventavano i ponti più maestosi d'Americ...
On Italy’s Republic Day, Italian Joy and Pride
by Mauro Battocchi Sometimes we Italians complain that we don't have enough of a sense of national identity because of our relatively recent political unification (1861). Yet I believe that we are developing a sense of belonging to a national community. There are several indicators that point to that reality. One of them is rather visual: more and...
Leo Buscaglia: Italian of the Week
Felice Leonardo "Leo" Buscaglia was born on March 31, 1924, to Italian immigrants. The family moved back to Aosta, Italy, for the first five years of Leo's life before returning to California. After graduating high school, Leo joined the U.S. Navy. He never saw direct combat and was assigned to a military hospital. Thanks to the G.I. Bill,...
Immigration experience, diversity drive Redlands artist
Ever since she was a child growing up in the upstate New York community of Rochester, Danielle Giudici Wallis has been acutely aware of her cultural surroundings. She was always drawing and writing what she refers to as bad poetry, but she was also taking notice of the community. "Rochester, while I was there, was pretty homogenous," says...
Italian Heritage Celebrations Start in San Francisco
by Mauro Battocchi 145: quite a number for San Francisco's Annual Italian Heritage Parade. On Sunday October 13, I will have the honor (and the pleasure) to take part in the 145th celebration of Italian culture in the City on the Bay. In North Beach, the Italian traditional neighborhood, people will be partying all over the week-end. We h...
Usa, app per far conoscere arte italiana a Los Angeles
È online da pochi giorni "Italy Art LA", l'applicazione per Android e iOS dedicata all'esplorazione dell'arte italiana a Los Angeles. Completamente gratuita, l'app è stata ideata dal nostro Istituto di cultura e fortemente sostenuta dall'ambasciata d'Italia a Washington e dal Consolato Generale a Los Angeles. Obiettivo è far conoscere una...