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    Art Fridays: Bucharest’s Museum of Recent Art
    RCI USA
    • Apr 1
    • 1 min

    Art Fridays: Bucharest’s Museum of Recent Art

    Photo credit @CosminGrigore Part of our popular Art Fridays online series, the virtual tours through some of the most important art...
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    Art Fridays Presents: Romanian Gallery Tours / Cetate Arts Danube & 418 Gallery
    RCI USA
    • Nov 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Art Fridays Presents: Romanian Gallery Tours / Cetate Arts Danube & 418 Gallery

    The first rural gallery in Romania Cetate Arts Danube is a growing international art center established by Joana Grevers, a medical...
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    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with photojournalist Ioana Moldovan
    RCI USA
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with photojournalist Ioana Moldovan

    Capturing Life Stories Ioana Moldovan is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer and the co-founder of the...
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    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Catinca Malaimare
    RCI USA
    • Jul 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Catinca Malaimare

    Living the Concepts Catinca Malaimare (b. 1996) is a London-based performance artist born in Bucharest and a graduate of The Royal...
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    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Alexandru Rădvan
    RCI USA
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Alexandru Rădvan

    Art as Creative Mythology Alexandru Rădvan (b.1977) is one of the most prominent contemporary Romanian artists, with numerous shows in...
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    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ioana Stanca
    RCI USA
    • Jul 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ioana Stanca

    In Pursuit of Textures and Tactility Ioana Stanca (b. 1987) belongs to the young generation of Romanian artists. She studied painting at...
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    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Zoiţa Delia Călinescu
    RCI USA
    • Jun 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Zoiţa Delia Călinescu

    Experiment and Self-Discovery Zoiţa Delia Călinescu (b. 1978) is a Romanian visual artist and founder of the artistic community STUP....
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    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ştefan Radu Creţu
    RCI USA
    • May 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ştefan Radu Creţu

    The Shapes of Perpetual Movement Ştefan Radu Creţu, our next guest in the “Studio Conversations” series, is a kinetic artist living and...
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    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Bianca Mann
    RCI USA
    • May 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Bianca Mann

    Molding the Personality Bianca Mann (b. 1991, Bucharest) belongs to the new generation of Romanian sculptors. She studied Sculpture at...
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    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Aurora Király
    RCI USA
    • Apr 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Aurora Király

    Architectural Reflections Aurora Király ( b. 1970), who is teaching at the Department of Photography and Dynamic Image of the National...
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    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ciprian Paleologu
    RCI USA
    • Apr 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ciprian Paleologu

    Life as a 24/7 Art Project Today's guest in our “Studio Conversations” series is Ciprian Paleologu (b. 1976), a “Romanian visionary...
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    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Lea Rasovszky
    RCI USA
    • Apr 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Lea Rasovszky

    Humorous Anti-Aesthetic Drawing The week’s encounter in our Arts Friday’s "Studio Conversations" features Lea Rasovszky (b. 1986), a...
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    Studio Conversations with Sculptor Cătălin Bădărău
    RCI USA
    • Mar 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Studio Conversations with Sculptor Cătălin Bădărău

    Carving the Human Flesh Today's "Studio Conversation" within our Art Fridays series brings us into the creative laboratory of sculptor...
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    Studio Conversations with Artist Ioana Palamar
    RCI USA
    • Mar 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Studio Conversations with Artist Ioana Palamar

    The Leads of Metaphysical Restlessness Art Fridays, the aegis of our ongoing visual arts program, debuts “Studio Conversations”, a new...
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    Art Fridays: Studio Visit with Artist and Playwright Oana Maria Cajal
    RCI USA
    • Mar 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Art Fridays: Studio Visit with Artist and Playwright Oana Maria Cajal

    A Transcultural Experience Our Art Fridays series continues with a colourful, revelatory portrait of Oana Maria Cajal, the...
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    ART FRIDAYS: 145 Years of Brâncuși (and Counting)
    RCI USA
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    ART FRIDAYS: 145 Years of Brâncuși (and Counting)

    Celebration of Constantin Brâncuși National Day CONSTANTIN BRÂNCUŞI Patriarch of Modern 20th Century Sculpture To mark the anniversary of...
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    UN/MUTE-10002 | Online Artist Residency |  Featuring ALEX MIRUTZIU and SIDNEY SHAVERS as Team/Branch
    RCI USA
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    UN/MUTE-10002 | Online Artist Residency | Featuring ALEX MIRUTZIU and SIDNEY SHAVERS as Team/Branch

    February 12 - May 9, 2021 ALEX MIRUTZIU Alex Mirutziu, the enfant terrible of Romanian art scene, is part of a 20-strong group of...
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    Contemporary Romanian Art Scene in 8 Gallery Tours  | SEASON 2
    RCI USA
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Contemporary Romanian Art Scene in 8 Gallery Tours | SEASON 2

    Keeping up the pace with the priorities of the post-crisis world and looking beyond Covid-19 as people discover new ways to connect with...
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    Contemporary Romanian Art Scene in 8 Gallery Tours | E8/8: KUNSTHALLE BEGA
    RCI USA
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    Contemporary Romanian Art Scene in 8 Gallery Tours | E8/8: KUNSTHALLE BEGA

    ART FRIDAYS The “Contemporary Romanian Art Scene in 8 Gallery Tours” series, which for months has presented some of Romania’s best...
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    Contemporary Romanian Art Scene in 8 Gallery Tours | E7/8: GALATECA
    RCI USA
    • Jan 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Contemporary Romanian Art Scene in 8 Gallery Tours | E7/8: GALATECA

    ART FRIDAYS The “Contemporary Romanian Art Scene in 8 Gallery Tours” series, which for months has presented some of Romania’s best...
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    Maestro Ioan Holender at the Feraru Conferences Online
    • Jun 29
    • 2 min

    Maestro Ioan Holender at the Feraru Conferences Online

    The hard-won lessons of an exceptional lifetime in the arts Today's guest in the Feraru Conferences Online series is a powerhouse of...
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    Romanian Weekend at The Wharf in Washington, D.C.
    • Jun 28
    • 5 min

    Romanian Weekend at The Wharf in Washington, D.C.

    Music, dance, food, wine, spoken word performances, and craft shows with a view! Poster photo by Mihaela Noroc ("The Atlas of Beauty") If...
    1,462 views0 comments
    Consequential Encounters: Adriana Babeți Meets America’s Language Wizard
    • Jun 21
    • 2 min

    Consequential Encounters: Adriana Babeți Meets America’s Language Wizard

    Today's episode of “My First American” online series features writer and academic Adriana Babeți, the charismatic popess of Romanian...
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    Ioana Iacob Introduces "We Might as Well Be Dead" at Tribeca Festival
    • Jun 8
    • 1 min

    Ioana Iacob Introduces "We Might as Well Be Dead" at Tribeca Festival

    Praised for her subtle and powerful performance as the main character of dystopian thriller "We Might as Well Be Dead", a lucid...
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    Online Exhibition: "Paris Peace Treaties (1919-1920): Towards an Architecture of European Peace"
    • Jun 4
    • 2 min

    Online Exhibition: "Paris Peace Treaties (1919-1920): Towards an Architecture of European Peace"

    If you're in Bucharest these days don’t miss the exhibition "Paris Peace Treaties (1919-1920): Towards an Architecture of European...
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    Blue Note Jazz Festival 2022: Pianist Sorin Zlat in the Land of Dreams
    • Jun 1
    • 3 min

    Blue Note Jazz Festival 2022: Pianist Sorin Zlat in the Land of Dreams

    Irresistibly cool jazz at the famous Blue Note brought to you by Sorin Zlat Trio feat. Ashley Pezzotti Already a permanent fixture of the...
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    Ever-Surprising Bogdan Apetri Introduces His Most Recent Films at Film Forum
    • Jun 1
    • 3 min

    Ever-Surprising Bogdan Apetri Introduces His Most Recent Films at Film Forum

    After more than a decade of creative silence, award-winning director and writer Bogdan Apetri, one of the most astonishing debuts of the...
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    Memory as Performance: Bogdan Coșa Remembers His "First American"
    • May 24
    • 2 min

    Memory as Performance: Bogdan Coșa Remembers His "First American"

    Our online series “My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits”, where some of the best-known contemporary Romanian writers...
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    Petru Lucaci’s Redemptive "Diptych / Monochrome Materialities" at RCI’s Brâncuși Gallery
    • May 23
    • 2 min

    Petru Lucaci’s Redemptive "Diptych / Monochrome Materialities" at RCI’s Brâncuși Gallery

    A versatile painter with a cerebral outlook and expressive touch, Petru Lucaci is hailed as a powerhouse of contemporary Romanian...
    80 views0 comments
    Philosopher Costică Brădățan at Night of Ideas 2022
    • May 20
    • 2 min

    Philosopher Costică Brădățan at Night of Ideas 2022

    Professor Costică Brădățan of Texas Tech University, one of the most original voices in contemporary philosophy, joins the exquisite...
    70 views0 comments
    The Romanian Film Festival Returns to Washington, D.C., June 3-19, 2022
    • May 16
    • 7 min

    The Romanian Film Festival Returns to Washington, D.C., June 3-19, 2022

    One of the largest events of its kind in North America, The Romanian Film Festival of Washington, D.C. (RFF) kicks off at historical...
    350 views0 comments
    Let Poetry Rule: Andreea Scridon’s "A Romanian Poem" Launches at the RCI
    • May 13
    • 3 min

    Let Poetry Rule: Andreea Scridon’s "A Romanian Poem" Launches at the RCI

    The rebellious prodigy of Romanian-American letters, poet, translator and editor Andreea Iulia Scridon, comes to RCI New York on May 19...
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    "The Bucharest Dossier": A Thrilling Story of Cold War Espionage
    • May 12
    • 2 min

    "The Bucharest Dossier": A Thrilling Story of Cold War Espionage

    “one of the top debuts of 2022… an espionage thriller not to be missed” - BookReporter Author William Maz will present his smashing debut...
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    Romanianness, South of the Danube. A Musical Celebration
    • May 10
    • 1 min

    Romanianness, South of the Danube. A Musical Celebration

    To mark the celebration of the historical Romanian communities living in the Balkans – the Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians and...
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    EUNIC New York’s ECO Solidarity to Open at WantedDesign Manhattan
    • May 10
    • 3 min

    EUNIC New York’s ECO Solidarity to Open at WantedDesign Manhattan

    A project that elevates design to an existential mission The socially conscious architecture practice Atelier AD HOC represents Romania...
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    Groundbreaking Artists Geta Brătescu and Ion Grigorescu Presented in NYC
    • May 5
    • 2 min

    Groundbreaking Artists Geta Brătescu and Ion Grigorescu Presented in NYC

    "two icons of Romanian avant-garde" (The Art Newspaper) Thanks to Bucharest-based Ivan Gallery, two of the most influential and revered...
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    Implacable Time: Carmen Firan and Adrian Sângeorzan discuss their latest books in English
    • Apr 27
    • 3 min

    Implacable Time: Carmen Firan and Adrian Sângeorzan discuss their latest books in English

    New Romanian literature in English in the spotlight Writers Carmen Firan and Adrian Sângeorzan, the prolific power couple of...
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    Ettore Causa (Viola) and Lorena Țecu (Piano) at RCI's Enescu Soirees of New York
    • Apr 21
    • 5 min

    Ettore Causa (Viola) and Lorena Țecu (Piano) at RCI's Enescu Soirees of New York

    An irresistible program of works by Brahms, Fauré, and Enescu The Enescu Soirees of New York spring season kicks off with a superlative...
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    Ana Maria Sandu / “My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits”
    • Apr 19
    • 2 min

    Ana Maria Sandu / “My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits”

    Photo by Ema Cojocaru Our newest online series has launched! Entitled “My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits”, the...
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    Art Fridays: Bucharest’s Museum of Recent Art
    • Apr 1
    • 1 min

    Art Fridays: Bucharest’s Museum of Recent Art

    Photo credit @CosminGrigore Part of our popular Art Fridays online series, the virtual tours through some of the most important art...
    252 views0 comments
    Domnica Rădulescu's "Exile Is My Home" Debuts on RCI's Studio Stage
    • Mar 29
    • 8 min

    Domnica Rădulescu's "Exile Is My Home" Debuts on RCI's Studio Stage

    "A hugely individual voice and great intelligence that refuses the binary, the simplistic" (Julia Pascal) We are proud to present, in...
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    Ioana Stanca’s "I suddenly unfurled many eyes" at RCI’s Brâncuși Gallery
    • Mar 22
    • 2 min

    Ioana Stanca’s "I suddenly unfurled many eyes" at RCI’s Brâncuși Gallery

    An intimate geography in constant transformation as a metaphor of the feminine self Curated by Catinca Tăbăcaru March 25 – May 5, 2022...
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    Impromptu for Ukraine
    • Mar 21
    • 1 min

    Impromptu for Ukraine

    Collective poem At the end of last week, on the occasion of the event we dedicated to several Romanian-American women writers, under the...
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    The Voiceful Eight - An Evening of Literature and Music
    • Mar 14
    • 5 min

    The Voiceful Eight - An Evening of Literature and Music

    In celebration of Women's Month On March 4 at RCI New York, “Romanian Women Voices in North America” met their audience in-person for the...
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    THE MUSES WON'T SHUT UP
    • Feb 28
    • 1 min

    THE MUSES WON'T SHUT UP

    WE STAND WITH UKRAINE They say that when the guns roar the muses are silent. But not this time – they won’t remain voiceless and...
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    Imperishable Stories: Gabi Reigh and Sean Cotter on Romanian Classics in English
    • Feb 24
    • 2 min

    Imperishable Stories: Gabi Reigh and Sean Cotter on Romanian Classics in English

    In focus: Liviu Rebreanu and Mateiu Caragiale While foreign translations still make a fraction of the titles published in the US and the...
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    "Brâncuși around the world": Noguchi Museum, New York
    • Feb 19
    • 1 min

    "Brâncuși around the world": Noguchi Museum, New York

    A dialogue with one of the greatest museums of the world about the universal influence of the great Romanian artist On the occasion of...
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    National Day of Reading: Romanian books in English