What: "Emerging Trends in Contemporary American Art"
By Eric Gleason, Sales Director of Marlborough Gallery - Chelsea (New York City)

With major galleries in London, Madrid, Monte Carlo, Santiago and New York City, Marlborough Gallery is one of the world's leading art dealers. Marlborough Chelsea is the newest gallery addition to this collection, opening in 1997, and has quickly become a world-renown center of contemporary art. Exhibitio...ns this year include works of Dale Chihuly, Chakaia Booker, Steven Talasnik and Will Ryman and several other prominent artists.

Eric Gleason currently serves as Sales Director and has coordinated several major art exhibitions for the gallery, including working extensively with Michael Anderson, Steven Charles and Hunt Slonem, as well as dozens of emerging international artists. He has also worked for Christo and Jeanne-Claude on their famous Central Park installation, The Gates. He was guest curator for The Brain Factory in Seoul, South Korea, curating there solo exhibitions by Seung Jun and Sora Sim. Eric was selected this year as one of 7 Rising Star NYC Dealers by Artlog.com.

We look forward to seeing you!


When: Friday, September 3, 6 pm.
Where: The American Center in Moscow
How to find us: http://amc.ru/?section=about⊂=4

What: "The Art of Expressing Yourself: Creative Writing in the U.S."

By Internationally Acclaimed Author and NYU Professor,
Lara Vapnyar

Ms. Lara Vapnyar is the author of three books: "There are Jews in My House," "Memoirs of a Muse" and "Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love," in which she humorously presents tales about love and loss parallel to culinary tastes. She has also had several short stories published in The New Yorker and Harper's Magazine. Reviewers have praised her craft of language, the depth of her subjects and the beauty of her characters' emotional discoveries.


Originally born in Russia, Ms. Vapnyar moved to the U.S. in 1994. Her experiences of both cultures resonate within her fiction writing. Even more remarkably, she did not know English that well before moving to the U.S. Now she is currently an associate professor of creative writing at New York University. She will present exercises in creative writing during her presentation here - full audience participation is expected!


Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

When: Thursday, September 2, 6 pm.
Where: The American Center in Moscow
How to find us: http://amc.ru/?section=about⊂=4

When: Monday, 9 August 2010 at 4:00p.m.!

What: Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist
Misty May-Treanor

Where: The American Center in Moscow
www.amc.ru
R.S.V.P. for this Event Required!


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“Digging Deep in Volleyball and Life”


Mrs. Misty May-Treanor has enjoyed tremendous success in volleyball, beginning in college when she was awarded the NCAA Championship co-MVP in 1998 and NCAA Athlete of the Year. She continued to receive prestigious accolades, including Best Offensive Player and Best Defensive Player for several years in a row. She then pursued beach volleyball, quickly achieving several wins and a spot in the 2000 Olympics Games. Then, along with her new teammate, Kerri Walsh, Misty won gold at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. She currently holds the most wins of any female to ever play volleyball.
Outside of volleyball, Mrs. May-Treanor is author of “Misty: Digging Deep in Volleyball and Life,” and was a contestant on the popular U.S. television series, Dancing with the Stars. She is a member of several charities and married to Major League Baseball catcher, Matt Treanor, with whom she has one child.
Mrs. May-Treanor is visiting Russia in her capacity as a Sports United Envoy, a program to engage overseas youth in a dialogue on the importance of education, positive health practices and respect for diversity. She will be in Moscow along with a delegation of U.S. volleyball players and coaches as part of the U.S-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission’s Education, Culture, Sports, and Media Working Group.


Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
R.S.V.P. for this Event Required!

5-ий КОНКУРС ДЛЯ ШКОЛЬНИКОВ НА ЛУЧШИЙ ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННЫЙ ПЕРЕВОД

Условия:

К участию в конкурсе приглашаются школьники от 12 лет и старше, изучающие английский язык. В этом году тема конкурса «Неизвестная Америка». Конкурс проводится совместно с Центром американской культуры.

Для перевода предлагаем рассказ - Cynthia Rylant “Appalachia: The Voices of the Sleeping Birds”.
Кроме перевода участники могут ответить на вопросы викторины, подготовленной ЦЕНТРОМ АМЕРИКАНСКОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ,
а также написать эссе-исследование «Неизвестная Америка»
на одну из тем, предложенных издательством «Нарния».

Викторина и эссе оцениваются отдельно и за них можно получить дополнительные призы.

ВНИМАНИЕ! Особо приветствуется использование в работе информационных материалов Библиотеки иностранной литературы и Американского центра (просьба обязательно указывать, какие именно источники использовались, за это будут начисляться дополнительные баллы).

Традиционно производится также награждение самых активных участников – награждается класс, школа, самый инициативный учитель и/или школьный библиотекарь


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Правила участия в конкурсе
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Все желающие должны предварительно зарегистрироваться в Детском читальном зале БИЛ им.М.И.Рудомино (необходимо принести фотографию для читательского билета), получить подробные условия конкурса, текст на перевод и вопросы конкурсов (цена распечатки текстов и заданий – 25 руб.)

Перевод выполняется каждым участником индивидуально
Принимаются только распечатанные работы.

Сдача работ – до 10 марта.
Награждение победителей – в начале апреля.

Для участников во время проведения конкурса организована выставка книг о США, проводятся консультации, возможно и проведение мастер-классов по основам художественного перевода – по предварительным заявкам.
Работы победителей будут опубликованы на сайте Библиотеки.

Обращаться: Библиотека иностранной литературы, 2-ой этаж, Детский читальный зал,
Адрес: Николоямская д.1, Метро Таганская, Китай-город, трол. 63,45 Тел.: 915-72-81

December 10, 16:00
Question and Answer Time

The American Center would like to invite you to a meeting with a photographer Oleg Singareev. His collection you can see in our lecture hall till the end of December. Oleg is ready to answer your questions regarding the collection of photographs, called "Notes from the Big Country". These pictures were taken during a trip Oleg took across the United States of America. The works include scenes of some of the most famous American cities, such as New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, as well as landscapes from the national parks of the Southwest.



How to find us:
http://amc.ru/?section=about⊂=4