Together Towards Innovation
Four Atlanta startups have been chosen by the City of Atlanta for this year’s Atlanta International Startup Exchange program, a one-week exchange to Atlanta sister city Toulouse, France. Executives from ThingTech, Loupe, TC Poly, and Blind Tiger Communications will travel … Read More
For a third year, sister cities Atlanta and Toulouse are selecting promising startups to participate in a week-long residential exchange. Toulouse startups will participate in the 2018 Venture Atlanta conference while taking advantage of Atlanta’s business landscape, which includes the … Read More
France-Atlanta will host world-renowned French street artist CEET for a mural installation in the city’s Cascade neighborhood, carried out in conjunction with ELEVATE, Atlanta’s public art festival. CEET, whose bold graphic work features colorful chickens with big eyes, has presented … Read More
Those interested in France’s iconic May 1968 protests will get a double dose of the demonstrations that rocked the nation. First, visitors can view more than 40 never before seen photos by photographer Philippe Gras, whose images simultaneously reveal the … Read More
When society breaks down due to war or disaster, women and girls are often the first to feel it. This forum focuses on gender-based violence in regions undergoing conflict or other types of emergencies via two panels. “When #MeToo … Read More
By Phil Bolton Allen Proithis, Sigfox North America’s president, spoke at the City Winery on North Avenue in the evening following the French chamber luncheon. Allen Proithis, president of Sigfox North America, a global company headquartered outside of Atlanta‘s sister … Read More
By Erin Wright Omar Victor Diop gives a talk at the High Museum’s Hill Auditorium on Friday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. CREDIT OMAR VICTOR DIOP When Americans think of Africa, we are likely to envision a very specific … Read More
By Mark Gresham Matthieu Clavé (left to right), Dominique Vidal, Stuart Gerber and Patrice Bocquillon perform the world premiere of Nickitas Demos’ “inconsequential intricacies.” (Photo by Mark Gresham.) On Thursday evening at the Rialto Center for the Arts, Georgia State … Read More
Decatur’s Core Performance Company presents the world premiere of Human Landscapes: The migrations of beings, gestures and stories by choreographer Germana Civera this weekend as part of France-Atlanta 2017. The piece, which will be performed through Saturday at the B … Read More