Visit Accademia Italiana at the Italian Pavilion of ACTFL 2017! A lucky teacher will be offered a full scholarship to attend a Glottodidactic Course in enchanting Salerno on the breathtaking Amalfi coast! Since 1997, Accademia Italiana offers Italian short term, semester and internship programs for credits to US University all year round; courses are combined with Culture and Art excursions, and training programs for … Continued
Noember 17 – 19, 2017 Music City Center – Nashville TN The ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo is an international event bringing together more than 6,000 language educators from all languages, levels, and assignments. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive professional development experience that will have an impact on language educators at all levels of teaching and in turn impact their … Continued
Bruni Munari’s Nella notte buia (In the Darkness of the Night) is now available in a new english edition. Published by Princeton Architectural Press, the 60 page, slim hardcover takes readers on a journey from night to morning. The book’s design incorporates a variety of paper stocks, cut-outs, and careful selection of color that add to the mood of each stage that begins with the … Continued
On Sunday October 1st, Bologna welcomed Pope Francis on a pastoral visit to the city. For this unique occasion, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair-BolognaFiere and the Church of Bologna organized a large exhibition of illustrated books for children and young people. The exhibition comprises 200 picturebooks selected from the Bologna Children’s Book Fair dealing with nine different issues that concern us today. Some of them … Continued
My Brilliant Friend by Italian author, Elena Ferrante jumped to the second spot for “top-selling” fiction titles in Germany. Ferrante was also a favorite in Sweden , taking the first and third spots on the fiction bestseller list with The Story of the Lost Child and Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay. In Italy, Paolo Cognetti’s Strega Prize winning novel was the country’s … Continued
Summer isn’t over yet! Are you looking for more books to add to your remainder-of-summer reading list? The following is a selection of 10 great Italian contemporary novels to read: – The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante – I’m Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti –Timeskipper by Stefano Benni –Don’t Move by Margaret Mazzantini –One More Day by Fabio Volo – I Kill by Giorgio Faletti … Continued
On occasion of the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition a VIP reception was held on August 2nd in which publishers, illustrators, and professors of the Chicago area gathered to view the exhibit but to also network. The following are a few snapshots from the event: If you are interested in viewing the exhibit there is still time. The Blogna Illustrators Exhibition will remain at the Glass … Continued
Date: July 22, 2017 Time: 12:00pm – 3:00pm Location: Glass Curtain Gallery – Columbia College Chicago 1104 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60605 Activites include: -“Columbia Student Picture Books” -“Word Play Drawings” -“Create Your Own Picture Book” For more information, please click here.
The Bologna Illustrators Exhibition officially opened on June 15 and will be on display through August 17th, 2017 at the Glass Curtain Gallery Columbia College Chicago. Address: 1104 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60605 To see more photos from opening day, please visit the Italian Trade Agency – Chicago Office website: https://www.italtradeusa.com/bologna-illustrators-exhibition-2017
To see the full photo gallery from BookExpo 2017, please visit the Italian Trade Agency – Chicago Office website: https://www.italtradeusa.com/bookexpo-2017-1
