United Nations Association Film Festival / Traveling Film Festival 19
19 May, 2026 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Following Harry is an intimate documentary that chronicles the last twelve years of legendary Harry Belafonte’s life, highlighting the artist-activist’s enduring commitment to social justice. It is the follow-up to Sing Your Song, which we screened at the Arts Arena several years ago, about Harry Belafonte’s earlier life as an artist and activist; that film received awards around the world, was shortlisted […]
Yale School of Art at The Arts Arena, Artist Meleko Mokgosi
17 April, 2026 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Botswana-born artist Meleko Mokgosi is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Painting and Printmaking at the Yale School of Art , and his large-scale, multi-panel works challenge notions of identity through layered storytelling. A NYT feature article on Mokgosi was entitled “Meleko Mokgosi Wants You to See the Politics of Everyday Life” and his […]
ArtsArenaPLUS, Art Paris | Members’ Visit to Art Paris
08 April, 2026 at 15:00 - 17:00 on Grand Palais, Paris 8e
A special VIP preview of Art Paris 2026 the day before the art fair opens. Art Paris is the leading Spring fair for modern and contemporary art. One of the themes of Art Paris 2026 is Art and Language, which will also be a subject at the following Arts Arena event with artist Meleko Mokgosi. […]
L’Europe autour de l’Europe Film Festival, “Bull’s Heart”
01 April, 2026 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Studio des Ursulines, 10 rue des Ursulines, Paris 5e
For the 15th year, the Arts Arena presents L’Europe autour de l’Europe for a screening and discussion. Founded in 2006 by Irena Bilic, who will be with us, the festival presents art films produced by the countries of Greater Europe with special attention to connections between classic European filmmakers and new talents of contemporary cinema. Dimitris […]
Global Resonance: Experiencing the Steinway Spirio in Concert
25 March, 2026 at 19:30 - 22:00 on Steinway & Sons Paris, 230 Boulevard Saint Germain, Paris 7e
A groundbreaking transcontinental concert linking the Rancho Coyote Concert Barn in Sonoma, California and Steinway Paris through Steinway’s revolutionary Spirio | r technology. Pianist Steven Lin, who has performed several times at the Arts Arena, will play live in Sonoma, with the performance simultaneously recreated in Paris on a Spirio piano in real time. The […]
“Matisse, 1941-1954” – Commissioner Claudine Grammont
16 February, 2026 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Claudine Grammont, Head of the Department of Graphic Arts at Centre Pompidou and a world renowned specialist on Matisse, is the Commissioner of “Matisse, 1941–1954,” the major exhibition opening at the Grand Palais on March 24. Highlighting the artist’s final years of creation, the exibition will feature cut-out gouaches, paintings, drawings, illustrated books, textiles, and […]
Leonard Bernstein: America in Music, Jamie Bernstein and Opera Fuoco
21 January, 2026 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Salle Marchal, INJA, 56 boulevard des Invalides, Paris 7e
A celebration of American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein as we inaugurate the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this special evening will combine live performance and conversation. Jamie Bernstein, the composer’s eldest daughter, will travel from New York to be in conversation with Arts Arena Founder and Artistic Director Margery Arent Safir. Opera […]
ORLÉANS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION, Recital by laureate SVETLANA ANDREEVA
12 December, 2025 at 19:30 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Born in Ukraine, Svetlana Andreeva graduated with distinction from the Moscow Conservatory in 2012 and moved to Germany in 2014, where she continued her studies in Berlin and at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, from which she also graduated with distinction. From the very beginning, she has paid particular attention to modern […]
FRED RITCHIN, The Synthetic Eye
17 November, 2025 at 19:00 - 22:00 on Columbia Global Centers | Paris, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 6e
Dean Emeritus of the International School of Photography, Fred Ritchin, was the first to introduce many in our audience to the impact of AI on photography. Now, with his latest book, The Synthetic Eye: Photography Transformed in the Age of AI, he delves further into this issue. “In this smart and searching book, Fred Ritchin […]
100 YEARS OF MARTHA GRAHAM
08 November, 2025 at 17:00 - 19:00 on Cité internationale des arts, 18 rue de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris 4e
Martha Graham (1894 – 1991), the legendary American modern dancer, teacher, and choreographer, reshaped the dance world. Over her 50-year career, she created more than 180 works, ranging from solos to large-scale performances, often dancing in them herself, and developed a unique dance technique as an alternative to classical ballet. The Graham Technique is still taught […]