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Past Events

Momenta Festival XI: French Connection

Wednesday, October 7, 7:00 pm

Pablo Helguera, Instituto de la telenovela: Entre la gloria y el olvido (Institute of the telenovela: Between glory and oblivion), 2026. Commissioned by Americas Society. Photo: Courtesy of the artist

Panel Discussion—Instituto de la telenovela: Entre la gloria y el olvido

Wednesday, October 14, 6:00 pm

2026 COA Symposium and 31st BRAVO Business Awards

Thursday, November 19, 8:00 am

News & Analysis

LatAm in Focus: How Is a Changing World Reshaping Perspectives in the Americas?

Pew, U.S.–Mexico Foundation, and AMLAT Radar experts unpack new survey data on changing attitudes toward the midterms, U.S.–Mexico ties, and global powers.

Poll Tracker: Brazil’s 2026 Presidential Election

Lula is seeking a fourth term as Flávio Bolsonaro attempts to avenge his ex-president father. The first round is October 4.

Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick meeting last year. (Ebard's X)

Trump in Latin America: Trade Paths for Mexico, Diplo Chatter in Chile, Delcy Eyes NYC

Sep 11- Sep 16: Plus, doubts on Trump's Falklands/Malvinas position grow, new U.S. tariffs on Canada take effect, and Washington inks a DR rare earths deal

Membership

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Signature Programs

Presidents of the Americas

AS/COA hosts heads of state from the Western Hemisphere in conjunction with opening debate of the UN General Assembly and throughout the year.

AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard.

Latin American Cities Conferences

Each year, AS/COA hosts public conferences and private, off-the-record meetings throughout Latin America, creating spaces for the public and private sectors to convene.

Washington Conference on the Americas

COA’s Washington Conference on the Americas brings together presidents, cabinet-level officials, and senior leaders from the public and private sectors.

Music

Music of the Americas Fall 2026 Concerts

The series presents five free performances celebrating renowned artists and groundbreaking new voices.

Music of the Americas: Online and Tango Live in New York

Our live season starts in New York and En Casa continues with videos from Honduras and Argentina.

Piffaro: Eagle and Empire

The Philadelphia-based early music group returned to Music of the Americas with a program of baroque music from colonial Mexico.

Art

Telenovela

The exhibition, on view through March 2027, explores the psychological and philosophical principle of the melodrama genre.

Kelly Sinnapah Mary: Between earth and sea

The Caribbean artist’s first solo museum exhibition will be on view at Americas Society from April 14 to July 31, 2027.

Arte al día Writes about Americas Society's Upcoming Exhibition Telenovela

The show explores "how contemporary Latin American artists have engaged with the visual and conceptual richness of telenovela," says the publication.

Americas Quarterly

Mexico’s Homicides Are Falling, but a Broader Violence Crisis Persists

Sheinbaum’s security strategy has lowered murder rates but should address rampant extortion and disappearances and seek stronger federal-state cooperation.

AQ Podcast | Brazil’s Scandal-Plagued Election

Political analyst Thomas Traumann on the mudslinging in the Supreme Court, and other factors in the October election

U.S.-Canada Tensions: Risks Beyond Trade

As the tariff war escalates and allies start talking like adversaries, disputes over sovereignty and strategic resources are emerging as risks.