An artistic residency as an educational instrument, the students from ArtEZ Academy at Cittadellarte Starting from last week and for five weeks Fondazione Pistoletto will be hosting “arti-vamente”, an artistic residency involving twelve students from ArtEZ Academy in Arnhem, ten of whom are in their last year of a bachelor’s in visual arts. All the participants will carry out an individual research, also through the natural contaminations of Cittadellarte and its spaces. The residency includes a programme of meetings managed by the UNIDEE office and the tutoring by some of their professors. A public open studio will mark the end of the experience. Luca Deias, 17/01/2019 Read more
Forum Terzo Paradiso third paradise Demopraxy, sustainability, responsability: the new Rebirth Forum at the Macro in Rome The first Rebirth Forum in Rome will be held on 24th, 25th and 26th January 2019, at, and with, the MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art. The representatives of a hundred organizations will participate in the initiative, and will work to identify responsible and sustainable practices and projects for the realities active on the territory of the capital city according to the criteria of the Art of Demopraxy. Luca Deias, 15/01/2019 Read more
B.E.S.T. Cittadellarte’s sustainable fashion at the White Street Market in Milan In the context of the fair dedicated to street culture, Fashion B.E.S.T. will present a selection of brands already well-known for their sustainable development, displayed along Michelangelo Pistoletto’s “Venus of the Rags”. In programme is also a speech by Paolo Naldini, director of Cittadellarte. Luca Deias, 10/01/2019 Read more
Michelangelo Pistoletto From Ettore to Michelangelo Pistoletto, in April the opening of the exhibition “Padre e figlio” (Father and son) From spring 2019, Biella and Trivero will host a big exhibition project developed over three different venues: Palazzo Gromo Losa, Cittadellarte and Casa Zegna. Curated by Alberto Fiz, it puts Michelangelo Pistoletto’s and his father Ettore Olivero Pistoletto’s arts in dialogue with each other. Here is an anticipation of the event. Luca Deias, 09/01/2019 Read more
demopraxy The art of demopraxy – VIDEO What is the art of demopraxy? Here is a video explaining the peculiarities of the participatory practice in question, carried out through a three-phase process (Mapping, Forum and Working Site). Luca Deias, 08/01/2019 Read more
Art as an instrument for social change in the most recent UNIDEE module Last week, Cittadellarte hosted “Broadcasting the archive #10”, University of Ideas’ module curated by Gemma Medina Estupiñan and Alessandra Saviotti. In the course of the initiative, six international artists in residency analysed a few case studies from the archive of Asociacion de Arte Útil (a database of about 300 projects in which art has generated a responsible social change) and the projects developed by Cittadellarte on the theme of food. Luca Deias, 11/12/2018 Read more
let eat bi Food tastings, mulled wine and a free apple tree: the Let Eat Bi market’s party is back The third edition of the event is on Wednesday 12th December, at via Serralunga 27 in Biella: with producers offering tastings, and lots of fruit, vegetables, and specialties like honey and cheese on sale. But here’s the big news: every customer will receive a free apple tree. Let’s find out the details! Luca Deias, 05/12/2018 Read more
‘Bibliocycle’: in the US, a library on two wheels promotes reading A young American librarian has decided to advocate the importance of books and culture creating a travelling library on a bicycle. Riding around her city, she donates books to anybody interested, at the same time collecting the ones that might be discarded. Here is how this idea and other similar projects have developed. Ilaria Bernardi, 04/12/2018 Read more
