unidee ‘Cittadellarte & ArtEZ Residency Programme’, the video-story of the final open studio The open studio “Unfolding the Process” was held on Tuesday 12th February, and it was the conclusive phase of an artistic residency started at Cittadellarte five weeks before. Here is a video by Luca Gaddini showcasing the event, also through the words of the students themselves. Redazione, 15/02/2019 Read more
unidee ‘Cittadellarte & ArtEZ Residency Programme’, tomorrow the open studio of the students in residence After five weeks in the spaces of Fondazione Pistoletto, the Dutch students from Arnhem’s Academy will present their artistic research and the relative development process in the course of a public event scheduled for tomorrow – Tuesday 12th February – at 5 pm. Redazione, 11/02/2019 Read more
unidee From the Netherlands to Cittadellarte, face to face with the director of ArtEZ’s bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts – VIDEO Cittadellarte & ArtEZ Residency Programme: we talked to Marie Van Leeuwen, director of Arnhem Academy’s BEAR, and Johan Wagenaar, artist and (now retired) tutor in Social Engagement at the same school. Redazione, 05/02/2019 Read more
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
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
B.E.S.T. B.E.S.T., young fashion designers at Cittadellarte for the future of sustainable fashion Last Friday, B.E.S.T.’s directive and staff met a few young fashion designers operating in the field of sustainable fashion. A dialogue on the theme which laid the foundations for the new project “Sustainable Fashion Best Platform”. Here are the comments of some of the participants. Luca Deias, 16/11/2018 Read more