“Caravan residency program: Thinking with Alexandria”, at Cittadellarte the start of a residency about culture, cooperation and planning From 20 February to 3 March, Cittadellarte hosted the Caravan Residency Program, a new stage of the project "Alexandria: (re)activation of common urban imaginaries", conceived and implemented by UNIDEE Residency Programs, curated together with Edwin Nasr in conversation with Sarah Rifky and supported by the European Union's Creative Europe programme. From the context of Biella and Fondazione Pistoletto, the 16 international participants and the 5 social entrepreneurs worked together to compose, redesign and play with existing parts and elements that structure everyday life through a peripatetic format, with reference to Alexandria and other European and Mediterranean cities. BY Luca Deias IL 22/03/2022 Leggi di più
At Cittadellarte the residency following the open call “Artivism”, when art and sustainable fashion inspire social activism Monday 1st to Saturday 6th November) for the ten artists/fashion designers selected through the call to action promoted by Fashion Revolution Italia and Cittadellarte. The participants – whose projects expressed a visionary and inspirational creativity – met with professionals and organisations from the sector, immersing themselves in the context of Fondazione Pistoletto and the wool territory. BY Luca Deias IL 17/11/2021 Leggi di più
Arte al Centro 2021: Cittadellarte lights up Biella with creativity and sustainability The spaces of Fondazione Pistoletto have hosted the 23rd edition of the annual event featuring exhibitions, conferences and seminars dedicated to artistic practices of transformation of the social contexts in which they develop, carried out by Cittadellarte and the international network it has consolidated over the years. This edition offered open studios, exhibitions, talks, films and workshops: let us look back at the salient moments of the day, highlighting the key contents. BY Luca Deias IL 02/11/2021 Leggi di più
CITTADELLARTE When ethics meets fashion: Cittadellarte has hosted a day of conferences dedicated to sustainability Yesterday, Fondazione Pistoletto hosted two conferences on responsible fashion that started new networking processes between business representatives, fashion designers, lecturers and key figures in the sector: in the morning, "+ Ethics + Fashion" – organised by Accademia Unidee – launched a speculative investigation into the resonance of the fashion system in dealing with the theoretical concepts of sustainability and circularity present in contemporary global culture; in the afternoon, "Circular Threads" – curated by Tondo, Cittadellarte, Associazione Tessile e Salute and Rén – presented the first Italian study on the relationship between textile industry and circular economy. BY Redazione IL 23/06/2021 Leggi di più
Responsible fashion, an open studio by Flavia La Rocca for Fashion Revolution live from Cittadellarte On Saturday 24th April, from 10 am to 6 pm, Flavia La Rocca will curate an online event as part of the Fashion Open Studio, a global initiative for the presentation and mentoring of Fashion Revolution. From the studios of Fashion B.E.S.T., the fashion designer will show how her garments are created, from the design to the model to the final dyeing. BY Redazione IL 16/04/2021 Leggi di più
The exhibition “Michelangelo Pistoletto’s Truth” at the Museo Comunale d’Arte Moderna di Ascona The monographic exhibition dedicated to the Biellese artist and curated by Mara Folini and Alberto Fiz will be held in the Swiss city from 30th May to 26th September. The exhibition, organised in collaboration with Cittadellarte, will feature about forty works by Michelangelo Pistoletto. BY Redazione IL 02/04/2021 Leggi di più
“Community School: the academy for the education community”, the course for Biella’s teachers and educators has started The course, curated by Cittadellarte, Tantintenti, Il Filo da Tessere and Associazionedidee, started on 5th March. The first edition of the initiative – part of the project Community School, promoted by Impresa Sociale Conibambini – aims at identifying and facing the issues arisen during the pandemic, keeping in mind the safety measures that need to be respected in the interest of public health. BY Redazione IL 15/03/2021 Leggi di più
“Protect Cittadellarte”: a crowdfunding campaign set up following the flood Given the entity of the damage caused to its spaces by the overflowing of the river Cervo, Fondazione Pistoletto has started a campaign to raise funds on the Derev platform. The initiative has the objective of sustaining the costs of “phase 1” of the works necessary to prevent further collapses or structural damages at Cittadellarte. Here is how to contribute. BY Redazione IL 09/10/2020 Leggi di più