“Travelling Colour Book Project”, when art reduces distances in time of pandemic Camila Aguais, a participant in the programme “Embedded Arts Practice in a Post-Pandemic Future”, proposed by UNIDEE residency programs, has won the Production Prize offered by illycaffè, which will fund her project. We have interviewed the teacher and curator to have a testimony of her experience as a resident at Cittadellarte and to find out the specifics of her artistic initiative. BY Luca Deias IL 09/04/2021 Leggi di più
“Hearts for the Earth”, when children’s art breaks down the barriers of the pandemic The Rebirth/Third Paradise ambassadress and ambassador Savina Tarsitano and Takuya Kaneda started and curated the ethical initiative that led to the creation, in Nikko, of a big canvas composed of the works of children from Cuba, Italy, Nepal, Florida and Belgium. “In this period,” the two curators said, “being united has become a necessity and a duty, and the project, from this point of view, managed to bring together youths and communities from all over the world with a simple heart, going across boundaries and travelling with the imagination”. BY Redazione IL 26/03/2021 Leggi di più
The Art of Balance #96 | Alberto Fiz, how will you communicate? The art critic, exhibition curator and journalist is the 96th participant in the initiative “The Art of Balance / Pandemopraxy”, launched by Cittadellarte. Alberto Fiz reflects on the impact of Covid-19 on communication processes (“By now, our lives have definitely become hybrid, and our days are rhythmed by emails, WhatsApp messages, Instagram posts, Skype and Zoom calls") and draws attention to the importance a simple encounter might have in the post-pandemic: “Meeting, seeing each other in person, hugging each other won’t be ordinary occurrences taken for granted anymore, they will acquire a more profound and authentic meaning”. BY Redazione IL 12/03/2021 Leggi di più
“How to farm an organic garden”, you can now sign up for Let Eat Bi’s new course The 2021 programme of the Green Academy, a project by Cittadellarte’s Food Office, offers an online initiative dedicated to anybody wanting to further investigate or discover how to farm an organic garden. To talk to us about the contents of the four sessions, held in March and April, is agronomist Alice Bordignon, who will curate the course together with her colleague Enrico Regis. BY Redazione IL 04/03/2021 Leggi di più
Pistoletto’s Mirror painting “Venere Maria – Nudo Color Seppia” at the Palazzo Pretorio Museum in Prato Carlo Palli, a collector from Prato, has donated the works "Venere Maria - Nudo color seppia" (Venus Maria – Sepia-coloured nude) by the Biellese artist and "Victoire de Samothrace" by Yves Klein to the Palazzo Pretorio Museum. “I am glad that my work can reflect the Palazzo Pretorio Museum in Prato together with all the visitors that walking past the painting will become part of it,” said Michelangelo Pistoletto. BY Redazione IL 23/02/2021 Leggi di più
When fashion becomes an example of excellence and sustainability, an interview with the co-founder of WRÅD Matteo Ward Face to face with the CEO of the startup which has become an international best practice: Matteo Ward talks about the role of communication in the process of raising social awareness on the theme of ethical fashion, highlighting the inspirational and collaborative relationship linking WRÅD to Cittadellarte and identifying the objectives his brand pursues in the field of global sustainability. “The fashion industry,” he said, “cannot be allowed to legitimately consume essential resources for life on Earth anymore”. BY Luca Deias IL 18/02/2021 Leggi di più
“100 Panchine per Roma”, when a place to sit becomes a symbol of community and sustainability The capital has launched a participatory, socially useful, low-environmental-impact project which sees a hundred benches made of recycled plastic being installed in different areas of Rome. Here is how to adopt and personalise one of them, or to contribute in a shared manner. BY Redazione IL 02/02/2021 Leggi di più
Embedded arts practices in a post-pandemic future, UNIDEE 2020 in ten weeks of residency The protagonists of last year’s UNIDEE programme were forty-six, coming from all over the world. The educational experience, structured in a blended physical and virtual format, led the residents to investigate and propose their own researches on the role of socially engaged practices in times of Covid-19, with the contributions of professionals, curators and art organizers and theorists. “The residency generated new ideas,” said Juan Sandoval, director of UNIDEE residency programs, “responding to the conditions of a changing world". BY Luca Deias IL 25/01/2021 Leggi di più