European and Mediterranean cooperation, the launch of the project “Alexandria: (re)activating common urban imaginaries” The initiative, running from 1st November 2020 to 31st December 2023, aims at shedding light on the heritage of the Mediterranean city through the development of new cultural and artistic perspectives. The project, supported by the European Union's Creative Europe programme, includes, among other actions, the “Caravan residency program: Thinking with Alexandria”, conceived and realised at Cittadellarte by UNIDEE Residency Programs, and curated together with Edwin Nasr and in conversation with Sarah Rifky. The call is now open: here’s how to apply. BY Redazione IL 13/05/2021 Leggi di più
“10 Tables for 100 Benches”, in dialogue with Giorgio de Finis between culture and active citizenship As part of the project "100 benches for Rome", the coordinator of the Rebirth/Third Paradise ambassadors Francesco Saverio Teruzzi proposes a series of video interviews in the wake of the themes dealt with by the Rebirth Forum Rome. The first guest is Giorgio de Finis, artistic director and curator of the Museum of the Suburbs: "Our city must be inclusive,” he claims, “and return to being cosmopolitan, crossbred, open and fair". BY Redazione IL 15/04/2021 Leggi di più
“Artivism”, an exhibition to amplify the power of art to inspire social activism The digital exhibition, the result of a call to action and a competition launched by Fashion Revolution Italia and Cittadellarte, will open on 24th April, on the occasion of Fashion Revolution Week 2021. The exhibition, curated by Stella Stone, will feature forty selected works, which will be on display on the digital platform Ikonospace until the end of October 2021. BY Redazione IL 12/04/2021 Leggi di più
“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
