Exhibitions, Italy, Caltanissetta, 12 April 2009
From 13 April to 3 May 2009, the historic center of Florence will turn into a big festival of street artists, with the presentation of "Streets without wall", of urban art event sponsored and organized for the first time, the Venerable Arciconfraternita della Misericordia in Florence, made in collaboration with AGR - Agenzia Giornalistica Broadcasting, Avantgarde, Caf Scarl, CPF Construction Spa, Ferrovie dello Stato, Teseco Foundation for the Arts, Haworth, La Perla, Maimeri, MTN 94, Opera.net, Showbyte, Studio Fish, Time and Mind and Yoox, under the patronage of the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Cultural Tourism el'Assessorato, Exhibitions and productive activities of the Municipality of Florence.
The event stems from the desire of Mercy to promote and support the new and ambitious project Art Charity Village San Sebastian "to finance a structure for the accommodation of intellectual disabilities, a research center and a European art therapy where artists, intellectual disabilities and medical personnel can interact by developing a mutual enrichment. A demonstration of how art can become a vehicle for charity initiatives for socio-cultural awareness and stimulating public opinion towards issues always present.
The urban art is an artistic movement that in recent years has significantly developed into an international phenomenon that involves a growing number of artists and audience, giving voice to that part of culture, so-called suburban, developed in the streets and suburbs of big cities and becoming form of communication and expression enjoyed by anyone. In that sense, what form of art closer to people, street art is much closer to charitable and humanitarian purposes pursued by Arciconfraternita of Mercy, founded in 1244 as the first company in the world of charity, still faithful to its original function and active in different parts of the globe.
The event, curated by Chiara Canali, is divided into different stages and events including an exhibition at the Museum of Mercy, a show of wall drawing in the garage of Mercy, underground location in the center of the city, painting sessions live on the square of Mercy, in front of Piazza Duomo, in the historical center of Florence, "customization" of cars, textiles, accessories, design objects and gadgets.
The artists involved in the project, about sixty of the most important sector, both nationally and internationally, will donate their work. At dell'opening, 13 April 2009, in the halls of the Museum of Mercy, will be presented a selection of works donated, next to paintings in the permanent collection. At the conclusion of the exhibition the works will be an auction whose proceeds will go all'Arciconfraternita of Mercy, to support the Charity Art Village of San Sebastian ".
The various appointments, located in the city of Florence, will start with an extraordinary and unprecedented action, on a scale urban development and macroscopic, of the Milan Bros on the facade of the Palazzo della Misericordia, Piazza Duomo, while in the period between 13 and April 23 will be staged a great painting session live, which will assist spectators and passers-by, where they will be involved in some of the most important international art dell'urban names, including M-City from Poland, Germany Dome, from TvBoy Barcelona, and Smart Etnik Florence, Nut & Stefy Bologna, Ozmo, El Gato Chimney, Santy and Luže of Milan, called for an opportunity to express their creativity, according to the different types of style and language.
This impressive collective work, a monumental character, will open April 24 2009, and the route will include not only the walls of the garage of Mercy, in Piazza Duomo, open to the public exclusively as new location, but also the perimeter of the large car park of the Station Rifredi of thanks to the availability of Railways.
On the same day, in Piazza Repubblica, the poet Ivan street blank page will produce the largest in the world in an artistic happening that will affect the intellectual disabilities, the artist and the public of the city in a direct and engaging.
At the end of the event will be published a bilingual brochure that will contain the publication of all the donated works and interventions wall drawing made in the fabric of the city to witness the diversity of artistic expression involved in this event of Street Art Charity.
The project is being conducted with the sponsorship of technical Maimeri who provided the color used by artists in the realization of their works.
Datasheet
Title:
Streets without wall
Period:
Monday April 13 to Sunday 3 May 2009
Admission:
Free
Press Conference:
Tuesday, April 7 2009, 12:00
City of Florence, Palazzo Vecchio, Sala Incontri
Piazza della Signoria 1, 52100 Florence
Event locations:
Piazza Duomo, Museo della Misericordia, Garage of Mercy, various locations in the city
Promoted and organized by:
San Sebastian Village
Venerable Arciconfraternita della Misericordia in Florence
Edited by:
Chiara Canali
Sponsored by:
MiBAC - Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
Department of Tourism, Industry Exhibition and the City of Florence
In collaboration with:
AGR - Agenzia Giornalistica Broadcasting
Avantgarde
Caf Scarl
C.P.F. Construction S.p.A
Ferrovie dello Stato
Teseco Foundation for the Arts
Haworth
La Perla
Maimeri
MTN 94
Opera.net
Showbyte
Study Fish
Time and Mind
Yoox
Information:
Venerable Arciconfraternita of Mercy
Piazza del Duomo, 19/20
50122 Firenze
Phone +39 055 2393960 - Fax +39 055 292052
info@villaggiosansebastiano.org
Contact: Claude Benassai
cbenassai@misericordia.firenze.it
TIMING Without Wall Streets
Florence April 13 - May 3
April 13 Opening of exhibition of works donated (Museo della Misericordia, Piazza Duomo)
Start of painting live in the garage of Mercy (vicolo Adimari)
13-14 April Live Painting Artist Bros (Facade of the Palazzo della Misericordia, Piazza Duomo)
13-14 April live Customization Setting for artists, Cruz and Omer clothes La Perla (Piazza Duomo - Boutique on Via della Vigna Nuova 17/19 r)
13-14 April Intervention Wany artists, and Garuffio Rubinacci on an ambulance (Piazza Duomo)
15-16 April Customization shirts live "Village San Sebastian" (Piazza Duomo)
April 20 Speeches of the artists in a parking lot (Rifredi Station)
April 24 Opening of the wall drawing in the garage of Mercy (vicolo Adimari)
April 24 Performance artist ivan with the "greatest page in the world" (Piazza della Repubblica)
www.villaggiosansebastiano.it
The event stems from the desire of Mercy to promote and support the new and ambitious project Art Charity Village San Sebastian "to finance a structure for the accommodation of intellectual disabilities, a research center and a European art therapy where artists, intellectual disabilities and medical personnel can interact by developing a mutual enrichment. A demonstration of how art can become a vehicle for charity initiatives for socio-cultural awareness and stimulating public opinion towards issues always present.
The urban art is an artistic movement that in recent years has significantly developed into an international phenomenon that involves a growing number of artists and audience, giving voice to that part of culture, so-called suburban, developed in the streets and suburbs of big cities and becoming form of communication and expression enjoyed by anyone. In that sense, what form of art closer to people, street art is much closer to charitable and humanitarian purposes pursued by Arciconfraternita of Mercy, founded in 1244 as the first company in the world of charity, still faithful to its original function and active in different parts of the globe.
The event, curated by Chiara Canali, is divided into different stages and events including an exhibition at the Museum of Mercy, a show of wall drawing in the garage of Mercy, underground location in the center of the city, painting sessions live on the square of Mercy, in front of Piazza Duomo, in the historical center of Florence, "customization" of cars, textiles, accessories, design objects and gadgets.
The artists involved in the project, about sixty of the most important sector, both nationally and internationally, will donate their work. At dell'opening, 13 April 2009, in the halls of the Museum of Mercy, will be presented a selection of works donated, next to paintings in the permanent collection. At the conclusion of the exhibition the works will be an auction whose proceeds will go all'Arciconfraternita of Mercy, to support the Charity Art Village of San Sebastian ".
The various appointments, located in the city of Florence, will start with an extraordinary and unprecedented action, on a scale urban development and macroscopic, of the Milan Bros on the facade of the Palazzo della Misericordia, Piazza Duomo, while in the period between 13 and April 23 will be staged a great painting session live, which will assist spectators and passers-by, where they will be involved in some of the most important international art dell'urban names, including M-City from Poland, Germany Dome, from TvBoy Barcelona, and Smart Etnik Florence, Nut & Stefy Bologna, Ozmo, El Gato Chimney, Santy and Luže of Milan, called for an opportunity to express their creativity, according to the different types of style and language.
This impressive collective work, a monumental character, will open April 24 2009, and the route will include not only the walls of the garage of Mercy, in Piazza Duomo, open to the public exclusively as new location, but also the perimeter of the large car park of the Station Rifredi of thanks to the availability of Railways.
On the same day, in Piazza Repubblica, the poet Ivan street blank page will produce the largest in the world in an artistic happening that will affect the intellectual disabilities, the artist and the public of the city in a direct and engaging.
At the end of the event will be published a bilingual brochure that will contain the publication of all the donated works and interventions wall drawing made in the fabric of the city to witness the diversity of artistic expression involved in this event of Street Art Charity.
The project is being conducted with the sponsorship of technical Maimeri who provided the color used by artists in the realization of their works.
Datasheet
Title:
Streets without wall
Period:
Monday April 13 to Sunday 3 May 2009
Admission:
Free
Press Conference:
Tuesday, April 7 2009, 12:00
City of Florence, Palazzo Vecchio, Sala Incontri
Piazza della Signoria 1, 52100 Florence
Event locations:
Piazza Duomo, Museo della Misericordia, Garage of Mercy, various locations in the city
Promoted and organized by:
San Sebastian Village
Venerable Arciconfraternita della Misericordia in Florence
Edited by:
Chiara Canali
Sponsored by:
MiBAC - Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
Department of Tourism, Industry Exhibition and the City of Florence
In collaboration with:
AGR - Agenzia Giornalistica Broadcasting
Avantgarde
Caf Scarl
C.P.F. Construction S.p.A
Ferrovie dello Stato
Teseco Foundation for the Arts
Haworth
La Perla
Maimeri
MTN 94
Opera.net
Showbyte
Study Fish
Time and Mind
Yoox
Information:
Venerable Arciconfraternita of Mercy
Piazza del Duomo, 19/20
50122 Firenze
Phone +39 055 2393960 - Fax +39 055 292052
info@villaggiosansebastiano.org
Contact: Claude Benassai
cbenassai@misericordia.firenze.it
TIMING Without Wall Streets
Florence April 13 - May 3
April 13 Opening of exhibition of works donated (Museo della Misericordia, Piazza Duomo)
Start of painting live in the garage of Mercy (vicolo Adimari)
13-14 April Live Painting Artist Bros (Facade of the Palazzo della Misericordia, Piazza Duomo)
13-14 April live Customization Setting for artists, Cruz and Omer clothes La Perla (Piazza Duomo - Boutique on Via della Vigna Nuova 17/19 r)
13-14 April Intervention Wany artists, and Garuffio Rubinacci on an ambulance (Piazza Duomo)
15-16 April Customization shirts live "Village San Sebastian" (Piazza Duomo)
April 20 Speeches of the artists in a parking lot (Rifredi Station)
April 24 Opening of the wall drawing in the garage of Mercy (vicolo Adimari)
April 24 Performance artist ivan with the "greatest page in the world" (Piazza della Repubblica)
www.villaggiosansebastiano.it
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