On October 15th at 4:00 PM, the National Museum of Abruzzo will participate in the A.R.C.A. project – Art, Regeneration, Community, Living – with a sixth public meeting in the Municipality of Tornimparte. Art historian Federica Antonini will speak at the meeting, which will compare the works of Saturnino Gatti exhibited in the Museum with the artist’s frescoes in the church of San Panfilo in Villagrande di Tornimparte.
The meeting, which will be preceded at 4:00 PM by a guided tour of the fresco cycle led by art historian Rossella Monopoli, will take place at 4:30 PM in the “G. Irace” Council Chamber of the Municipality.
Speakers will include: Martina Gigante, Councillor of the Municipality of Tornimparte, Silvia Di Gregorio, artistic director of the project, and Federica Antonini, art historian at MuNDA.
The goal of the A.R.C.A. project, which will run for five months from July to November through international artist residencies, school workshops, inclusive activities with local associations, and participatory art initiatives, is to transform art into a true engine of social regeneration, engaging local communities as active participants in a shared cultural process.
The project will feature 11 artists from various countries in 11 municipalities in the 2009 earthquake zone: Barisciano, Acciano, Fontecchio, Fossa, Ocre, Poggio Picenze, Sant’Eusanio Forconese, Scoppito, Tione Degli Abruzzi, Tornimparte, and Villa Sant’Angelo. Each community will engage residents, associations, and cultural institutions through meetings, workshops, training and performance activities, exhibitions, and presentation and presentation events.
The project, promoted by eleven municipalities in the Crater area and coordinated by artistic director Silvia Di Gregorio, is funded by the Restart Programme – Priority C and aims to enhance the artistic, landscape, and human heritage of the areas affected by the earthquake, offering new perspectives to younger generations.
In addition to MuNDA, the initiative is also supported by the University of L’Aquila, the MAXXI L’Aquila, the Teatro Stabile d’Abruzzo, The Current (USA), AppStart Onlus, the Comunità 24 Luglio and numerous local and international artists.
