On August 4th at 6:45 PM, the National Museum of Abruzzo will participate in the A.R.C.A. project – Art, Regeneration, Community, Living – presented in Barisciano on July 15th, with an initial public meeting in the Municipality of Sant’Eusanio Forconese. Art historian Federica Antonini will speak at the meeting. The aim is to raise awareness of some of Sebastiano di Cola da Casentino’s artworks held in the Museum, connecting them to their local area of origin, also as repositories of collective and individual memories.
The meeting will take place in Casentino on Via Sebastiano di Cola at 6:45 PM and will be moderated by Innocenzo Chiacchio, President of the Casuentum Onlus Association.
Speakers will include:
Deborah Visconti, Mayor of Sant’Eusanio Forconese; Raffaele Fico, Head of the USRC; Silvia Di Gregorio, artistic director of the project; Federica Antonini, art historian at MuNDA; and Elpidio Valeri, art historian.
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 crater: 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 restitution events.
The project, promoted by eleven municipalities in the Crater area and coordinated by artistic director Silvia Di Gregorio, is funded by the Restart Program – 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.
