The first edition of Expo Arte Messina is underway

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By John

Friday 4 Octoberat 7pm, ribbon cutting at Customs for the first part of Expo Arte Messina 2024a widespread exhibition that anticipates the Messina Biennial 2025with the artistic direction of Gianfranco Pistorio.

«The widespread exhibition – he said the artistic director –, will open with an installation dedicated to migrants curated byOrder of Architectspartner of the event together with Architects Foundation in the Mediterranean And theETS – National Institute of Bioarchitecture. My goal, shared with those involved, – continues Pistorio – is to tell the beauty of contemporary art in all its forms. It is certainly an ambitious project in which I have invested time, but also economic resources precisely because I believe in the territory and in the public’s ability to appreciate such a complex operation.”

Over 20 places in Messina open to the public, with free entry, which they will host further 100 artists until November 3: from Palazzo dei Leoni to the Chamber of Commerce, passing through the Cloisters of the Archbishopric.

«The participation of the artists was extraordinary – he said Sara Foscocontemporary art expert and critic involved in the artistic communication of the event. This allowed the scientific committee, which included professionals and colleagues such as Francesco Mento And Paolo Lanzato select artists outside the official circuit who have distinguished themselves for originality and a coherent narrative within the context of a systematic production. There is no shortage of celebratory moments such as the one dedicated to the late Luigi Ghersiwho passed away in 2022. The aim pursued is twofold: on the one hand to respond to a need for beauty that is generally satisfied elsewhere, on the other to network administration and private individuals, cultural assets and activities, demonstrating that the city of Messina can and must host wide-ranging artistic events, opening up to the public and animating its most evocative places.”

Together with Luigi Ghersi, works by will also be exhibited Felice Canon And Giuseppe Migneco. Also scheduled are concerts, conferences and theatrical performances The art room: multidisciplinary performance by and with Giovanna Gaudentiand with Daniele Sciarrone, Francesca Mangraviti, Gerri Cucinotta. The godmother of the event is Letizia Lucca.

Expo Arte Messina 2024 is organized in partnership with the Order of Architects and Fondazione Architetti nel Mediterraneo of Messina. With the patronage of local and national institutions, including: Department of Sport, Tourism, Entertainment – Sicily Region, Metropolitan City of Messina, Municipality of Messina, Municipality of Reggio Calabria, University of Messina, Chamber of Commerce, Archdiocese of Messina – Lipari – S. Lucia del Mela, Provincial Order of Pharmacists of Messina, Network of Messina Villages, AMMI, BC Sicily, Chamber Orchestra Association of Messina, Order of Engineers, AMSI Association of Italian Doctors and Writers , Fidapa – BPW Italy Messina Capo Peloro Section, ArcheoClub d’Italia, Eikon Museum, Hellenic Community of the Strait, AltaFiumara Experience, ETS National BioArchitecture Institute, ARS Nova Association, LiberArchè Cultural Association, Forum for Messina, Italian Institute of Bioethics, Artistic High School State University “Ernesto Basile”, AIIG – Italian Association of Geography Teachers Messina Section. Technical sponsors Salotto Fellini, Malfi Assicurazioni & Finanza.

The program

Friday 4 October:

  • At 7.00 pm, at Customs: inaugurationExpo Arte Messina 2024 with Chasing freedominstallation by the Order of Architects and by Architects Foundation in the Mediterranean. The installation will be open to visitors until 14 October 2024, from 09.00 to 13.00:
  • at 8.00 pm, at Chamber of Commerceinauguration of: Artifices qui facit usus adest. Experience is what makes you an artist edited by Gianfranco Pistorio with the works of Cosimo Allera, Marcello Balistrieri, Marc Boyer, Andrea Calabrò, Felice Canonico, Lorenzo Chinnici, Pino Coletta, Giuseppe Crupi, Diego Dattola, Francesco D’Ascola, Michele D’Avenia, Fabio Di Bella, Massimo Di Bella, Laurent Folco, Maurizio Gemelli, Luigi Ghersi, Emilio Greco, Mantilla, Pasquale Marino, Giuseppe Migneco, Miro Persolja, Salvo Russo, Eric Rechou, Giuditta Rustica, Dimitri Salonia, Antonio Sciacca, Antonio Sierra, Francesca Spanio, Ranieri Wanderlingh;
  • at 8.00 pm, at Chamber of Commerce: Suggestions from the villagesAnd Borgo Vivocurated by the architect Michele Palamara from the Village Network;
  • al Gallery of the Chamber of Commerce: Sicilian cross to America AndMessina (S)Velata edited by ArcheoClub. Followed by, at 9.00 pm, concert by Music Lyric Ars Novatrio composed of Francesca Morabitosoprano, Giovanni Alibrandi on the violin and Sunday Mastronardo on the piano. By Ars Nova. The exhibitions at the Chamber of Commerce can be visited until 13 October 2024, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 09.00 to 12.00 and Wednesday from 15.00 to 16.30;
  • at 9.30 pm, al courtyard of the Rectorate: Artistic roommultidisciplinary performance by and with Giovanna Gaudentiand with Daniele Sciarrone, Francesca Mangraviti, Gerri Cucinotta.

Saturday 5 October:

  • from 09.00 to 11.00, atCannizzaro Hall of the University of Messina: The memory of fire.The theater in the Lampedusa quarryconference organized by the architect Vincenzo Latina;
  • from 11.00 to 13.00: atCannizzaro Hall of the University of Messina: The community dimension and supporter of social housingexhibition of the project by the architectGiuseppe Intersimone and the engineer Santi Smedile;
  • at 7.00 pm, at Cloisters of the Archbishopric: inauguration of Faber est suae quisque fortunatee.Everyone is the creator of their own destinyedited by Gianfranco Pistorio sculpture exhibition with the works of Cosimo Allera, Antonio Crudo, Enzo Currò, Davide Di Martino, Concetta De Pasquale, Licinio Fazio, Milo Floramo, Giuseppe Gaudioso, Giuseppe Lococo, Francesco Logoteta, Sabrina Lo Piano, Carmelo Raco, Maria Rando, Nadia Riotto, Fabio Santori, Gianfranco Sessa, Claudia Villani;
  • at 8.00 pm, at Palazzo Zanca: inauguration of Honos alit artes. THEhonor fuels the artscurated by the artistic directorGianfranco Pistoriopainting exhibition with works by Mario Ampelli, Maria Celeste Arena, Rosa Venuto Battaglia, Antonella Bonaffini, Selene Bozzato, Letizia Bucalo, Vittorio Butà, Carmelo Caracozzo, Francesco Carrozza, Gregorio Cesareo, Diego Dattola, Gianfranco Di Natale, Giovanni Gargano, Francesca Interdonato, Carmela Mafrica, Anna Maio, Francesca Mazzaglia, Mirella Migliorto, Tina Nicolò, Luca Oliveri, Walter Ottavio Piconese, Vincenzo Presenti, Puccio, Carmelo Raco, Rosa Rigano, Fulvia Rocca, Nino Romano, Domenico Santangelo, Giuseppe Sciacca Mariella Stirpe, Francesco Trimarchi, Maria Neve Vallone, Giacoma Venuti;
  • at 8.30 pm, at European Union square: Extension of pictorial canvases by artists from Messinaartistic performance by Gianfranco Pistorioand of theOrder of Architectswith the performative collaboration of Scientific high school G. Sequence”;
  • at 8.30 pm, al Gallery of Palazzo dei Leoni: inauguration of Artem qui sequitur rare pauper reperitur. Those who cultivate art rarely remain poorpainting exhibition with the works of Rosa Venuto Battaglia, Vitaliya Bruy, Carmelo Cacciola, Carmelo Caracozzo, Daniela Celi, Crisafulli Carmen, Maria Di Maio, Stefano Donato, Giovanni Gargano, Cesarina Granà, Alba Rita La Mantia, Carmen Massimino, Mirella Improveto , Dania Mondella, Riccardo Musumeci, Tina Nicolò, Giovanni Pagliaro, Giorgia Piacentino, Walter Ottavio Piconese, Nunziatina Prugno, Silvia Ripoll, Salvo Russo, Domenico Santangelo, Eugenio Vanfiori, Aquila Morena Rualdi;
  • at 8.30 pm, al Marble colonnade of Palazzo dei Leoni: inauguration of Artis maxime proprio est crea et gignereexhibition curated by Artistic high schoolAND. Basile”; at 9.00 pm, performance by the artist Francesco Bavastrelli;
  • at 9.00 pm, atCloisters of the Archbishopric: concert with the Decibel Ensemble directed by the Master Alberto Famà. By theArs Nova;
  • until 17 October, at the “Giacomo Longo” Regional Library: exhibition Cardinal Guarino “Consoling Angel” of Messina between history and devotiona bibliographic and iconographic journey to illustrate the spiritual life and work, in memory of the “dies natalis” of the shining figure of the attentive and loving Prelate of the Church of Messina.

Sunday 6 October:

  • from 09.30 to 12.30, al Hall of Flags: XVI Messina Grandparents’ DaySocio-Recreational-Cultural Event with the participation of grandparents and grandchildren edited byACISJF, AMMI, Lions Club Me Host, FEDERSPeV (Collateral event);
  • at 6.00 pm, at Cloisters of the Archbishopric: Not one but a hundred.Homage to Peppino Impastatotheatrical short by Carlo Piciche And Giuseppe La Malfawith Giuseppe La Malfa, Viviana Crisafulli, Carlo Piciche And Pippo Blanca. Directed by Carlo Piciche;
  • at 6.30 pm, at Cloisters of the Archbishopric: The night of Giufàof and with Mariapia Rizzo.

Monday 7 October:

  • at 09.00, a.m Mariani Palace: photographic exhibition with the works of Filippo Bombaci, Francesco Carlisi, Maria Giovanna Dolcezza, Maria Igorevna Focà, Samuele Formichetti, Antonio Giocondo, Rocco Luvarà, Stefano Marino, Valentina Messina, Sebastiano Occhino, Annunziata Piccotto, Alessandro Russo, Concetta Smedile, Sabrina Trifirò .

Wednesday 9 October:

  • at 7.00 pm, al Stock Exchange Club: inauguration of a painting and sculpture exhibition, with two works by Patrick Pernet; to follow concert with Angelina Crimiat the piano, byMessina Chamber Orchestra Association.

Thursday 10 October:

  • at 5.30 pm, at Cloisters of the Archbishopric: World Mental Health Day;
  • toformer Church of Santa Maria Alemanna: exhibition curated by Architects Foundation in the Mediterranean. The exhibition will be open to visitors until October 13th.

Friday 11 October:

  • at 5.30 pm, at Cloisters of the Archbishopric: The Appeal of Paediatricians and School Pedagogists. We ban smartphones for children under 14 and social media profiles for 16 year olds;
  • at 9.00 pm, al courtyard of the Rectorate: The cool onescomedy show.

Saturday 12 October:

  • from 10.00, inCannizzaro Hall of the University of Messina: Introduction of updated procedures on the new competition platform edited by Tiziana Campuscouncilor secretary CNAPPCN;
  • from 11.45am, inCannizzaro Hall of the University of Messina: presentation of the projectThe new Institute of the Student Citadel of Bagheriaedited by AM3 Associated Architects of Palermo;
  • from 5.00 pm, toHall of Mirrors: seminars organized by Simone CappelloResearcher IRBIM-CNR e Raffaele Pataniaanatomical designer “The Chamber of Wonders – nature in a room”; Adriana ProfetaIRBIM-CNR Researcher / Elena Di Capitaartist “Gyotaku and Science: how art becomes an instrument of knowledge”; exhibition of the findings of the constitution Wunderkammer – Proto Naturalistic Museum F. Costa with the anatomical models of Ars Anatomica by Raffaele Patania and the works of the artists Elena Di Capita And Fulvia Francesca Rocca;
  • at 5.30pmat the Regional LibraryGiacomo Longo”: presentation of the book Sea on the walls (Edas Editore, 2021) by Giovanni Ammendolia, Franz Riccobono, Mauro Cavallaro.

Sunday 13 October:

at 4.00 pm, at Hall of Mirrors opening seminars by Dr. Alfonso Lo Cascio BC Sicily Regional President and Dr Tommasa Siragusa director