Argillà Italia Returns to Faenza for Biennial Ceramics Fair
From September 2 to 4, 2016, Faenza will host the biennial Argillà Italia ceramics market, uniting ceramists, artists, and industry experts. This event, partnered with Aubagne in France and Argentona in Spain, includes the Mondial Tornianti competition and features a large kiln firing in the central square. Approximately twenty collateral exhibitions will be displayed across Faenza's museums, showcasing ceramic traditions, history, contemporary art, and design. At the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche (MIC), two significant exhibitions will be on view until November 27: 'Keramiksymposium Gmunden 2015,' curated by Eva Furthbaner, and 'Colori e forme della ceramica coreana,' curated by Kim Dong Jin. The Museo Carlo Zauli will highlight Japanese ceramist Shozo Michikawa with a workshop and 'Twisted Sculpture' performance. MIC will also host conferences featuring speakers like Marco Tonelli and others.
Key facts
- Argillà Italia is a biennial ceramics market held in Faenza.
- The 2016 edition runs from September 2 to 4.
- The event is twinned with Aubagne (France) and Argentona (Spain).
- Includes the Mondial Tornianti competition and a large kiln in the central square.
- About twenty collateral institutional exhibitions are held across Faenza.
- MIC hosts two major shows until November 27: Keramiksymposium Gmunden 2015 and Colori e forme della ceramica coreana.
- Museo Carlo Zauli and Officine Saffi present a focus on Shozo Michikawa with a workshop and performance.
- Conferences at MIC feature multiple speakers including Marco Tonelli and Henri Amouric.
Entities
Artists
- Shozo Michikawa
- Marco Tonelli
- Henri Amouric
- Nicola Boccini
- Jindra Vikova
- Vittorio Amedeo Sacco
- Sandra Benadretti
- Giovanni Mirulla
- Nino Caruso
- Maria Grazia Morganti
- Gianpaolo Emiliani
- Giorgio Burzacchini
- Sandra Pelli
- Stefano Giusti
- Eva Furthbaner
- Kim Dong Jin
- Sara Vasini
- Luca Freschi
- Etra Masi
- Evandro Casadio
- María Soledad González Sierra
- Laurent Guez
- Matteo Buoso
- Giovanna Compagnoni
- Daniele Piancastelli
- Renata Cosi
- Cristina Cosi
- Giorgia Severi
- Paolo Porelli
- Alessandro Roma
- Fabrizio Lucchesi
- Carlo Zauli
- Betty Woodman
- Antonella Prencipe
- Massimo Isola
- Maria Concetta Cossa
- Giorgio Gurioli
- Sabrina Sguanci
- Carlo Turri
- Matteo Pini
- Mirco Denicolò
- Ivan Severi
- Lorenzo Filipponi
- Cristina Ambrosini
- Nicholas Vadivoulis
- Sergio Sabbadini
- Matteo Brioni
- Paolo Rava
- Fabia Masciella
- Giovanni Gardini
- Claudia Casali
- Matteo Zauli
- Lori-Ann Touchette
- Pierfrancesco Solimene
- Domenico Iaracà
- Elena Rossoni
Institutions
- Argillà Italia
- Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche (MIC)
- Museo Carlo Zauli
- Officine Saffi
- Korean Ceramics Foundation
- Gyeongii Ceramic Museum
- Artribune
- MIC Faenza
- Comune di Faenza
- AiCC
- European Route of Ceramics
- Ente Ceramica Faenza
- Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche
- Palazzo del Podestà
- Salone delle Bandiere
- Galleria della Molinella
- Faenza Art Ceramic Center
- Museo Diocesano
- Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'Angelo
- Palazzo Milzetti
- Museo del Risorgimento
- MUST
- ISIA Faenza
- Liceo Torricelli Ballardini
- Museo Bendandi
- Museo Gaeta
- Studio Ivo Sassi
- Casa Muky
- Keramos Association
- Gruppo Fotografia Aula21
- Collattiva Barbastella
- Milano Makers
- Arte della Ceramica
- Comune di Deruta
- Comune di Castellamonte
- Strada Europea della Ceramica
- Regione Emilia-Romagna
- ANAB
- Ordine degli Architetti di Ravenna
- Casa Museo Katakouzenos
- Istituto Persolino Strocchi
- Unesco
- Consiglio d'Europa
Locations
- Faenza
- Italy
- Aubagne
- France
- Argentona
- Spain
- Gmunden
- Austria
- South Korea
- Piazza del Popolo
- Piazza Nenni
- Ridotto del Teatro Masini
- Palazzo del Podestà
- Salone delle Bandiere
- Galleria della Molinella
- Via Severoli 12
- Spazio Ceramica Faenza
- Museo Diocesano
- Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'Angelo
- Museo Carlo Zauli
- Palazzo Milzetti
- Museo del Risorgimento
- MUST
- ISIA Faenza
- Palazzo Mazzolani
- Aula Magna Andrea Emiliani
- Castellamonte
- Deruta
- Emilia-Romagna
- Ravenna
- Athens
- Greece