Emanuela Rosa-Clot to Direct Radicepura Garden Festival 2027-2029 in Sicily
Emanuela Rosa-Clot, a journalist, has been named the artistic director for the Radicepura Garden Festival's 2027 and 2029 editions by the Fondazione Radicepura. Since its inception in 2017 at the Radicepura Horticultural Park in Giarre, Sicily, the festival will embrace the theme "Gardens of Hope: Coltivare la coesistenza" for 2027. Taking over from Antonio Perazzi, Rosa-Clot intends to emphasize themes of coexistence, migration, and exchange. She commended the park's distinctive landscape and noted the temporary gardens that transform over a six-month period. The festival is currently accepting proposals from designers under 36 until October 30, with the foundation offering funding of up to €10,000 for selected projects.
Key facts
- Emanuela Rosa-Clot appointed artistic director of Radicepura Garden Festival for 2027 and 2029.
- Festival theme for 2027: 'Gardens of Hope: Coltivare la coesistenza'.
- Radicepura Garden Festival is biennial, held since 2017 in Giarre, Sicily.
- Rosa-Clot has directed Gardenia since 2006 and Bell'Italia since 2009.
- She succeeds Antonio Perazzi, who directed the previous two editions.
- Temporary gardens at the festival remain for six months, allowing evolution.
- The park features works by Emilio Isgrò, Adrian Paci, and gardens by Paolo Pejrone, Michel Péna, James Basson, and Sarah Eberle.
- Call for ideas for under-36 designers open until October 30, with projects funded up to €10,000.
Entities
Artists
- Emanuela Rosa-Clot
- Antonio Perazzi
- Paolo Pejrone
- Michel Péna
- James Basson
- Sarah Eberle
- Emilio Isgrò
- Adrian Paci
- Pia Pera
- Laura Gatti
- Mario Faro
- Venerando Faro
Institutions
- Fondazione Radicepura
- Radicepura Garden Festival
- Radicepura Horticultural Park
- Gardenia
- Bell'Italia
- Chelsea Flower Show
- Venice Garden Foundation
- Generali Assicurazioni
- Biblioteca Europea di Informazione e Cultura (BEIC)
- Piante Faro
Locations
- Giarre
- Catania
- Sicily
- Italy
- Mount Etna
- Milan
- Paris
- Venice
- Piazza San Marco
- Porta Vittoria