Bianco e Nero Festival 2019 in Cagliari Explores Sardinian Emigration

The fourth edition of the Bianco e Nero Festival is underway in Cagliari, running until December 10, 2019, under the direction of Maria Dolores Picciau. The festival's theme, 'Argonauti dell'altrove,' focuses on Sardinians who have emigrated within Italy and abroad. It aims to highlight successful Sardinians in various professional fields, offering hope and encouraging local authorities to implement policies that help young people remain in Sardinia. Notable participants include unionist Daniela Piras, costume designer Alessandro Lai, Eurispes president Gianmaria Fara, designer Carolina Melis, architect Alessandro Melis (director of the Italian Pavilion at the 2020 Architecture Biennale), filmmaker Antonello Grimaldi, and journalist Mario Sechi. Concurrently, the exhibition 'La forma e la mente' by artist Vincenzo Satta (born 1937 in Nuoro), curated by Picciau and Claudio Cerritelli, is on display at Spazio Search until November 10, featuring over seventy works on paper spanning forty years of his career. The festival also expands the 'Museo all'aperto per Cagliari,' an urban renewal project initiated in 2016. New murals are planned in the San Michele district, and permanent installations by sculptors Piera Legnaghi, Italo Lanfredini, and Mirella Saluzzo will be added to the Parco degli Anelli in Sant'Elia, joining existing works by Giovanni Campus, Ivan Bolanos Jarez, and Cateno Sanalitro. The project aims to make the park accessible to both residents and tourists.