Castelbasso 2020: Three Exhibitions, Music, and Literature in Abruzzo

The 2020 edition of Castelbasso borgo della cultura, organized by Fondazione Malvina Menegaz per le Arti e le Culture and presided over by Osvaldo Menegaz, runs until August 30. The festival features three exhibitions across Palazzo De Sanctis, Palazzo Clemente, and Piazzetta De Sanctis. Curated by Simone Ciglia and Pietro Gaglianò, the shows were funded through Italian Council and SIAE prize. "La forma della terra. Geografia della ceramica contemporanea in Italia" maps contemporary ceramic practice nationwide, including Mario Airò's new work "Modellare l'acqua" (2019–20), made in Castelli with Arago Design. "Sarà presente l'artista #2 Mario Airò" focuses on the artist's spatial investigations. "Le chiavi e la soglia" by Alessandro Fonte, winner of the SIAE Per chi crea prize, comprises three metal sculptures of borrowed chairs in the piazza and a bell cast with keys collected from residents. Music programming, curated by Primo Riccitelli di Teramo, runs Saturdays in August (except August 15) with Bungaro, Amalia Grè, Nick the Nightfly, and Renzo Rubino & Raffaele Casarano. Literature events, in collaboration with FLA Festival di Pescara, take place Fridays with Jonathan Bazzi, Marco Malvaldi, Emanuele Salce, and Erri De Luca. Organ concerts by Roberto Marini occur on August 9 and 23.