Festa Franca Returns: Art as Play in Umbria
In 2018, the second installment of Festa Franca, an interactive art event focused on play, is set to occur at Studio Franca in Cannara, Umbria, on a date yet to be announced. Established by artists Adelaide Cioni and Fabio Giorgi Alberti, this edition includes a symposium, performances, and an exhibition, with curator Marta Silvi joining the team. Featured artists are Elisabetta Benassi, Thomas Braida, Giovanni de Cataldo, and others, alongside curators Cecilia Canziani, Carla Capodimonti, and more. The event seeks to cultivate a free, non-institutional environment for artistic dialogue, exploring play as a form of freedom and resistance. Cioni highlights the event's purpose of sharing their studio, while Silvi underscores its celebratory essence. The venue, once a carpentry and onion warehouse, honors the elderly landlady Franca. Future aspirations involve establishing Festa Franca as an annual event, creating a play library, and organizing workshops and performances.
Key facts
- Festa Franca is a participatory art event focused on play, now in its second edition.
- The event takes place at Studio Franca in Cannara, Umbria.
- Founders Adelaide Cioni and Fabio Giorgi Alberti organize it with curator Marta Silvi.
- Fifteen artists and six curators are involved in the 2018 edition.
- The first edition was held in 2016.
- Studio Franca is a former carpentry and onion warehouse.
- The space is named after the landlady Franca.
- Future plans include an annual event, a library on play, workshops, and performances.
Entities
Artists
- Adelaide Cioni
- Fabio Giorgi Alberti
- Elisabetta Benassi
- Thomas Braida
- Giovanni de Cataldo
- Stefano Emili
- Matteo Fato
- Myriam Laplante
- Sean Lynch
- Jo Melvin
- Alice Schivardi
- Namsal Siedlecki
- Caterina Silva
- Carola Spadoni
- Donatella Spaziani
- Ivana Spinelli
Institutions
- Studio Franca
- Artribune
Locations
- Cannara
- Umbria
- Italy