laGuida Festival: cheFare Maps Italy's New Cultural Centers
In 2014, a group of founders—including Tiziano Bonini, Marianna De Martin, and others—established cheFare, a cultural agency that has launched a festival called laGuida. This event aims to highlight upcoming cultural spots in Italy. Kicking off online from June 22 to July 1, 2020, the first phase focuses on the regions of Piedmont, Liguria, and Aosta Valley, emphasizing participation due to COVID-19 limitations. The festival features ten stages throughout Italy, each tackling different themes. Notable events include a videoconference with researcher Filippo Tantillo and a workshop by Bertram Niessen on June 22. There's also a workshop on cultural workers’ roles on June 23, with an in-person component planned for October. This festival builds on cheFare's Call to Action from February 2020, which has engaged 410 new cultural centers and 145 organizations.
Key facts
- cheFare launched laGuida, an itinerant festival for new Italian cultural centers.
- First stage covers Piedmont, Liguria, and Aosta Valley from June 22 to July 1, 2020.
- Theme of the first stage is Participation.
- Events are online due to the pandemic, with a planned in-person phase in October 2020.
- cheFare's Call to Action mapped 410 new cultural centers and 145 organizations.
- New cultural centers include makerspaces, experimental libraries, regenerated spaces, community hubs, and artist residencies.
- These centers emerged as a response to the 2008 economic crisis.
- The festival is divided into 10 stages across Italy, each with a different theme.
Entities
Institutions
- cheFare
- INAPP
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Liguria
- Aosta Valley