Montelupo's Cèramica Festival 2024 Blends Renaissance Heritage with Contemporary Art
Montelupo Fiorentino will host the 31st Cèramica festival from June 21 to 23, 2024, highlighting its rich ceramic heritage through a market, workshops, installations, and performances themed 'Alchimia della Materia.' Notable exhibitions include a Museo della Ceramica project focused on 'Terre di Spezierie' ceramics for Santa Maria Nuova hospital, which will continue until January 2025, and 'SPICE' at Palazzo Podestarile, presenting modern takes on local ceramics. Ugo La Pietra's installation, 'Nasce un fiore di ceramica!', will debut at Piazza Vittorio Veneto. The festival will also mark the end of Cantieri Montelupo, showcasing 13 urban artworks by various artists. Montelupo's ceramic tradition dates back to the 13th century, flourishing under Medici support from 1450 to 1530.
Key facts
- Cèramica 2024 takes place June 21-23 in Montelupo Fiorentino.
- The festival includes a market with Italian and international exhibitors.
- Two exhibitions focus on Renaissance-contemporary dialogue: at Museo della Ceramica and Palazzo Podestarile.
- Ugo La Pietra's new installation 'Nasce un fiore di ceramica!' is unveiled on Piazza Vittorio Veneto staircase.
- La Pietra's first public work in Montelupo was vandalized in 2021 and later restored.
- The Cantieri Montelupo residency program concludes its third edition on June 23.
- Montelupo's ceramic production began in the 13th century and peaked under the Medici in the 16th century.
- Archaeological finds since the 1970s have uncovered medieval and Renaissance kilns.
Entities
Artists
- Ugo La Pietra
- Lucio Perone
- Gianni Asdrubali
- Hidetoshi Nagasawa
- Loris Cecchini
- Bertozzi & Casoni
- Fabrizio Plessi
- Andrea Salvatori
- Luce Raggi
- Mario Trimarchi
- Antonio Aricò
- Marco Bagnoli
- Anna Capolupo
- Alessandro Scarabello
- Livia Montagnoli
Institutions
- Museo della Ceramica
- Palazzo Podestarile
- Cantieri Montelupo
- Santa Maria Nuova
- Artribune
- Bitossi
- Fanciullacci
- Mancioli
Locations
- Montelupo Fiorentino
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Florence
- Piazza Vittorio Veneto
- Piazza della Libertà
- Corso Garibaldi
- Pesa river
- Mediterranean basin
- Cuba
- Virginia
- Bussi sul Tirino