Olimpia Biennale Debuts in Alta Langa with Open-Air Art and Music
The Olimpia biennial contemporary art festival is set to take place in Alta Langa, Piedmont, from July 5 to August 31, 2025. Under the theme 'Prova d'Orchestra,' the festival will showcase outdoor performances, installations, and music across seven towns: Serravalle Langhe, Cortemilia, Prunetto, Paroldo, Castino, Camerana, and Niella Belbo. Curated by Lunetta11 gallery, featured artists include Dora Pieri, Stefano Caimi, Edoardo Manzoni, Emma Scarafiotti, and Mara Palena, alongside musicians Paolo Dellapiana and Giorgio Li Calzi, and writer Giuseppe Culicchia. As part of the Orma cultural network, which was launched in spring 2025, the festival will offer free events and performances from July 5-13.
Key facts
- Olimpia biennial debuts in Alta Langa, Piedmont, from July 5 to August 31, 2025.
- The debut edition is titled 'Prova d'Orchestra.'
- Seven municipalities participate: Serravalle Langhe, Cortemilia, Prunetto, Paroldo, Castino, Camerana, Niella Belbo.
- Curated by Lunetta11 gallery (Mombarcaro, founded 2019 by Claudia Zunino and Francesco Pistoi).
- Artists: Dora Pieri, Stefano Caimi, Edoardo Manzoni, Emma Scarafiotti, Mara Palena.
- Musicians: Paolo Dellapiana, Giorgio Li Calzi; writer: Giuseppe Culicchia.
- Olimpia is part of the Orma cultural network, launched spring 2025 by Langhe, Roero, and Monferrato tourism board.
- Collaborators: Fondazione La Masa (Venice), Fondazione Recontemporary (Turin), Firenze Jazz Festival.
- Highlights include Stefano Caimi's 'Fairy Ring' at Ecomuseum of Terraces and Vineyards (July 5), kite sculptures at Castello di Prunetto (July 6), Dora Pieri's site-specific work at Camerana tower (July 12), and a closing party in Castino (July 13) with reading from Orwell's '1984.'
- All events are free.
Entities
Artists
- Dora Pieri
- Stefano Caimi
- Edoardo Manzoni
- Emma Scarafiotti
- Mara Palena
- Paolo Dellapiana
- Giorgio Li Calzi
- Giuseppe Culicchia
- Fiorenzi
- David Tremlett
- George Orwell
- Claudia Zunino
- Francesco Pistoi
Institutions
- Lunetta11
- Fondazione La Masa
- Fondazione Recontemporary
- Firenze Jazz Festival
- Ecomuseo dei Terrazzamenti e della Vite
- Oratorio di San Michele
- Castello di Prunetto
- Unione Montana Alta Langa
- Ente turismo di Langhe, Roero e Monferrato
- Orma
- Panorama
- Italics
- Creativamente Roero
- Resté
- Germinale Monferrato Art Fest
Locations
- Alta Langa
- Piemonte
- Serravalle Langhe
- Cortemilia
- Prunetto
- Paroldo
- Castino
- Camerana
- Niella Belbo
- Mombarcaro
- Monteoliveto di Cortemilia
- Oratorio di San Michele
- Castello di Prunetto
- Venice
- Turin
- Firenze
- Monferrato
- Pozzuoli
- Italy