Street Alps Festival launches guided tours after crowdfunding success
The fourth edition of Street Alps, Italy's first national street art festival set in foothill locations, concluded successfully from May to October after reaching its €10,000 crowdfunding target on Eppela. The funds, co-financed by Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita CRT, enabled the creation of five new works covering about 300 square meters of urban surface in Pinerolo, adding to the existing 30 murals from previous editions. New pieces include intricate structures by Zorkmade, hyper-colored silhouettes by Giò Pistone in the station underpass, an introspective man-nature analysis by Andrea Casciu, and a floating rope sculpture plus geometric mural by Moneyless. Festival founder Riccardo (Ten) Colombo announced that a paper map (15,000 copies, free distribution) will be ready by February, and the first guided tour will take place on February 18, 2018, organized by cultural association Pigmenti in collaboration with the municipality of Pinerolo. Starting April 2018, tours will occur monthly, aiming to promote cultural tourism in the Val Pellice and Val Chisone areas of Piedmont.
Key facts
- Street Alps is Italy's first national street art festival in foothill locations.
- The fourth edition ran from May to October after a successful crowdfunding campaign on Eppela.
- The crowdfunding target was €10,000, co-financed by Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita CRT.
- Five new works were created, covering about 300 square meters in Pinerolo.
- New artists include Zorkmade, Giò Pistone, Andrea Casciu, and Moneyless.
- The festival has produced 30 murals over four editions.
- A paper map (15,000 copies) will be available free by February 2018.
- First guided tour on February 18, 2018; monthly tours from April 2018.
- Tours are organized by Pigmenti association with the municipality of Pinerolo.
- The project aims to revitalize degraded areas and promote alternative tourism in Val Pellice and Val Chisone.
Entities
Artists
- Riccardo (Ten) Colombo
- Zorkmade
- Giò Pistone
- Andrea Casciu
- Moneyless
Institutions
- Street Alps
- Fondazione Sviluppo e Crescita CRT
- Eppela
- Pigmenti
- Comune di Pinerolo
- Artribune
Locations
- Pinerolo
- Val Pellice
- Val Chisone
- Piedmont
- Italy