Third Edition of '10 Giornate in Pietra' Festival in Abruzzo Features Stone Murals
From July 28 to August 6, 2023, Lettomanoppello in Abruzzo will host the third international sculpture symposium, '10 Giornate in Pietra.' The event, curated by Giacinto Di Pietrantonio and directed by Stefano Faccini, centers around the theme 'Water, Mirror of Humanity.' This year, thirteen new 'Pietrales' will be created, adding to the existing 30 murals. Notable sculptors, including Sandro Aceto and Leonardo Antonucci, will participate, alongside guest artist Vito Maiullari from the Academies of Fine Arts. Students like Andrea Catolino and Yang Yun Xuan will also join. Evening entertainment will feature musicians such as Setak and DJ Disastro. The initiative is supported by Regione, Parco Nazionale della Majella, and local businesses, aiming to enhance public contemporary art and community engagement.
Key facts
- Third edition of '10 Giornate in Pietra' symposium in Lettomanoppello, Abruzzo
- Takes place from July 28 to August 6, 2023
- Theme: 'Water, Mirror of Humanity'
- 13 new Pietrales (stone murals) to be added to 30 existing ones
- Curated by Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, artistic direction by Stefano Faccini
- Participants include Sandro Aceto, Leonardo Antonucci, Ervim Kilic, Petra Lange, Luka Radojevic, Pietro De Scisciolo, Valeria Vitulli, Massimo Blasioli
- Guest of honor: Vito Maiullari
- Students from Albertina di Torino, Accademia di Foggia, Accademia dell'Aquila
- New collaborators: Giancarlo Degli Esposti and Patrizia Gambari
- Performances by Setak, Melanie De Blasio, Irida Gjergji, Flavia Massimo, DJ Disastro, Hey Scenario
- Funded by Regione, Parco Nazionale della Majella, Addario Camillo Group, laboratorio di Sante Aceto
- Workshop by Marija Markovic
- Lettomanoppello known as 'Città della Pietra' with stonecutting tradition
Entities
Artists
- Giacinto Di Pietrantonio
- Stefano Faccini
- Arianna Barbetta
- Sandro Aceto
- Leonardo Antonucci
- Ervim Kilic
- Petra Lange
- Luka Radojevic
- Pietro De Scisciolo
- Valeria Vitulli
- Massimo Blasioli
- Vito Maiullari
- Andrea Catolino
- Yang Yun Xuan
- Michela Cicciomessere
- Névoa-na-rua
- Giancarlo Degli Esposti
- Patrizia Gambari
- Setak
- Melanie De Blasio
- Irida Gjergji
- Flavia Massimo
- DJ Disastro
- Hey Scenario
- Marija Markovic
- Simone Romano D'Alfonso
Institutions
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Bari
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Foggia
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Reggio Calabria
- Albertina di Torino
- Accademia dell'Aquila
- Associazione Franco Ciancabilla
- Parco Nazionale della Majella
- Addario Camillo Group
- laboratorio di Sante Aceto
- Regione Abruzzo
Locations
- Lettomanoppello
- Abruzzo
- Italy
- Bari
- Foggia
- Reggio Calabria
- Torino
- L'Aquila
- Alto Reno Terme
- Vatican City