Program 2010

ARGILLÀ ITALIA 2010

The second edition of the International Show-Market with 185 selected ceramicists exhibiting their wares along the streets of the historic district, 85 of whom come from more than 10 foreign countries, all flanked by "technical and institutional” stands (cities with ancient ceramics traditions, ceramics artists association, potters, publications and sector manufacturers).

WHERE: Along the streets and in the squares of the historic district
WHEN: Faenza 4 - 5 September 2010, from 10 am to 10 pm

MONDIAL TORNIANTI (WORLD POTTER’S WHEEL CHAMPIONSHIP) – POTTER’S GOLD:

31ST edition: organised by Ente Ceramica Faenza, it will bring the best potters in the world to the Piazza del Popolo in the heart of Faenza to compete for the coveted first place of this potter's wheel championship.

Saturday, 4 September 2010.
2 pm Verification of registered participants
2:30 pm Public drawing of heats
3 pm Mondial Tornianti Esteta (World Potter's Wheel Aesthetics)
7:30 pm Awarding of score
8 pm "Potter’s Dinner"

Sunday, 5 September 2010
8:30 am Preliminary World Potter’s Wheel Masters
2:30 pm Preliminary World Potter’s Wheel Women and Juniors
4:30 pm Finals World Potter’s Wheel Masters
6 pm Final Classification and Award Presentation

WHERE: Piazza del Popolo; ArgiMap: 1
WHEN: Faenza 4 September 2010 from 2 pm until 6 pm and 5 September 2010 from 8 am until 7 pm

PILLOLE DI ARGILLÀ (DROPS OF ARGILLÀ)

A 36-hour exhibition during which each ceramics artists at the event chooses one work to represent his or her production.

WHERE: Palazzo Esposizioni, Corso Mazzini 92; ArgiMap: 5
WHEN: Faenza 4 - 5 September from 10 am to 10 pm

ARGILLOWSKI 2010

Poland is the nation chosen as the guest of honour at Argillà Italia 2010, through a programme of events and moments dedicated to Polish cities and ceramics artists:

Traditional ceramics by craftsmen from the city of Bolesliawic
Works by young ceramicists selected by the Academy of Wroclaw and by OKiS (Osrodek Kultury i Sztuki) the Culture and Art Center in Wroclaw, local government institution of Culture and Art in Lower Silesian Region
Piazza Nenni; ArgiMap: 2
Faenza 4 - 5 September from 10 am to 10 pm

Faenza experience: exhibition on Alicjia Patanowska and Monika Griecko
Teatro Masini, Piazza Nenni; ArgiMap: 2
Faenza 2 - 5 September

Retrospective exhibition on Leszek Nowosielski
International Ceramics Museum MIC; ArgiMap: 3
Faenza 3 - 30 September 2010: inauguration 2 September at 6 pm

CANCELLED
La “Gliniada” (clay-fest): a parade of "clay men”
along the streets and through the squares of Argillà,
Faenza 4 - 5 September 2010

WHERE: Along the streets and in the squares of the historic district
WHEN: Faenza 4 - 5 September 2010, from 10 am to 10 pm

FORNI IN PIAZZA (KILNS IN THE SQUARE)

Open-air performance by Tuscan ceramics artists Alberto “Caba” Cavallini and Terry Davies, working, together with the students of the Istituto Statale d’Arte G. Ballardini of Faenza, on the firing of ceramics works created by Alessandra Bonoli, Anna Lombardo and Silvia Santandrea (on saturday 4th) and Alberto Cavallini (on sunday 5th), in wood-fired kilns made of ceramics fiber or glass bottles. RAKU firing by masters of the Rakuriosi event by Goffredo Gaeta and Arturo Saccone.

WHERE: Piazza del Popolo; ArgiMap: 1
WHEN: Faenza 4 - 5 September 2010, from 10 am with opening and removal from kilns at 10:30 pm

SPAZIO BIMBI (CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP)

A children’s ceramics workshop, where even the youngest will be able to try their hand with clay and explore the world of artistic creativity, organised by the workshop “giocare con l’Arte” (play with Art) of the MIC Faenza, with the support of “Art’euro” from Aubagne (France) and Thomas Benirschke, author of the “Magic wheel” project: a potter’s wheel for 4 hands.

WHERE: Piazza del Popolo; ArgiMap: 1
WHEN: Faenza 4 - 5 September 2010, from 11 am to 9 pm

TERRACQUA

A representative exhibition of the French Association of the Cities of Ceramics “AfCC”, the modern reinterpretation of everyday and traditional objects by artists and craftsmen from the 22 French territories that boast historic ceramics traditions.

WHERE: Galleria d’Arte Comunale, Voltone della Molinella; ArgiMap: 4
WHEN: Faenza 2 - 5 September 2010

GALLERIA DELL’ARTIGIANATO: L'ARTE DELLA TERRA E DEL FUOCO (CRAFTS GALLERY: THE ART OF EARTH AND FIRE)

A collection of beautiful Tuscan ceramic arts, products that draw their charm and inspiration from history, tradition, and the continual research and experimentation of master ceramicists. The project is promoted by the Unioncamere Toscana and the Region of Tuscany. Organised by Artex with the collaboration of the CNA Toscana and Confartigianato Imprese Toscana.

WHERE: Courtyard of Palazzo Pasolini - Zanelli; ArgiMap: 13
WHEN: Faenza 4 - 5 September 2010 from 10 am to 10 pm

THIS IS NOT A PLATE: YOUR HERITAGE, YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR CULTURE

An international project for the teaching of human rights, integration, and peace through art and the preservation of linguistic and cultural heritage. Conceived of by the London-based Moving Universe, the objective of the programme is to nurture social change founded on global responsibility by promoting the union of people through the universal language of art, music, and communications media. “This is not a plate” is expressed through different tools: ceramic works, show-events, a book, the “Remember me” bowl, development labs, video on the road, and a 36-month world tour with the first stop, after the presentation in Nove (VI), at the MIC in Faenza, with a preview at Argillà.

WHERE: Palazzo Esposizioni, Corso Mazzini 92; ArgiMap: 5
WHEN: Faenza 1 - 5 September 2010 (and following, 11 - 30 September at MIC)

TRIBUTO A MARCELLO FANTONI (TRIBUTE TO MARCELLO FANTONI)

An exhibition of works from private collections of the leading master of Italian ceramicists: born in Florence in 1915, Antonio Paolucci wrote about him that “with his 83-year long career – in fact he began working in ceramics in 1927 – not only did he honour his nation as few others did during the twentieth century, but he demonstrated that Florence and Tuscany were and can continue to be an international school and laboratory of Modernity”. As a ceramicist, but also a sculptor (bronze, silver, copper, iron, cement), his works are exhibited at the Victoria and Albert in London, at the Metropolitan in New York, at the Modern Art in Tokyo, and at the Royal Scottish in Edinburgh. In Florence, he founded the Scuola Internazionale d’Arte Ceramica (International School of Ceramic Arts), where he continues to work even today with a spirit that is as youthful as ever. Master Fantoni and Studio Battaglia will celebrate Argillà with the gift to the visitors of two graphic works of the Master (until exhaustion of numbered 100 copies available).

WHERE: Studio Battaglia di Enrico Versari, Via Monsignor Battaglia n.23, ArgiMap: 9
WHEN: Faenza 28 August - 3 September and 6-12 September from 4 pm to 8 pm

VOLUMES IN THE CITY

An itinerary of ceramic sculpture visited with guide Guido Mariani, on display at the Pinocoteca di Faenza (Faenza Picture Gallery) and organised in collaboration with the Scuola Comunale di Disegno T.Minardi (Municipal School of Design).

WHERE: Pinacoteca Comunale di Faenza, via Santa Maria dell’Angelo 9
WHEN: Faenza 4 - 5 September 2010 from 10 am to 1 pm and from 3 to 7 pm

MEETINGS WITH VILMA VILLAVERDE

The Argentinean ceramicist, one of the most important South American artists in this sector, illustrates her work and techniques during a meeting and workshop at the Museo Carlo Zauli MCZ, organised by Martha Pachon and Andrea Kotliarski.

Workshop at the Museum Carlo Zauli, Via della Croce 6; ArgiMap: 6
Faenza, 1 - 3 September 2010, times to be announced, info and reservation mobile 0039-339-1544010

Conference with the artist at the International Ceramics Museum MIC; Faenza 3 September 2010, 11 am

WHERE: Workshop at MCZ, conference at MIC
WHEN: Faenza, 1 - 3 Septemeber 2010

CONCERTO IN CERAMICA (CONCERT IN CERAMICS)

The International Ceramics Museum will host, in the inner courtyard, "Concerto in Ceramica”, the first appointment of the “I Visionari” programme: a suggestive multivision show enhanced by the notes of chamber music performed by talented young musicians. Pietro Fresa and Gaia Caporiccio on the piano, Sara Marzadori and Margherita Fanton on the viola, and Irene Marzadori on the cello, will interpret music by Biber, Bach, Vivaldi, Schuman, Chopin and Brahms, on a multivision created with images collected by photographers Alberto Berti, Carlo Conti, Dervis Castellucci, Tiziana Catani, Romano Cicognani, Moreno Diana, and Omero Rossi, of the FotoCineClub Forlì, organised by Carlo Conti, Luciano Laghi Benelli, Francesco Lopergolo, and Claudio Tuti. Alessandra Godoli and the “Dance Studio” dance company directed by Luna Ronchi participate in the making of the videos. Artistic instruction by Irene Biolchini, coordinated by Carlo Conti, general supervision by Francesco Lopergolo, and precious suggestions offered by Carmen Ravanelli Guidotti, Franco Bertoni, and Davide Servadei.

WHERE: International Ceramics Museum MIC, inner courtyard, Viale Baccarini 2; ArgiMap: 3
WHEN: Faenza 2 September 2010, 9 pm

WE SMOKED IN EARTHENWARE: THE PRODUCTION OF THE PIPE IN FAENZA):

A historic workshop to recover and preserve the age-old tradition of the region of Romagna and others, linked to the traditional earthenware pipe, organised by Stefano Dirani, Giuliano Vitali, and Gino Geminiani, with a contribution by EDIT Faenza.

WHERE: Piazza del Popolo; ArgiMap: 1
WHEN: Faenza 4 - 5 September 2010 from 10 am to 10 pm

CANCELLED

GLINIADA: THE PARADE OF THE “MEN OF CLAY”

DUE TO AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO THE LEADER BOGDAN NOWAK, WE ARE FORCED TO CANCEL "GLINIADA - THE PARADE OF THE MEN OF CLAY" AND THE THEATER LABORATORY CONNECTED, POSTPONING THEM TO THE NEXT EDITION OF ARGILLÀ.

In Faenza the historical parade that the Polish company Glinolud of Boleslawiec, an initiative of Bogdan Nowak, mime and actor, student of Marcel Marceau, has been performing for years worldwide: the actors, coated with white clay, create poetic figures that invade the streets, composing scenes and situations accompanied by live music.

WHERE: Along the Argillà Italia itinerary
WHEN: Faenza, 4 - 5 September from 5 to 8 pm

CANCELLED

TEATRO DUE MONDI (Theatre of Two Worlds) AND CASA DEL TEATRO (Home of the Theatre)

DUE TO AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO THE LEADER BOGDAN NOWAK, WE ARE FORCED TO CANCEL "GLINIADA - THE PARADE OF THE MEN OF CLAY" AND THE THEATER LABORATORY CONNECTED, POSTPONING THEM TO THE NEXT EDITION OF ARGILLÀ.

The TEATRO DUE MONDI E CASA DEL TEATRO (Theatre of Two Worlds and Home of the Theatre) on the occasion of the the Gliniada – or Men of Clay parade, will hold a theatrical workshop free of charge and open to all: during the three-day long workshop, participants, under the guidance of Bogdan Nowak, a student of mime Marcel Marceau, will delve into the techniques of this original form of expression that focuses on clay as the inspiration of this theatrical research, preparing and creating the parade that will proceed along the itinerary of Argillà on September 4 and 5, starting at 5 pm.

WHERE: Teatro Due Mondi Casa del Teatro, via Oberdan 9/A
WHEN: Faenza 3 - 5 September 2010

WELCOME DINNER

The International Ceramics Museum will host the welcome dinner reserved for exhibitors of Argillà Italia 2010: the buffet is organised by a group of Faenza caterers who, together with other local businesses, will prepare a sampling of their best cuisine and products, representing the best tradition of the region of Romagna and born of the inspiration and creativity of the chefs. With collaboration of the following caterers and producers: Angusto, Cinque Cucchiai, La Madia, Las ramblas, Leonardo Bandini, Manueli, Noè vino e cucina, Osteria della Sghisa, Osteria del mercato, San Biagio Vecchio, SICLA, Zingarò (by invitation only).

WHERE: International Ceramics Museum MIC, inner courtyard, Viale Baccarini 2; ArgiMap: 3
WHEN: Faenza 3 September 2010, 8 pm

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “FONTI STORICO-TECNICHE DELLA PORCELLANA ITALIANA” (HISTORIC-TECHNICAL SOURCES OF ITALIAN PORCELAIN)

An in-depth analysis and discussion of the development of porcelain in Italy (contexts, localizations, history, and technology), organised by the Società Ceramica Italiana.

WHERE: International Ceramics Museum MIC, Conference Hall, Viale Baccarini 2; ArgiMap: 3
WHEN: Faenza 4 September 2010, 9 am

CONFERENCE TO PRESENT THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF THE CITIES OF CERAMICS A.€U.C.C.

A new European legal entity (Territorial Cooperation Group), founded by the four national Associations of the Cities of Ceramics (Spanish, French, Italian, and Romanian), with the participation of cities from Germany, Austria, Poland, and Great Britain.

WHERE: Municipality of Faenza, Piazza del Popolo, Sala Bigari; ArgiMap: 1
WHEN: Faenza 5 September 2010, 9 am

OTHER SHOWS AND EVENTS

Goffredo Gaeta exhibits at the Galleria Giani (ArgiMap: 11)
Ivo Sassi exhibits in his own Gallery (ArgiMap: 10)

WHERE: see description
WHEN: Faenza 4 - 5 September 2010

INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS MUSEUM IN FAENZA (MIC FAENZA)

The INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS MUSEUM IN FAENZA (MIC FAENZA), during the days of Argillà Italia 2010, offers extraordinary opening hours until 10 pm, making it possible to visit:
- permanent historical collections;
- recently expanded modern and contemporary collections;
- temporary exhibition of Thomas Bohle;
- retrospective exhibition on Leszek Nowosielski;
- temporary exhibition “Ceramica, storia di donne. Tradizione ed attualità a Faenza”.

Faenza Tourist Guides, in collaboration with the Faenza Pro Loco, will offer guided tours of the MIC (International Ceramics Museum) on Saturday, 4 September (2 pm in French, 4pm in Italian, 6 pm in English) and Sunday, 5 September (11 am in German, 2 pm in Italian, 4 pm in English. In addition to standard admission, a supplemental contribution of €2.00 will be requested for the guided tour.)

WHERE: International Ceramics Museum MIC, Viale Baccarini 2; ArgiMap: 3
WHEN: Faenza, 4 - 5 September 2010, 10 am to 10 pm

ISTITUTO STATALE D’ARTE G. BALLARDINI

Several stimulating activities organised by the Institute:

Laboratory demonstrations (moulding at wheel and pedal, sculpture and modelling, restoration, whistles, raku).
Institute Open-house and visit to the renovated internal Museum “MISA”, founded in 2008.
Corso Baccarini 17; ArgiMap: 7
Faenza 4 - 5 September from 10 am to 10 pm

Conference entitled “Piccoli Musei della Ceramica, una opportunità tra identità locale e mondo globale” (Small Ceramics Museums, an opportunity for local identity and a global world).
Corso Baccarini 17; ArgiMap: 7
Faenza 3 September 5 pm

Conference entitled “La ceramica d’uso comune” (Ceramics for everyday use): a day of study on restoration by Rino Casadio and the “Amici del Museo” (Friends of the Museum) Association.
Corso Baccarini 17; ArgiMap: 7
Faenza 4 September 3 pm

Forni in Piazza (Kilns in the Square): firing of works by Alessandra Bonoli, Anna Lombardo and Silvia Santandrea (on saturday 4th).
Piazza del Popolo; ArgiMap: 1
Faenza 4 - 5 September 2010, from 10 am with opening and removal from kilns at 10:30 pm

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MUSEO CARLO ZAULI OF FAENZA (MCZ FAENZA)

The MUSEO CARLO ZAULI OF FAENZA (MCZ FAENZA) will welcome night-owls, ceramicists and others, from Thuersday 2 to Sunday 5 September for “ArgiQuà”, an Argillà-nightcap with the opportunity to enjoy guided visits and relaxing commentary (with glass in hand).

WHERE: Museo Carlo Zauli, Via della Croce 6; ArgiMap: 6
WHEN: Faenza 1 - 5 September 2010: after 11 pm

SCUOLA COMUNALE DI DISEGNO T.MINARDI (Municipal School of Design)

Located along the Argillà itinerary, the school will welcome visitors for an open house:
- exhibition of ceramic works of artists Mirco Denicolò, Edo Gaudenzi and Marco Malavolti
- exhibition of works of the students of the school (sculpture, ceramics, raku)
- guest artist Vassos Demetriou from Cipro with exhibition of raku ceramics
- paper oven by Marco Malavolti and students:
- Saturday 4 September 1.00 pm Via Ughi construction of the oven
- Saturday 4 September 4.00 pm ignition of the fire and firing till 9 pm
- Sunday 3 pm opening of the oven and vision of the works.

WHERE: Scuola di Disegno T. Minardi, via Ughi 3
WHEN: Faenza 4 – 5 September 2010 from 10 am to 10 pm

D’A” INTERPRETS ARGILLA’

“D’A”, the prestigious magazine of art and ceramics, will held during the same days of “Argillà”, the exhibition of works by authors from Faenza published on the covers of the same magazine over the years: works by Mauro Andrea, Gian Franco Budini, Tiziano Dalpozzo, Guido Mariani, Mirta Morigi, Mario Pezzi, Mauro Tampieri, and Carlo Zauli.
In addition, to celebrate its 20th anniversary "D'A" magazine will organise “Caffè con D’A - conversazione tra chi la scrive e chi la legge" (A Cup of Coffee with “D’A” – discussion between writers and readers) on Saturday 4 September at 05.30 p.m., in Piazza del Popolo, at the stand of the magazine, in collaboration with “Moby Dick” bookshop and "Bottega Bertaccini - Libri e Arte in Faenza"..

WHERE: Piazza del Popolo, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, and “D'A” magazine stand G08
WHEN: Faenza 4 September 2010, from 5.30 p.m.

AN APERITIVE WITH ITALIAN CERAMIC REVIEW "ARTEGIA"

Dears potters, ceramic artist, exhibitors, journalists, collectors, ceramic craft and industry professionals, and every ceramic-loving: The Italian Ceramic Review "La Ceramica in Italia e nel mondo" are pleased to invite you to participate in the aperitif-meeting to our stand G11 Oon Sunday 5 September at 11.30. Your welcome!!!

WHERE: Piazza del Popolo, “ARTEGIA” magazine stand G11
WHEN: Faenza, 5 Septemeber 2010 11.30 am

CONCERTS, ACTIVITIES AND STREET PERFORMANCES

Along the streets and in the squares of Faenza there will be concerts, activities, and street performances organised by Linee di Comunicazione.

WHERE: Along the streets and in the squares of the historic district.
WHEN: Faenza 4 - 5 September 2010, from 10 am to 10 pm