In Classense a guided tour for families to the exhibition “The poetry of images. Sonia Maria Luce Possentini between illustrations and books”

On Saturday 20 April at 4pm, in the Manica Lungo of the Classense Library, the librarian Sandra Dirani will accompany families, with children aged 3 and up, on a free guided tour of the exhibition “The poetry of images. Sonia Maria Luce Possentini between illustrations and books”. After the visit, families will be able to listen to some stories and poems read by the volunteers of the Born to Read project.
The next appointment with the guided tours is on May 25th, at 10.30am. For reservations: tel 0544.482112; for more information: classense.ra.it.

The exhibition is entirely dedicated to the great Emilian illustrator, winner of numerous awards including the Andersen Award for best illustrator (2017) and the CABA award for best book 2023 Children’s African book awards.
The exhibition develops among the numerous volumes illustrated by Possentini: from The poetry of images, which gives the exhibition its title, to The alphabet of feelings, from Fairy tales and legends to Dreams with tails, in a rich journey that testifies to the extraordinary artistic vision and the technique used by the illustrator, made of “Crayons, colored pencils… and lots of joy!”, to quote the artist.

Born in Canossa (RE) on 20 July 1965, Sonia Maria Luce Possentini graduated in Art History and from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and is a painter and illustrator. She is a teacher of Illustration at the International School of Comics in Reggio Emilia. You have obtained scholarships from the Magnani Rocca Foundation of Mamiano (PR) and Olands Grafiska Skola. You have received awards and recognition in Italy and abroad. You work with Italian and foreign publishing houses. In America she is represented by MB Artist. In 2011 her book A Child (Kite) was selected by IBBY Italia for the illustration exhibition in Bratislava. In 2017 she received the Andersen Award for best illustrator. In 2023 she won the CABA Children’s Africana Book Awards best book with Ruby.

The exhibition:

Classense Library, Manica Lunga
Via Baccarini 3/a
From 9 March to 25 May 2024. Free entry

Hours: Tuesday to Friday: 3-6.30pm
Saturday: 10am-1pm, 3pm-6.30pm

closed on Mondays and holidays
workshops and guided tours for schools upon reservation

For information and reservations:

Guided tours:

■ Saturday 20 April, 4pm

■ Saturday 25 May, 10.30 am

For families with girls and boys from 3 years old, accompanied by readings by the “Nati per Leggere” volunteers. Reservations: tel. 0544.482112
Guided tours for schools (from nursery school to secondary school): they take place in the morning and upon reservation, write to [email protected]

Laboratories:

The workshops, organized by Sonia Maria Luce Possentini, are free and take place in the Holden Section, Via Baccarini 1. 15 places are available for each workshop, the duration is approximately 1 and a half hours. Reservation required [email protected]

■ Saturday 11 May, 10am, Il Bianco
For girls and boys aged 8 to 10 years.

■ Saturday 11 May, 3pm, Fantastic Herbarium

For girls and boys aged 6 to 10 years
www.classense.ra.it/possentini