Chronicle – President Laura Lucibello: “Creating an international network of innovation and diplomacy on equitable and sustainable human heritage”
Viterbo – We receive and publish – The press conference presenting the program with the events and venues scheduled for the 8th edition of the Viterbo Biennale was held yesterday in Rome, guests of the Lazio region, in the Tiber room and 1st international meeting Brazil Italy.
Presentation of the 8th edition of the Viterbo Biennale
Speakers: Simona Renata Baldassarre councilor for Culture-Equal Opportunities-Youth Policies Lazio region, Laura Lucibello president of the Viterbo Biennale, Ugo Poggi delegated by the Mayor Chiara Frontini Municipality of Viterbo, for the Scientific Committee: Pino Mascia curator of the Viterbo Biennale, Andrea Isabel Lotto Curator for Brazil, Gian Luca Proietti artistic director MANIFEST!, Gian Maria Cervo artistic director Quartieri dell’Arte VT, the artists Franco Losvizzero, Demian Antonio Aprea and Françoise M. Weddigen.
“Not only the glories of the past, with the credentials acquired by this Biennial – official partner since February 2024 of the New European Bauhaus of the European Community and now with this meeting with artists from Brazil (a country undergoing strong development and growth), Viterbo and Tuscia could become like Tuscany, increasingly international and attract not only local tourism. This Biennial, with the ability to attract artists from all over the world, can achieve promotion and internalization objectives. The Lazio region is committed to promoting the entire territory and as councilor for culture to ensure that not only Rome but the entire region with its beauty and art is an attraction for tourism, my commitment to therefore support initiatives such as that of the Biennial to promote Culture, Art and Tourism. It is precisely in Viterbo that we will organize the Festival of Economy and Culture in September” declares Simona Renata Baldassarre, culture councilor of the Lazio region.
Art, beauty, inclusion, equal opportunities, youth policies, sustainability, environment: these and others are the key themes on which the 8th edition of the Viterbo Biennial of Contemporary Artwhich also welcomes the 1st International Brazil-Italy Matchto meet the objectives of the New European Bauhaus of which APAI Association for the Promotion of the Arts in Italy and the Viterbo Biennale, founded and curated by Laura Lucibello, have been official partners since February 2024, as well as the annual participation in the LOVE US day which this year will fall on October 12; an initiative – that of the Biennale – which puts creativity at the service of sustainability, beauty and inclusion.
The Biennial project, through Arts at 360°, is aimed at promoting awareness of languages in the cultural and social environment through creativity, research and interculturality, to create an international network of innovation and diplomacy on fair and sustainable human heritage which is based on the following elements: recognizing and respecting the environment; reconnect communities with their habitat and forms of ecological, aesthetic and cultural heritage, for the creation of innovative ideas oriented towards global citizenship; renew practices, promote active participation and protagonism, enhancing the skills and creativity of the new generations and new technologies, involving, with the Emerging Art Academy Award, young artists in innovative and experiential artistic interventions; build an “attractive and vital territory”, reducing the rate of mistrust and giving meaning, identity and value back to the young generations.
A “hybrid ecosystem” where numerous local and international artists present their works and performances, including in the context of theatrical and performative shows, artist residencies and studio visits in the Ateliers, Galleries, Parks and artistic gardens.
Laura Lucibello
Biennial President
June 26, 2024
