The Samarkand APS Associationchaired by Professor Manuelita Iacopetta, presents “Art in your hands”, third edition of the exhibition event for the valorization of Calabrian artistic craftsmanship.
The event will be held on 13 and 14 July 2024, in the green spaces ofThe Ancient Fairy Mill in the woods where history and mystery have mixed for centuries, at the foot of the Norman-Swabian Castle of Nicastro.
We remember that the Antico Mulino delle Fate received the prestigious first international prize “The Factory in the Landscape” promoted by FICLU for theUNESCO.
All thanks also to the collaboration with the cultural association Amici dell’Antico Mulino delle Fate, chaired by the engineers Anna Filardo and Fabio Aiello.
The event aims to be an opportunity to celebrate the inspiration and creativity of many Calabrian artists who have always represented excellence in the production and craftsmanship of true works of art, unique and original artefacts which also have great value cultural, aesthetic and anthropological as well as historical.
The taste for beauty unites and interpenetrates with the creative value in many sectors that the market exhibition wants to bring back into vogue in the awareness that Calabria has always expressed and continues to express a true richness, still not fully known and adequately considered by the Calabrians themselves .
During the two days of the event there will be live performances by the artisans present, as well as the exhibition of their works.
The following artists will participate in the third edition of “L’arte tra le mani”:
Manuelita Iacopetta with Byzantine Charm, creation of traditional Calabrian jewels, handloom products and tatting lace. Bruno Bagalà, painter and sculptor.
There will also be Maurizio Carnevale, painter and sculptor, with the students of his “Piccola Accademia del Tempo Libero”: Giovanna Rocca, Graziella Cavaliere, Vincenzo Notaro, Patrizia Talarico, Giacinto Greco, Marilena Filippone, Lina Labasauskaite.
And, again: Mafalda Daniele, writer and painter; Arianna Coiro, lacemaker; Alberto Iacopetta, goldsmith. The other participating artists of the third edition of “L’arte tra le mani” will be: Simona Bellezza, creator of fabric dolls;
Giusi Ruberto, Figulus ceramic decorator; Sergio Gambino, sculptor and violin maker; Lelah kaur, dancer; Giuseppina Molinaro, textile costume jewelry and accessories; Annarita Cosentino, lace and paper flower accessories; Maria Ruberto, epoxy resin works; Colavolpe Company, typical Calabrian confectionery products; Suriano Company, typical Calabrian preserves; Antonio Mete, creative recycling; Michela Scalzo, calligraphy and recycling; Maria Luisa Scaldaferri, figures with sea stones; Giuseppe Sirianni, painter.
The special guests of the two-day artistic-cultural event will be: Vincenzo Grenci, sculptor of the famous pipes in Calabrian tree heather briar; Luigia Iuliano, director of ARSAC; Gennaro Condurso, ceramist from Seminara; Bruno Cortese, member of the national board of directors of “The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy”.
During the event you will be able to witness the milling of ancient grains with the commissioning of a millstone dating back to the 19th century, renovated and fully functional; equipped with fine French stone millstones, powered, as in the past, by the flowing water of the Canne stream which guarantees slow, cold grinding in full respect of the environment and the production of very high quality flours. The demonstration will be conducted by the miller Mastro Natale, guardian in love with this magical place.
The event is free to enter.
