Una boccata d’arte

Una Boccata d’Arte is a project started in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic, it is similar to a cultural itinerary that each year invites the public to discover 20 new Italian villages, rich in age-old traditions and natural beauty. Thanks to their small size, these villages become the perfect place for an authentic contemporary art experience, capable of generating dialogue between the surrounding area, the works, the local population and the visitors.

The installations contribute to increasing local tourism; they appeal to a wide and diverse audience, inviting us to rediscover the history and beauty of Italy, with a fresh perspective. From emerging artists to well-known names, the artists selected for their talent and research were invited to conceive 20 site-specific interventions inspired by the history and identity of the villages. After a short residency period, supported in each project phase by a local coordinator, they realised 20 projects covering different art forms, from painting to sculpture, photography, video, sound and performance, resulting from the dialogue and encounter with local inhabitants and craftsmen.

It is a widespread contemporary art project by Fondazione Elpis, in collaboration with Galleria Continua and with the participation of Threes Productions.

The artist involved are: Antonio Della Guardia in Morgex (AO) in the Aosta Valley; Natália Trejbalová in Neive (CN) in Piedmont; Alice Ronchi in Montemarcello, a hamlet of Ameglia (SP) in Liguria; Alina Kleytman in Cigognola (PV) in Lombardy; Giulia Mangoni in San Lorenzo Dorsino (TN) in Trentino-Alto Adige; Lucia Cantò in Malamocco, a hamlet of Venice (VE) in Veneto; Riccardo Benassi in Pesariis, a hamlet of Prato Carnico (UD) in Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Diana Policarpo in Montegridolfo (RN) in Emilia-Romagna; Serhiy Horobets in Sorano (GR) in Tuscany; Luis López-Chávez in Panicale (PG) in Umbria; Eva Marisaldi in San Costanzo (PU) in the Marche region; Dessislava Madanska in Fumone (FR) in Lazio; Victor Fotso Nyie in Rocca San Giovanni (CH) in Abruzzo; Tommaso Spazzini Villa in Castropignano (CB) in Molise; Fabrizio Bellomo in Albori, a hamlet of Vietri sul Mare (SA) in Campania; Simone Bacco in Spinazzola (BT) in Apulia; Hanne Lippard in Grottole (MT) in Basilicata; Anna Zvyagintseva in San Donato di Ninea (CS) in Calabria; Isaac Chong Wai in Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) in Sicily; Ludovica Carbotta in Aggius (SS) in Sardinia.