{"id":768,"date":"2009-05-20T15:42:12","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T13:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thatsarte.com\/blog\/?p=768"},"modified":"2017-10-01T23:39:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-01T21:39:20","slug":"2009-international-ceramic-festival-in-montelupo-tuscany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/highlights\/2009-international-ceramic-festival-in-montelupo-tuscany\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 International Ceramic Festival in Montelupo – Tuscany"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 20-28, 2009
\nMontelupo \u2013 Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"2009<\/a><\/p>\n

Hard to believe\u2026 the 2009 edition of the International Ceramic Festival seems even more interesting than the 2008 one, when the Regional Museum of Ceramics<\/a> had just been re-opened and the city blew the candles on the 25th birthday of its School of Ceramics.<\/p>\n

This year the focus will be on modern ceramic art with the grand opening of the first department of the Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art and Nanni Valentini\u2019s retrospective exhibition \u2013 separate articles will soon be published on these key events.<\/p>\n

Together with Nanni Valentini, other established artists will be honored with solo or collective exhibitions. As an encouragement to the younger generations and their experimental vision of ceramic art, the municipality has sponsored the production of many installations made by young artists and placed all over the town.<\/p>\n

Pottery making live demos, special opening hours of the local studios and factories, live shows and concerts will make the Festival a real highlight among Summer events in Tuscany.<\/p>\n

International Ceramic Festival Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Palazzo Podestarile<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art
    \nGround Floor: Montelupo pottery in the 20th century: Bagnoli,\u00a0 Pucci, Londi, Cini, Serafini
    \nFirst Floor: Fanciullacci and Mancioli historic factories
    \nSecond Floor: Bitossi Design<\/li>\n
  2. Nanni Valentini\u2026.I\u2019ve chosen clay<\/li>\n
  3. Silvano Dolfi<\/a> \u2013 The Arno, paths on the river<\/li>\n
  4. Moustier\u2019s contemporary majolica and terracotta<\/li>\n
  5. Artist ceramics by \u201cThe Etruscans\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Museum of Montelupo Ceramics<\/span><\/p>\n