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Radioavela and the thousand sailors
The Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne,
on the occasion of the official date of the 150th anniversary
of Italian Unification,
supports the overland trip of Emiliano Grasso from Melbourne
to Rome
in the footsteps of Raffaello Carboni and Tiziano Terzani.
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Anna Caione exhibiting at Catherine Asquith Gallery
Tuesday, July 05 - Saturday, July 23, 2011
Anna Caione teaches art and design at tertiary level in Melbourne. She has exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions, nationally and internationally, including the successful touring group exhibitions.
With regards to her new exhibition Anna states: My new body of work presents my attempt to recreate and interpret historical and vintage fabrics either photographed or collected during my journeys to Italy...( Click here for further information)
For further information, please visit the website of the Catherine Asquith Gallery at: http://www.catherineasquithgallery.com/
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ACIS Sixth Biennial Conference
Italian Studies - New Directions
(English)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - Saturday, July 16, 2011 at the University of Melbourne
Like previous ACIS Biennial conferences, this will be an interdisciplinary event, with keynote addresses on a range of Italian Studies topics.
Confirmed speakers include: Dr Guido Bonsaver (University of Oxford) Prof John Dickie (University College London) Prof Mia Fuller (Berkeley University) Prof Margherita Ganeri (Università della Calabria) Prof David Moss (Università degli Studi di Milano) Prof Nerida Newbigin (Sydney University)
Conference convenors: Dr Simone Battiston (Swinburne University) Dr Carolyn James (Monash University) Dr Antonio Pagliaro (La Trobe University) Dr Andrea Rizzi (The University of Melbourne)
A special panel to celebrate and discuss the 150 years of Italian Unification will be organised by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura of Melbourne and Swinburne University. This roundtable celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy (1861-2011) by exploring the impact and importance of the Unification in Italy, Europe and Australia. Three presentations by internationally renowned scholars will be followed by questions and comments from the audience.
For further information,
please contact Elisabetta Ferrari: eferrari@unimelb.edu.au
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Fabrics
Exhibition Presentation
(In English)
7.00 pm on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the IIC
Anna Caione will be discussing her current body of work influenced by her Italian heritage and journeys to Italy. These mixed media artworks portray her cultural influences, through creating, recreating and interpreting historical and vintage fabrics collected during her journeys to Italy...(Click here for further information)
Free admission. For bookings please contact 03 9866 5931 or bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it
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A book launch
A Leopard's Kiss
(In English)
3.30 pm on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the IIC
On this occasion Merrijig Word & Sound Co are excited to announce the exclusive limited edition release of Marisa Fazio's exquisite novella A Leopard's Kiss.
In a time of upheaval, Tomasi Di Lampedusa, the last prince in a long and noble Sicilian line, endures the frustration and joy of writing his famous novel, The Leopard, whilst nearby a young couple farewell their home to settle in far-off Australia. A Leopard's Kiss entwines two dreamlike stories of change and becoming...(Click here for further information)
Free admission. For bookings please contact 03 9866 5931 or bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it |
My Umbria with Antonella
An unforgettable
study vacation in Umbria
(In English)
7.00 pm on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at the IIC
A visual presentation for a 2 week hosted language, cultural and gastronomical journey of Antonella's native Umbria from 27 August - 9 September 2011. Perfect your Italian and connect with the spirit of her native region and its warm and hospitable people. Italian Language lessons , drawing, cooking, truffle hunt; vespa tour, literary interlude . Daily excursions and activities to discover and savour the real Umbria and to put your Italian speaking skills to the test with locals.
...(Click here for further information)
Free admission. For bookings please contact 03 9866 5931 or bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it |
 L'Imperfetto (Imperfect)
Friday, July 29, 2011 - Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Counihan Gallery
Rosetta Pavone, Printmaker, Painter and Installation artist works with mixed media in Melbourne and Italy. Sicilian born, her work explores the complexities of her traditional culture, issues of migration female identity and domesticity. Rosetta Pavone's mixed media artworks both honour and subvert cultural traditions and notions of perfection. Central to the concept of perfection in Italian culture is La Bella Figura, which underpins nearly every aspect of this society such as behaviour, language,customs and etiquette. These works scrutinize the illusion of domestic perfection, suggesting that not everything is what it seems.
For further information, please visit the Counihan Gallery 2011 Exhibition Program website.
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 Italian Contemporary Jewellery. Padua and its Jewellery School
Through August 14, 2011
at RMIT Gallery
The RMIT Gallery in Melbourne will be hosting an absolute first in Australia, an exhibition entitled 'Italian Contemporary Jewellery: Padua and its Jewellery School' in the context of the State Design Festival.
The exhibition, created by 16 goldsmiths from the Pietro Selvatico Institute in the City of Padova, offers the opportunity for a lively cultural insight into more than 150 works, many of which belong to collections from prestigious European museums. Stylistic developments, starting from 'figurative primitivism' in the post-war period by Mario Pinton, can be compared to the influence of Pragmatic, Kinetic and Minimalist art from the sixties to the eighties. Post modern experimental work of the eighties and the use of geometry in the work of Visintin and Pavan, starting from the nineties, are also exhibited.
Exhibition from 17 June to 14 August Monday-Friday11.00am-5.00pm Saturday12.00pm-5.00pm
Free Admission
For further information, please visit the website of the RMIT Gallery at: www.rmit.edu.au/rmitgallery
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Biennale Venezia: Italian Pavillion in the world Four artists from Melbourne in the Italian Pavilion in the world -
Damiano Bertoli, Eugene Carchesio, Angela Cavalieri, Domenico de Clario
Until July 31, 2011 at the IIC
Promoted by the Ministerial Committee for the 150 Years of Italian Unification and proposed by the Hon. Vittorio Sgarbi, Director of the Italian Pavilion at the Biennale, the project Biennale Venezia: Italian Pavilion in the world has involved the entire network of Italian Institutes of Culture, with the intention of recognizing Italian contemporary artists practicing abroad, through the exhibition of their works in the various IICs from 4 June to 27 November 2011.
The selected 4 artists for the Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne are Damiano Bertoli, Eugene Carchesio, Domenico de Clario and Angela Cavalieri...(Click here for further information)
Exhibition from 25 June to 31 July
Monday to Thursday 9.00am-1.00pm and 2.00pm -6.00pm, Friday 9.00am-1.00pm
Free Admission
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Between sea and sky: Songs of a voyage -
Paintings by Billy Doolan
Until December 31, 2011 at the IIC
An absolute world first, this unique exhibition presents a series of paintings depicting the island of Sicily through the eyes of the Queensland indigenous artist Billy Doolan. The paintings, created using the indigenous iconography of the artists' homeland - far north Qld and Palm Island - express, with stunning lyricism, the impact that Sicily, its people, traditions and history have had on the artist...(Click here for further information)
Monday to Thursday: 9.00am-1.00pm and 2.00pm -6.00pm, Friday: 9.00am-1.00pm
Free Admission
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