The Made in Sicily Foundation has inaugurated “Rosa canta e cunta,” the first permanent open-air ceramics exhibition.
Works by artists from Palermo
The exhibition, in collaboration with the Rosa Balistreri Foundation and on the initiative of the 5th District of the City of Palermo is in the pedestrianized area of Via dei Cipressi, in Palermo. Comprising 13 works created by artists from Palermo and dedicated to Rosa Balistreri, the artist who symbolizes Sicily, it celebrates the centenary of the artist’s birth, next year, and serves as an urban model for cultural and social engagement.
Rosa canta e cunta. Palermo's first open-air art park
"Rosa canta e cunta" is the title of one of the singer’s most famous songs and served as the starting point for the participating artists, who have created their own personal interpretation of the singer’s symbol. “This project, which involves some of Palermo’s leading artists and ceramicists in the creation of the city’s first open-air art park, also aims to demonstrate just how alive this tradition still is and how powerful its potential can be in processes of urban and social regeneration,” say Maria Reginella and Vito Ferrantelli, curators of the exhibition “Rosa Canta e Cunta."
"The stave becomes pink as it sings the soul of Rosa Balistreri"
Artisan workshops, themed exhibitions and dedicated museums
The installation on Via dei Cipressi also marks the fifth stop on the “Itinerary of Roots,” the artistic and cultural journey launched by the Foundation, which already includes “The Tree of Roots” at Palermo International Airport, the mural “The Roots of the Future” in Piana degli Albanesi, "Le Radici del Mare" on the seafront at Isola delle Femmine, and the mural dedicated to Totò Schillaci in Palermo. With its official recognition as a “City of Established Ceramic Tradition,” Palermo blends the island’s tradition with majolica techniques, promoting this art form through artisan workshops, themed exhibitions and dedicated museums.
