Follow the news of your cityComment on the articles of La Voce ApuanaFriday, June 10, 2022 - Updated at 7:43 pmThe widespread festival organized by Imm Carrarafiere opens on 10 June at 7.30 pm.From the Renaissance garden recreated in Piazza Alberica to the en plein air lessons of the students of the Academy of Fine Arts of CarraraCARRARA - Carrara between marble, nature and peace.The sixth edition of White Carrara takes off, the event organized by Imm CarraraFiere scheduled from Friday 10 to Sunday 19 June in the historic center of the world capital of marble.Official Vernissage at 7.30 pm at the Palco della Musica in Piazza Gramsci.For nine days, every day, from afternoon until late evening, the heart of the city with its magnificent squares, its extraordinary historic buildings and open spaces host the works of numerous artists, exhibitions, book presentations, talks shows and conferences, en plein air sculpture lessons, guided walks in the historic center, art itineraries to discover the artistic workshops but also musical events, shows and live performances.Like every edition, the very dense calendar of White Carrara signed by the artistic direction of Emma Castè will be linked to marble in its thousand variations between sustainability and innovation."The event - explains the sole administrator of Imm CarraraFiere, Sandra Bianchi - celebrates marble with numerous initiatives, from the sculpture lessons of the students of the Academy to the works located in the city, from conferences to art exhibitions up to the opening to the public of the sculpture workshops.In addition to marble, which has always been an identifying element and economic engine of Carrara, we wanted to talk about nature, in terms of environmental sustainability, and peace, an essential condition for economic and social development in the world.- continues Bianchi - I hope that this edition of White Carrara, the first free from the restrictions of the pandemic, will make the city discover, but also the numerous opportunities offered by the territory that hosts it, to a large number of visitors, bringing "to the center of marble "the attention of many in view of a positive interaction between different subjects, with the development of new opportunities and relationships, both cultural and business".The Renaissance garden and the art paths.Among the most anticipated "attractions", because it represents an absolute novelty in the history of the event, is the Renaissance Garden with cypresses five meters high, "sculpted" trees and white marble sculptures, which will be "recreated" in Piazza Alberica thanks to the partnership with Giorgio Tesi Group, Green Partner of the event;a monumental path in the midst of art and greenery, the history and beauty of the city of Carrara that visitors can walk in absolute freedom and autonomy.The real art path will instead develop between Corso Rosselli, Piazza del Duomo and Piazza Gramsci where visitors will meet the sculptures of Alberto Gasparotti, Stefano Graziano, Francesca Menconi, Mario Cobàs, Valente Cancogni, Giorgio Andrei, Marianne Blier, Aidan Salakhova, Massimo Facheris, Luciana Bertaccini and Silvia Scaringella at the Chiesa delle Lacrime while the works of Emanuele Giannelli, Paola Elias and Andrea Polenta will be on display at Palazzo Binelli.In great evidence the installations of the marble companies Cave Successori Adolfo Corsi with Quayola - Hercules and Nessus # A_01 in Piazza Alberica, Marmi Carrara Srl with Filippo Tincolini - Petroleum & Bad1Crew in Piazza Accademia, Marmi Minucciano Srl with Emporio Marmi Cattani Lounge, Cave Lazzereschi with Marco Bonvini - The Dressed Man and Marmorum Srl with Marble Tesseract in Piazza Gramsci.Also protagonists are the private galleries with installations at the Maarmi Gallery (Marianna Blier with "The women of marble" and Valeria Eva Rossi with her jewels) at VôTRE Spazi Contemporanei where we will find a collective of modern art, at the Giannotti Fund with "The colors of marble "of the Artemisia association, at the Michele Pellegrini Fund with the exhibition" On the trees the leaves "by Anna Paola Micheli Pellegrini and at" Carrara an open-air museum - Civico5 "which presents" A spasso con stile "and the Anthological Exhibition by Claudio Palandrani.Visitors to these galleries will receive a "sweet" welcome by Biscottificio Piemonte Dogliani.Plein Air lessons.The art of hand sculpture will be celebrated before the eyes of visitors through the work of the students engaged in sculpting their works in the space in front of the Academy.The initiative called "Lezioni en Plein Air", one of the most popular with the public, is carried out in collaboration with the partner Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara and thanks to the generosity of the Carrara-based company Emporio Marmi Cattani, which provided the students with the indispensable blocks of marble to be sculpted, while the Fonteviva water will quench the thirst of the students at work.Among the events not to be missed on Wednesday 15 June, the DJ-Set by the artist Franko B. curated by the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara.On the same day, the controversial international artist will conduct an artistic performance from 17.00 to 19.00 in the Aula Magna of the Academy.Talk shows, books and conferences.Like every edition, there will be cultural entertainment in the spaces of the Marble Café, or the intimate Garden of Palazzo Binelli and the Palco della Musica as well as great guests with the already confirmed participation of Enrica Bonaccorti and Luca Telese interviewed by David. De Filippi as part of the presentation of his books, and the artist Giuseppe Veneziano, a leading figure of the "New Pop" movement and of the artistic group "Italian Newbrow" who will talk with Emma Castè about his project "Acqua su Tela" for Fonteviva .By David De Filippi also interviews with the author and screenwriter Donatella Diamanti and the actress Lucrezia Massari.And again books with the editorial news of Giampaolo Simi, Selenia Eyere, Lorenza Scalisi, Andrea Balestri, Ilaria Bonuccelli, Raffaella Cavalieri.Five economic focuses foreseen with the presentation of the inclusion of Carrara marble among the identity assets of the Italian heritage (10 June at 15:30 at Palazzo Binelli) with the president of the General States of the Italian HeritageIvan Drogo English;port infrastructures, between the solid reality of the commercial port and the longed-for tourist port with the Port Authority (Sunday 12 June at 9.00 pm in the garden of Palazzo Binelli);the role of marble in architecture and human history in the context of the historical technical conference on the culture and technique of marble organized by the Order of Architects of Massa Carrara (Monday 13 June at 9.00 pm at the headquarters of the order);business culture by Rinascimento Industriale with the launch of the magazine "Lune Elettriche" (Wednesday 15 June at 8.00 pm at the Palco della Musica; "Marbles and Architecture of the Twentieth Century in Carrara: cataloging of the marbles of the historic center through the Giampaoli Guide "(Thursday 16 June from 18:00 to 20:00).Cultural Walks.Those who love walking will be able to take advantage of the "Cultural Walks" organized with guided tours to discover the historic center, one of the most anticipated events of White made in collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts and curated by the "Amici dell'Accademia" association.This year it will also be possible to take part in the walks organized by Carrara Studi Aperti (APS Oltre) which will accompany visitors, with four different routes, to discover the artistic workshops of the city.A di APS In addition to "Agorà, the artists' square" an artisan market in Piazza delle Erbe from 18.00 to 23.00 on Friday and Saturday evenings of the two White Carrara weekends and the cycle of conferences entitled "White Carrara 2022 is ... Peace ”On the Palco della Musica on the agenda on 10 and 11 from 20.30 and on 17 and 18 June from 18.30.Space also for music, thanks to the Jazz Street Band Fantomatik Orchestra, which from 18.00 to 23.30 will brighten up the two evenings on Saturday, but also with the concerts of Nicky Nicolai at the Palco della Musica from 21.00 on 12 and 17 June, and Stefano Di Battista Quartet always at the Palco della Musica and at the theater on Tuesday 14 June at 9.00 pm with the group “Gli itineranti” at Palazzo Binelli with “The beloved face of the homeland.Painting, literature and landscape ”curated by Jacopo Marconi.Event within the event, as part of White Carrara, Saturday 18 June will also take place, by the Proloco, the sixth Rainbow night of Tuscany.Copyright © 2014 - 2022 - Anso Associated Newspaper redazione@voceapuana.com Registered at the Court of Massa n ° 4/2017 Responsible director: Matteo Bernabè VAT number: 01383400114