ICMEA in Italy
International Meeting & Educational Tour
Program (June 19 – 28, 2009)
International Meeting & Educational Tour
Program (June 19 – 28, 2009)
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06/20 (Sat) 08:30 Departure for Nicolosi – Etna/Paterno (CT) 09:00 Visit to a quarry of lava, Nicolosi 11:00 Arrive to Nicolosi Nord/Etna –Rifugio, Sapienza excursion to Crateri Silvestri
12:00 Villa Comunale: visit to the exhibition “Lavica Nicolosi
Visit to the Museum of civilta Contadina – farmer culture, Nicolosi
13:30 “Centro incontro giovani” presentation of the Comune-Municipality-of-Nicolosi
Welcome of major Lunch (Istituto
Alberghiero di Stato)
16:00 Move to Paterno 16:30 Visit to the Archaeological Museum, Paterno 17:00 Visit to the Norman Castle 18:00 Palazzo Alessi – Council room: Press Conference, Paterno
Modern Art Gallery: Inauguration of the
exhibition “Barbaro Messina 40 years with Le Nid Studio”
  19:30 Dinner Buffet
21:30 Return to hotel
06/21 (Sun)
08:00 Departure for Santo Stefano di Camastra (ME)/Calatabiano (CT)
 Palazzo Armao – Welcome of major Visit to the Ceramic Museum   12:30 Visit to the ancient kiln
13:30 Visit to the Old Cemetery 14:00 Villa Trabia – Lunch 15:30 Departure for Calatabiano 18:45 Opening “Exhibition-contest for contemporary craftwork by emerging artists D’A – San
Marco Castle Awards” in Calatabiano
 20:45 Return to Hotel and dinner
06/22 (Mon)
8:30 Departure for Caltagirone (CT)/Grammichele (CT) 10:00 – 13:00 Caltagirone, Consorzio Asi Calatino Polo ceramico: “Ceramics in the history of humankind” – 1st Session of the Conference  10:00 – 11:00
Institutional welcome
Giuseppe Greco, President of Consorzio Asi Calatino Francesco Navanzino, President of Agenzia di Sviluppo Integrato Calatino Sud Simeto Introduction Giovanni Mirulla, Director of D’A Magazine Chairman I Chi Hsu, the general secretary of ICMEA and director of the magazine Chinese Potters Newsletter, Quarterly Speakers Gilda Cefariello Grosso, Critico d’arte e Vice-presidente del Consiglio direttivo dell’Associazione D’A Gallery 11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break Speakers 11:15 – 12:15
Paolo Giansiracusa, Lecturer of modern and Contemporary Art
12:15 – 13:15 Salvatore Scuto, Director of the Ceramic Museum of Caltagirone
 13:30 Visit to Nino Caruso Exhibition
14:00 Visit to the ceramic workshop – Agenzia di
Sviluppo Integrato Calatino Sud Simeto;
Light lunch
 15:00 – 17:30 Visit to the Regional Ceramic Museum
of Caltagirone
17:30 Visit town center and Santa Maria Steps
  18:00 Departure for Grammichele.
Visit to the old town center
19:30 Return to hotel and dinner 06/23 (Tue)
09:00 Departure for Taormina/Catania/Catenanuova 09:00 – 16:30 Visit to Taormina, Catania
 16:30 Move to Catenanuova for new opening Ediemme Media Group in Catenanuova/Sicily.
Reception to honor 20 years of D’A magazine 19:00 Return to hotel and dinner
  06/24 (Wed)
05:00 Departure for Catania Fontanarossa airport/Genova/Alassio  12:30 Arrive in hotel – Alassio and buffet
 14:30 – 15:30 Sightseeing tour of the city by train
 16:30 Alassio Ex Chiesa Anglicana di Alassio: 2nd Session of
the Conference “The mission and value of ceramic art
shows – markets”
Welcome Monica Zioni, Assessor Culture and Tourism, Common of Alassio Introduction Giovanni Mirulla, Director D’A magazine Alessandra Pischedda, Cultural Center Paraxo Chairman Janet Mansfield, president of IAC and director of the “Ceramic Art and Perception” magazine
Speakers Angelo Minisci, Designer, trend setter, member of the D’A Gallery Association; Luciano Marziano, art critic and member of the D’A Gallery Association; Massimo Trogu, president of Industrial district of Ceramic and Glass; Cecilia Chilosi, art critic – Province of Savona Tommaso Trini, art critic, Brera Academy of Milano Video “Project Flicam Italy”  23:30 Return to Hotel Regina 06/25 (Thu)
 Visit to the old town center of Prarolo – Opening of the “Ceramic.art, Bi-annual Preview of contemporary ceramic art, exhibition – market” 13:00 Lunch  17:30 Visit the Museum of Ceramic 19:30 Dinner 22:30 Return to hotel 06/26 (Fri)
08:30 Visit Ceramiche Stringa, and 11:00 Visit Alessio Tasca’s studio  
 12:30 Lunch
17:30 Arrive to Faenza, move to the hotel 19:00 Dinner and walk in the old town center 22:30 Return to hotel 06/27 (Sat)
10:00 – 13:00 Faenza – Saoa convegni del MIC – International Museum of Ceramics: 3rd Session of the Conference – “The Value and Function of Present Day Ceramic Art Contests”. Conclusion
10:00 – 11:00 Welcome
Pier Antonio Rivola, president of International Museum of Ceramics of Faenza Claudio Casadio, Major of Faenza Introduction Giovanni Mirulla, Director of D’A magazine Chairman Janet Mansfield, president of IAC (instead of Bernd Pfannkuche, president ICMEA and Director of Neue Keramic magazine, who was absent because of illness)
Speakers Monica Gass, Director of Keramikmuseum Westerwald Jadranka Bentini, Director of International Museum of Ceramics of Faenza 11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 13:00 Speakers
Franco Bertoni, member of international Museum of Ceramics of Faenza Janet Mansfield, president of IAC Conclusion I Chi Hsu Giovanni Mirulla 13:30 Lunch
 15:00 Visit to the International Museum of Ceramics of Faenza
  Attend the inauguration of Carlo Zauli Museum 20:00 Inauguration of the 56th Faenza Awards – International Contest for Contemporary Ceramic Artwork
21:00 Dinner 23:00 Return to hotel 06/28 (Sun) Departure for the train station or airport of Fiumicino, Rome |
