ART AND EXHIBITIONS ASTI - PALAZZO MAZZETTI Until September 28th “ASTI NEL SEICENTO. ARTISTI E COMMITTENTI IN UNA CITTÀ DI FRONTIERA" The successful exhibition continues, hosting local artists and works of art from other Italian regions, retracing the history of a territory, crossroads of intense commercial and cultural traffic. Opening times: Tue-Sun 10.30am – 7.30pm (the ticket office closes at 6.30pm) Info: Palazzo Mazzetti +39 0141 530403 www.palazzomazzetti.it ASTI - PALAZZO OTTOLENGHI Until September 21st CRÊUZA DE MÄ. MULATTIERE DI ARTE E DI CONFINE The exhibition of contemporary art “Crêuza de mä. Mulattiere di arte e di confine” ends with Gian Genta. The exhibition “Donne e civette: maledetta passione” will be inaugurated on rd September 3 . Opening times: Tue-Sun 10.30am – 7.30 pm (last entrance 6.30 pm.). Closed on Mondays. Info and program: www.palazzomazzetti.it ASTI – CORTILE PALAZZO MICHELERIO th st From September 12 to October 21 BOTTIGLIE D’ARTISTA Photography is the protagonist of the 2014 edition: bottles personalized by 8 artists are exhibited in the historical and charming courtyard of the Palace. Special attention is dedicated to the bottle by Giorgio Faletti, who was one of the greatest sustainer of the project. Opening times: from Mondays to Thursdays 9am – 8pm, on Fridays 9am – 11pm, on th th Saturdays and Sundays 5pm – 11pm (closed from September 26 to 28 ) Info: www.creativeasti.com BUBBIO Until September 28th PERSONALE DI ROBERTO GIANNOTTI Regarding the festival “Dal mare alle Langhe” taking place at the ex Oratorio della Confraternita dei Battuti, the ceramic works of art made by the artist Roberto Gianotti are exhibited. Opening times: 10am – 12.30pm/3.30pm-6pm. For info and visits outside opening hours: +39 0144 83502 COSTIGLIOLE D’ASTI Until September 14th “TANTI FILI…ARAZZI E OPERE IN TESSUTO” In the rooms of the castle the works of art made by the artist Marilena Terzuolo, who was a colleague of Eugenio Guglielminetti, are exhibited. Opening Times: Sat 4pm-7.30pm, Sun 11am-12.30pm/4pm-7.30pm. www.comune.costigliole.at.it; [email protected] MOMBERCELLI th Until September 28 “MOMBERCELLI VISTA DA…GIOCONDA CORNELLI – OLI E CHINE” and GIADA FERRERO “FOTOGRAFIE” The exhibitions in the prestigious site of the MusArmo (Mombercelli Museum of Modern Art) continue. Visitors can admire the paintings by G. Cornelli and the photos by G. Ferrero. Opening times: on Sundays from 4pm to 6pm, by reservation on other days. Info: Museo Civico d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea +39 338 4246055; +39 346 4798585; www.musarmo.comune.mombercelli.at.it MONASTERO BORMIDA th Until October 26 “IL MONFERRATO. 500 ANNI DI ARTE. GRANDI ARTISTI IN UN PICCOLO STATO" An exhibition that highlights art in Monferrato, considered a territorial and cultural entity and nowadays defined as the middle-earth between the Savoyard Piedmont and the Ligurian sea. Works of art by: Spanzotti, Macrino d’Alba, Gandolfino da Roreto, Guglielmo Caccia known as “Moncalvo” and his daughter Orsola, Musso, Guala, Ivaldi, Crosio, Monteverde, Bistolfi, Carrà, Formica and many more. Opening times: on Sat and Sun 10am-1pm/3pm- 8pm. By reservation for groups on weekdays. Info: Municipaliy +39 0144 88012; cell +39 349 1214743; [email protected] www.arteneidintorni.it; www.comune.monasterobormida.at.it; ART AND EXHIBITIONS MONTECHIARO D’ASTI MOSTRA D’ARTE - Until September 7th PROVOCAZIONI ARTISTICHE ASPETTANDO MONTECHIARO AL PALIO – From September 17th to 30th Opening times: on Saturdays and Sundays 4-7pm. By appointment for different opening hours. Info: +39 348 7999260 www.artpalio.altervista.org MONTIGLIO MONFERRATO – FRAZIONE COLCAVAGNO – CASTLE September 14th “L’ARTISTA E IL POETA ENRICO COLOMBOTTO ROSSO” The exhibition inaugurated on May 18th and dedicated to the great surrealist artist is still on; last opening on October 12th (3pm-6.30pm). Further openings on request. Info: +39 011 8127590-343 www.castellodicolcavagno.it; [email protected]; [email protected] SAN DAMIANO D’ASTI st Until September 21 RICORDO SAN DAMIANO QUANDO… At the Gallery Luigi Ferrero in Palazzo Carlevaris an interesting exhibition about the old San Damiano. Opening times: September 5th and 6th 7pm-11pm; September 7th and 14th 10am- 11pm; September 19th 8pm-11pm; September 21st 10am-1pm/5.30pm-8pm. Info: www.comune.sandamiano.at.it VIGLIANO D’ASTI - Centro Sportivo “G.B. Conti” Via Boglietto Until October 2014 VIGLIANOTTERA: LA BALENOTTERA DELLE SABBIE PLIOCENICHE DI VALMONTASCA Interesting visit to the exhibition area dedicated to the reconstruction of the fin whale, fossil found in Vigliano in 1959 and to the site of special scientific interest of Valmontasca. Visits for groups and individuals by reservation. Info: +39 0141 951283 (meal time) www.prolocodivigliano.it CULTURAL AND MUSICAL EVENTS ASTI th September 12 VERDETERRA: ACQUA BENE COMUNE: A CHE PUNTO SIAMO? While the town celebrates the wine, a debate about publicly owned water will be held at Circolo Lungotanaro at 9pm. Info: +39 335 6672029; www.comunica-asti.it ASTI - PALAZZO MAZZETTI Friday, September 12th EXHIBITION “ASTI NEL SEICENTO” - CONFERENCE In the conference room at 6pm Alessandro Morandotti from the University of Turin illustrates “Una pala d’altare di Pietro Paolini da Roma a Villafranca d’Asti: il vigore del naturalismo seicentesco nella mano di un antico maestro del Rinascimento” (An altarpiece by Pietro th Pasolini from Rome to Villafranca d’Asti: the energy of the 17 - century Naturalism in the hands of an ancient master of the Renaissance). Info: Palazzo Mazzetti +39 0141 530403 www.palazzomazzetti.it CASTELNUOVO DON BOSCO Until September 6th FESTIVAL SAN BARTOLOMEO At the end of the Masterclass of High Level Musical Training promoted by the associations th “Intono” and “When the Saints”, on Saturday 6 at the Confraternita di San Bartolomeo, the concert “La Musica da camera nel periodo Barocco” (chamber music during the Baroque rd period) is performed and on September 3 (to be confirmed), at the church S. Maria del Castello, the string quartet “Nor Arax” with “Musica dal mondo: l’Armenia”, to celebrate the beginning of the Bicentennial of Don Bosco. Info: Municipality +39 0141 9876165; Intono +39 320 8310246; [email protected]; [email protected] CORTANDONE September 20th FESTA DELLE MASCHE The feast re-enacts and keeps alive with theatrical shows, workshops and an evening walk in the woods, the memory of the Masche, the legendary figures. Info: www.cortandone.gov; Pro Loco Association 333 9423685; [email protected] COSTIGLIOLE D’ASTI September 6th: MUSEO ARTE SACRA th September 28 : ARTE SACRA A COSTIGLIOLE D’ASTI The Museum of Sacred Art in the “Confraternita di San Gerolamo” opens doors to visitors on Sunday 6th from 4pm to 6pm. On 28th (St. Jerome Day) at 4pm the project “Adotta un’opera d’arte 2” (adopt a work of art 2) is presented, followed by the Mass and the Itinerary of Sacred Art. Info: Associazione Confraternita di San Gerolamo +39 0141 966028; [email protected] CULTURAL AND MUSICAL EVENTS MARANZANA September 20th DALL'ARTICO...ALL'ANTARTICO. IERI - OGGI. NAVI UTILIZZATE NELLE SPEDIZIONI OCEANICHE POLARI. At the multipurpose room of the Town Hall at 4pm the Cultural Association Giacomo Bove & Maranzana proposes the interesting conference: “From Artic …to Antarctic. Yesterday-Today. Ships used for Polar Expeditions”. Info: Secretary +39 338 3263183; www.giacomobove.it MONTIGLIO MONFERRATO – Colcavagno Castle th September 14 CASTELLO IN MUSICA 2014 The festival organized by the Circolo Filarmonico stops over at the Castle of Colcavagno; the accordion of Walter Pozzo with his vast repertoire, from Astor Piazzolla to Duke Ellington and many others. Info: +39 0141 538057; www.filarmonicoastigiano.it NIZZA MONFERRATO September 6th “GUGLIELMO CACCIA DETTO IL MONCALVO A BOTTEGA A NIZZA DAL BIANCARO CLAUDIA FORMICA, UNA GRANDE SCULTRICE DI NIZZA” The collateral meetings and conferences of the exhibition “Il Monferrato. 500 years of art”, held in Monastero Bormida, move to the ex Trinity Church in Nizza Monferrato, site of the Cultural Association “L’Erca”. The lecturer is the art historian Chiara Lanzi. Info: www.arteneidintorni.it ROCCHETTA TANARO SEPTEMBER 27th – 28th 1 st FESTA NAZIONALE DELLA SUOCERA (National Feast of the mother-in-law) The Municipality together with the baker Mario Fongo, the inventor of the famous Lingue di Suocera (Mother-in-law’s Tongues – thin strips of dough, ideal as a substitute for bread) organizes this event; debates, exhibitions, dance, big bazaar. Info: www.comune.rocchettatanaro.at.it EVENTS FOR CHILDREN ASTI – PALAZZO MAZZETTI September 7th ASTI NEL SEICENTO: UN PERCORSO ALLA SCOPERTA DEI PERSONAGGI RAFFIGURATI NELLE OPERE IN MOSTRA Appointment at 3.30pm for a charming visit to the exhibition “Asti nel Seicento” followed by an original workshop, where children can experience street art inspired by street painters. Info and reservations: Palazzo Mazzetti +39 0141 530403, [email protected]; [email protected] MONFERRATO IL MONDO CI BEVE CANELLI September 27th- 28th CANELLI LA CITTA’ DEL VINO - TANTE BUONE REGIONI PER INCONTRARCI A CANELLI The best food of Italy meets the wine and the gastronomic traditions of the capital of Spumante. This event, which takes place in the historic center and in the cellars of the most important wine and Spumante producers of Canelli, offers guided wine tastings, visits to the “Underground Cathedrals” and to the Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont,