Portici d'Artista

The redevelopment of the shutters on via Sacchi through mural art interventions by young artists in training from the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino, on the themes of memory, culture, and inclusion, step by step. The project segGenghini, Antonia Ricciardi, Zixu Jiao, Xiangrui Sun, Zixin Huang, Ziwen Sun, Fabiola Grillo, Bernazzi Bianca, Diana Carolina Rivadossi, the Public Art Commission, the City of Turin, and the Superintendency, is supported by the District 1 - City of Turin. Portici d’Artista has brought, in two years, 23 public artworks to the street, covering almost 15% of the shutters along the historic kilometer of arcades. A participatory process involving young artists, shopkeepers, property owners, citizens, and curators for the enhancement and rediscovery of via Sacchi within the Urban Art Plan of Turin. The stimulus for a shared process of cultural, physical, social, and economic regeneration of the public space, from the street fronts to Borgo San Secondo.

ARTISTS:

Phase I: Lorenza Turotti, Arianna Gastaldi, Andrea Pettiti, Eleonore Barmaverain, Carmine A. Carvelli, Arianna Arillotta, Francesca Calzolari, Bianca Bernazzi

Phase II: Gilda Genghini, Antonia Ricciardi, Zixu Jiao, Xiangrui Sun, Zixin Huang, Ziwen Sun, Fabiola Grillo, Bernazzi Bianca, Diana Carolina Rivadossi

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