October 11 - October 22, 2024
Cervia
Around the world in 80 Kites
From 11 to 22 October 2024, the exhibition "Around the World in 80 Kites" will be held at the Magazzini del sale in Cervia, with many specimens of extraordinary beauty, original creations and artefacts of the millenary tradition from more than 80 countries around the world.
The kite is celebrated as a symbol of a harmonious relationship with the environment and nature, transmitting the "spirit" of the art of the wind.
For the occasion, precious youthful miniature works by Makoto Oyhe from Toyama and some of the most important Wind Masters of the Land of the Rising Sun will also be exhibited, such as Masaaki Sato and Kengo Nagata, authors of the Nagoya insect kite and Yukjo Akiyama, inventor of the kinetic kite, to name just a few.
A true tribute to Japan, the country that more than any other has developed the tradition of the kite in an extraordinary variety of forms and meanings. In fact, the exhibition is held under the patronage of the Japanese Cultural Institute in Italy, ASCIG Associazione Scambi Culturali Italia e Giappone and the Japan Kite Association, and also establishes the twinning between the Kite Museum collection and the Tako-No-Hakubutsukan Kite Museum in Tokyo, presenting for the first time in Europe more than 20 kites from Tokyo by will of its Director Masaaki Modegi and the collector Kenzo Suzuki.
The exhibition also offers a profound reflection on the value of environmental sustainability also through the traditional materials used, such as washi paper and bamboo.
Precisely for this reason it is proposed as the perfect opportunity to present the new partnership of ARTEVENTO with AIMSC Associazione Italiana Musei della Stampa e della Carta, with the intervention of its President Nella Poggi Parigi.
The exhibition will continue until October 22nd with 12 days of educational workshops, conferences, guided tours, music and insights, an event not to be missed for all fans of the world of kite flying.
Entrance to the exhibition is free, workshops by reservation.
Programme
Friday 11 October
- 6:00 PM
Exhibition opening
Exhibition opening hours
- 14-22 October
Monday to Friday 3:00 PM- 6:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday 10:30 AM-1 PM and 3 PM- 7 PM
Workshops
Friday 11 and Saturday 12 October
- Workshops for adults with Alicja Szalska
Two-day course - Only by reservation
Kite building workshop for adults, entrusted to the Polish wind artist Alicja Szalska, a guest of the International Kite Festival for years.
The workshop will allow participants to professionally build an Eddy kite made of ripstop nylon fabric and carbon rods measuring 100cmX100cm, equipped with a 600 cm long tail.
Each kite will be sewn with the official logo of the world day, created by designer Andreas Grimm, in collaboration with the German Michale Steltzer, who promoted the pacifist movement inspired by Jane Parker Ambrose in Europe and around the world.
Basic knowledge of machine sewing is required.
All the material needed to build the complete kite ready to fly will be provided on site along with the appropriate manual.
From Monday 14 to Tuesday 22 October
- Workshops for children
For nursery, primary and secondary schools, from 4 to 12 years old.
In addition to the kite specimens on display, the Magazzino del Sale hosts educational workshops dedicated to children.
Designed for both individual and group activities, the special “kites for peace” workshop inspired by the theme of One Sky One World and set in the perfect context of the exhibition “Around the World in 80 Kites”.
For information and reservations: https://artevento.com/contatti/
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