Phone: +39 015 0991868 | Email: info@palazzogromolosa.it | Corso del Piazzo 22/24, 13900 Biella (BI), Italia
From 4 October to 3 November 2024
From 4 to 6 October 2024, Fatti ad Arte, the event dedicated to High Craftsmanship and Artistic Crafts, returns to the rooms of the historic homes of Biella Piazzo.
This year Palazzo Gromo Losa will also be added to Palazzo Ferrero and Palazzo La Marmora.
This year there will be more than 30 Master Craftsmen from all over Italy, who will exhibit unique pieces of ceramics, glass, textiles, tailoring, footwear, goldsmith's arts, restoration, bookbinding, decoration, violin making and much more.
A very rich edition, which from this year pays particular attention to the digital crafts sector, which is proving to be increasingly attractive for the new generations, with employment opportunities, especially if integrated with new technologies.
For the entire duration of the event, visitors will be able to see the artisans at work, learn about the working processes that give rise to the artefacts and the beauty of the handmade creations in the workshop and purchase their products.
Furthermore, meetings between artisans and schools are planned thanks to dedicated events.
Fatti ad Arte will also host four exhibitions at Palazzo Gromo Losa, which will be open to the public from 4 October to 3 November.
The exhibition celebrates the evolution and legacy of Miniartextil, one of the most prestigious international events dedicated to fiber art and small-format textiles. This retrospective offers the public a privileged view of the artistic and cultural journey that Miniartextil has undertaken over the years. Through a selection of significant works, the exhibition recounts the evolution of the techniques and aesthetics that characterized this event, highlighting the dialogue between tradition and innovation.
“A thread of history” not only celebrates the past, but is part of the context of Fatti ad Arte, an event that shares the same passion for the excellence of handmade products and the deep connection with the territory. In this context, the exhibition becomes a common thread that unites experiences, stories and visions, creating a bridge between the different forms of textile and artisanal art.
The title of the exhibition borrows the style and verses of the American poet Mary Oliver (Primitivo americano, Einaudi, 2023). Elizabeth Aro's artistic research connects the natural and human world with the use of fine fabrics. In recent years she has produced a group of works focused on blood circulation and the way energy travels through the body, building a map detailing the structures behind vital flows. Her work offers an intuitive journey through the geography of emotions, finding poetic solutions of connection with the architectural environment in which she places her installations.
50 CLAY 3D printed objects are the heart of the exhibition. The protagonist of recent years, but born in the last century, is the new digital technology, which makes use of dedicated software for design and 3D printers capable of creating models and prototypes of considerable complexity and precision. A different design for new visions, a design that follows the changes taking place and which aims to improve functional and aesthetic qualities.
The homage to the Giovanni Sacchi Archive, at the MIL in Sesto San Giovanni, collects the materials once preserved in the laboratory of Giovanni Sacchi from Sesto, the best-known model maker for design and architecture in Italy, in Via Sirtori in Milan, which was closed in 1997, and donated in 1999 to the Municipality of Sesto San Giovanni. In particular, it provides a privileged point of view to delve into the process of designing and creating a product, using both historical reconstruction and the possibility of practical experimentation through participation in workshops and thematic meetings.
Exhibition times
Friday 4 October 6.00pm-9.00pm
Saturday 5 October 10.00am-9.00pm
Sunday 6 October 10.00am-8.00pm
From 12 October to 3 November opening only on Saturdays and Sundays 10.00am-7.00pm
Extraordinary opening November 1st from 10.00am to 7.00pm
Single ticket € 7.00
Every day in which the exhibition is open at Palazzo Gromo Losa, it will be possible to visit the garden and the multimedia installation for free Plaç. The stories of Piazzo, dedicated to the historic village of Biella.
For information:
388 5647455 | fattiadartebiella@gmail.com
www.fattiadarte.it
Biella is located roughly halfway between Turin and Milan.
If you arrive by car: Once you have reached the center, we recommend that you go upwards to the village of Piazzo with the suggestive Funicular (you can take it in Piazza Curiel and it is free). Once you have reached the center, we recommend that you go upwards to the village of Piazzo with the suggestive Funicular (you can take it in Piazza Curiel and it is free). Once you have gone up to the Piazzo go left, cross Piazza Cisterna and continue for about 5 minutes on foot to Palazzo Gromo Losa, which you will find on your right. Alternatively, you can leave your car at the "Piazzo Parking" (free) going up from Via Ivrea / Via Mentegazzi and reach the village of Piazzo via the convenient lift inside the parking lot. Palazzo Gromo Losa will be on your right once you reach Corso del Piazzo.
If you arrive by train: From the Biella San Paolo station, take the bus (lines 360 and 900) and get off in Piazza Curiel, then go up to the village of Piazzo with the Funicular (free). Once you have gone up to the Piazzo go left, cross Piazza Cisterna and continue for about 5 minutes on foot to Palazzo Gromo Losa, which you will find on your right.
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