Thursday, 16th of September 2010

6.30 pm Opening of the sculpture network members' exhibition

"European Sculpture: Difference & Diversity"

in the "Nave Gallery" in Grugliasco, Turin

• Welcome by Ralf Kirberg, Chairman sculpture network
• Welcome by Paolo Torena, Chairman martin Martini Arte Internationale
• Introduction by Patrizia Bottallo, artistic director martin and curator of the exhibition

Friday, 17.09.2010

Morning:

• sculpture network forum in the Chalet Allemand
• Introduction and moderation by Rob Ward (UK), sculptor and Member of the Board and Hartmut Stielow, sculptor and Vice Chairman sculpture network
• Lecturers:
  Auke de Vries, Dutch sculptor: "Scale - a story about scale"
  Miranda Mac Phail, Gori Collection: "Contemporary Patronage: Promoting Diversity in Practice"
  and two other experts of the European or Italian sculpture scene (speaker names and titles of lectures follow soon)
  
  

Afternoon:
 

• Selected artists of the exhibition present their works
• Showroom at the Nave Gallery
• Discussion in small groups followed by presentation of results

Evening:

• Informal get-together, networking, exchange and discussion while having a light dinner at the location of the exhibition

Saturday, 18th of September 2010

Touring-Programme in Turin and its surrounding area.

• Visit of the Fondazione Merz www.fondazionemerz.org.
  Presentation of the foundation by Mariano Boggia, President
  Introduction to the exhibition "Mario Merz. Pageantry of painting. Corte della pittura." by Christina Mundi, Co-Curator of the exhibition.
• Tour to sculptures in public spaces by bus.
• Visit of the International Sculpture Biennale Racconigi 2010 "Presence and experience of the past" guided by Ricardo Cordero, president of the Associazione Piemontese Arte. www.ilcastellodiracconigi.it (about 35km away from Torino)
• Visit of the Castello di Rivoli, the most important Italian museum for contemporary art.
  Guided tour by the Curator of the exhibition "Everything is connected. Research and investigations into art of the past decade through the collection"
  www.castellodirivoli.org