AEmilia Artquake
The art of Solidarity
Opening: Wednesday 11th July at 21.00 pm at the Saint Domenic Cloisters - Reggio Emilia
“Do not ask what can do the State or others for them. Ask yourself what you can do. This’s why of Artquake!”
The earthquake is an advent, that even before the ground, shakes the soul, the heart. One doesn’t have to be a direct victim, the world around you collapses and you find yourself in a few seconds starting from scratch. It’s an event that creates panic, the one silent and deep which will take root inside yourself, undermining the sand castle of certainties and hitherto unquestioned.
Then there is the helplessness, the impossibility of doing anything against the inevitable. Terror, panic set in, will not let you rest. And the noble piety toward the many people that in a fraction of life, after lot of work and hopes, find themselves without anything. It’s an ethical duty, an obligation even before a result of necessity to help those who currently experiencing the drama of the events and anxiety about an uncertain future. In this context I think it’s fair, even by those who live “the most beautiful part o f the world” art, helping those in need now more than ever.
The idea is that, primarily supported by Zonta International Club of Reggio Emilia, Bologna Academy of Fine Arts and the Municipality of Reggio Emilia (and all those organizations who will want to help, Region and Province in the head) to organize a collection of art works donated by artists from all over Italy, whose sale is aimed for the reconstruction of the municipalities of Rolo (RE), Cavezzo (MO), Quistello (MN), strongly affected by the earthquake. In this project, significantly entitled “ARTquake”, ”the shake of the art” , that has no other protagonist than the aim to help the affected victims, are called to participate from all over Italy, artists, curators, critics and gallery owners of different formations and individuals. To each one of them It will simply be asked to donate a work that later, under the auspices and the strict control of a non profit organization (we asked ANCI to take the responsibility), it will become part of a public exhibition in Reggio Emilia, before to be auctioned to give the proceeds to help the affected people. We have already raised the membership of the municipality of Reggio Emilia and its Civic Museums. The main cultural workers of the municipality of Reggio Emilia, led by Alberto Agazzani, creator of the project, with the organized secretarial help of Lia Bedogni and the communicative support of Lorenzo Paci (Equilibriarte.net) and Amedeo Bartolini (NFC Editions of Rimini). We expect support from the various Service Clubs operating in the area: Rotary, Lions, Soroptimist.
The exhibition will take place at the prestigious area of the Cloisters of Saint Domenic in Reggio Emilia, from 11th July to 5th September 2012.
The works will be exhibited with the suggestion of a minimum bid of buying direct (on-line at: www.artquake.it website or through a bank transfer form) for the direct purchase. The works remained unsold “directly” there will a raffle and the tickets will be sold at a price of € 50 each, during the conclusion of 5th September.
The proceeds will be fully and directly placed into the hands of the mayors of Rolo, Cavezzo and Quistello.