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PALERMO
Italie
- Arts
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- International/Cultural relations
- Media
- Research
- Youth and education
promoting knowledge of contemporary art abroad, in concordance with the National Ministry for Foreign Affairs;
spreading knowledge of contemporary art in general and encouraging young artists’ works, even through competitions;
promoting joint projects of new architectural buildings with social and cultural relevance and the restructuring of existing ones;
promoting participation of young designers to joint projects;
promoting projects characterized by an integrated approach between environmental perspective and cultural one, with particular attention to rural architecture;
promoting education on contemporary architectural and urban culture and artistry, in cooperation with universities and local authorities;
performing research in Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscaping, even through post-graduate training in the field of conservation and valorization of cultural and environmental heritage.
The Department identify and catalogu contemporary artistic and architectural heritage, and establish an “Historical Archive” of the most important Sicilian architects’ works.
to identify contemporary artistic works in Sicily in several fields (painting, sculpture, design, photography, cinematography, visual arts, artistic handicraft, music, dance, theater) in order to promote their integration and development;
to set an annual calendar of exhibitions, conferences, seminars, congresses, awards, scholarships and grants to be realized in cooperation with the main national and international museums and universities;
to organize touristic and cultural routes on Sicilian contemporary art, by linking local museums, galleries, buildings and exhibitions of acknowledged artistic quality, in order to promote them and to increase Sicilian cultural supply;
to promote cultural changes among art schools, internships and seminars through an international cooperation program;
to promote coordination in participation in national and international events like exhibitions, competitions, awards and so on.