7th AMACI Contemporary Art Day | Atelier Sidival Fila

Stefania Brugnaletti pays particular attention on planning projects for the renovation of the Brownfield sites. In the 90s she started her architecture career collaborating with the international renowned architectural Firm Prof. Arch. Paolo Portoghesi. She has taken a position as Lead Architect, and then working worldwide, often involved on planning projects in the context of the urban regeneration. Collaborating with colleagues, interventions in this sector have been the renovation and restoration of the old factories, being aimed to recover the abandoned buildings in the urban landscape, often-lonely fascinating constructions.

Heritage valorization - archaeology and old architecture filled with contemporary art.

To encourage a new vital input inside fascinating unusual spaces, occasionally, she has cured cultural events aimed at the artistic valorization. Supported the important purpose to monitor hidden gems in the urban areas, valorizing these through art exhibitions, and promoting events to encourage social activities having the goal to inform and educate people in the social context. Embracing multidisciplinary creative expressions, and focusing particularly attention to the enhancement of talented artists, she acted at the promotion of their significant artworks.

'Atelier+Guest'. In the direction, on 2011 she launched in Rome a cultural idea to develop programs aimed at the artistic valorisation. She has created a cultural movement. Involving a group of curators, galleries and artists, to promote the contemporary art scene in Rome. So they started with the first edition of 'Atelier+Guest', a studio visits program that was held on May 2011. The cultural program was born as collateral event to the art fair 'Rome_The Road to Contemporary Art'. Focusing on Studio Visiting have been launched art tours in really unusual places, discovering elected 'atelier home-work'. The event offered to a heterogeneous international public a view of a part of the dynamic emerging contemporary art scene in Rome. Thanks to a local spread, the entire community enthusiastically embraced this original initiative, and pushed to develop the events once again. So, just after a short time the Duo-Atelier has been proposed again, in October, instead correlated at the AMACI Contemporary Art Day, in this way operating to involve a major audience within institutional activities aimed at promote the contemporary art. Members of the Italian culture and foreign policy attended the Opening Reception. In particular way, the event attracted the interest of academics, curators, collectors and professionals of international renown. Engaging, on parallel, two different ateliers of artists the second edition of 'Atelier*Guest', has been held again on October 2011, and has shown two contemporary art exhibitions, at that time, that have exhibit Paola Romoli Venturi with, also, the participation of more established artists such as Croce Taravella and Moreno Panozzo. Events have been hosted by the studio artist Valentina De Martini and by the one of the artist Sidival Fila.

The AMACI Contemporary Art Day is a no-profit event. Sector of activity has been the promotion of the contemporary artists working in Rome, and the entire group has collaborated as volunteer workers, self-financing the events. Furthermore, the artist Sidival Fila (Franciscan friar) is involved in charity activities and the program had the goal to enhance his important role as volunteer worker. In this direction Stefania Brugnaletti has curated the exhibition coordinating the organization.

Locations

• Atelier Sidival Fila  | Archaeological area of Colosseum. The atelier of the artist Sidival Fila is located in the archaeological area of the Palatine Hill, where one can enjoy the most spectacular views on the eternal city. It is, today, a meeting point for stimulating discussions on the hidden treasures of the eternal city, through the open dialogue in a confrontation deepening the connection within visual art and architecture. A complex of ancient building forms the convent of San Bonaventura, spread over several buildings built in different periods.

• Atelier Valentina De Martini | Ex-Industrial area of San Lorenzo. Atelier Valentina De Martini, deepening the dialogue between ancient and modern architecture, offers a view on Italian contemporary interior design. Developed on an area of well over 400 square meters of indoor and outdoor spaces, the elegant loft recovered from an old stock of mineral waters, represent the evidence of a valid project. The Italian well-know architect Luca Braguglia drew up the restructuring plan and oversaw the works from its beginning to the end. Located in the district of San Lorenzo, such architectural work focuses on a significant redevelopment, shows how these kinds of interventions transforms low-value urban neighbourhoods in flywheels for artistic and architectural similarities, offering interesting ideas.