Very soon to start MATRES INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FEMININE CERAMICS An unmissable event celebrating women's art, culture and creativity. From August 21 to 25, we look forward to seeing you in Cava de' Tirreni, Vietri sul Mare and the National Archaeological Museum in Pontecagnano to experience days full of unique exhibitions, conferences, workshops and performances.

Follow the website and our social channels for updates and find out how to participate in this extraordinary experience. Don't miss it, we look forward to seeing you at the opening!!!

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2024

IN CAVA DE' TIRRENI at the MONUMENTAL COMPLEX OF SAN GIOVANNI - GIARDINO DELLE CLARISSE - C.SO UMBERTO I, 167

6:30 PM

ESTEMPORARY CERAMIST ARTISTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF THE GALIZIA INSTITUTE OF NOCERA INFERIORE AND ACADEMY OF BEAUTIFUL ARTS will try their hand at demonstrating ceramic art

Eunjoo Kim, Sugimoto Hitomi, Eunjoo Kim, Marcela Balbotin, Narges Farahani, Shohreh Haghighi, Francesca Prinzi, Kelkoul Fatima, Bouriche Boudemediene, Francesco Capaldo, Santino Campagna, Maurizio Della Greca

7:00 PM
OPENING MATRES FESTIVAL

INAUGURATION

VINCENZO SERVALLI Mayor of Cava de' Tirreni

GIOVANNI DE SIMONE Mayor of Vietri Sul Mare

LUCIO RUBANO AICC Vice President

ARMANDO LAMBERTI Councillor for Culture of the City of Cava de' Tirreni

ANNETTA ALTOBELLO Councillor for Productive Activities of the City of Cava de' Tirreni

DANIELE BENINCASA Assessore alla Ceramica del Comune Di Vietri Sul Mare

SERENA DE CARO Director of the National Archaeological Museum of Pontecagnano (SA)

UGO DE FLAVIS President St. Joseph of the Naked Foundation (NA)

SURISDAY REYES MARTINEZ Director Museo Nacional de La Cerámica Contemporánea Cubana

KOUROSH GOLNARI President Iranian Sculptors Association

ANNA RITA FASANO President APS Pandora Artists Ceramists

MODERATE: 

ELENA AGOSTI Director of Villa Lattes (TV) and Historian of Modern and Contemporary Ceramics.

NURYE DONATONI Artistic director of the MAV - Valle D'Aosta and expert in arts and crafts and tradition

FOLLOWING. Performance art with archaic music

"The Living Goddesses" curated by Stefania Spanedda and the ceramic artists of Pandora in collaboration with The Academy of Fine Arts of Naples.

EXHIBITION OPENING

Exhibition - Women's Ceramics Competition "Earth and Fire: Primitivism in the Light of Ceramic Art" 

Edited by Anna Rita Fasano and Miriam Gipponi

Exhibition - Officine Ceramics Award Competition "Back to the Basics - Exploring Primitivism in Ceramic Design"

Edited by Anna Rita Fasano, Francesco Santoro, Miriam Gipponi

"Matres Personal Exhibitions" exhibition gallery.

Edited by Anna Rita Fasano, Miriam Gipponi, Fulvia Bearded, Francesca Rega

Historical exhibition "The Worlds of Irene Kowaliska" 

Edited by Mariagrazia Gargiulo

Photo exhibition "Neverland"

 Edited by Benedetta Bisogno

"InTerra" exhibition - Funeral ceramic art through time" Cloister EX ECA C.so Umberto I, 153 

edited by Nuria Pozas

INTERVENTIONS

ARMANDO LAMBERTI

COUNCILLOR FOR CULTURE OF THE

MUNICIPALITY OF CAVA DE' TIRRENI

JURY: MATRES AWARD ELENA AGOSTI, MARIA GRAZIA GARGIULO, NURYE DONATONI, SURISDAY REYES MARTINEZ, STEFANIA SPANEDDA

JURY: OCA Officine Ceramiche Award, CLAUDIO GAMBARDELLA, FRANCESCO SANTORO, ENRICO DE NICOLA GABRIELLA, TADDEO MAURO IMPROTA

"MATRES PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS" EXHIBITION GALLERY EDITED BY ANNA RITA FASANO MIRIAM GIPPONI FULVIA BARBUTO FRANCESCA REGA

ANGELIKI PAPADOPOULOU (GREECE) CRHISTINE WILLIS (GREECE) OLGU SÜMENGEN BERKER (GERMANY)-IRANIAN GROUP (DORNA ABYAK,  HOSSEN KAHAFI, KAZHAL FAKHRI, NARGES FARAHANI, SARA RAHIMPOR, SHOHREH HAGHIGHI ) CUBAN GROUP (TERESA SÁNCHEZ) LJUBICA LOVRENCIC (CROATIA) STEFANIA SPANEDDA (ITALY) KARINA GARRETT (ARGENTINA) KRISTINA ANCUTAITE (LITHUANIA) KOREAN GROUP (GUMSUN KIM, YOUNGMI PARK, EUNJOO KIM)

INSTALLATIONS GROUP FOUR MOONS PLUS SUN (MARTINA BUZIO, DEBORAH CIOLLI, ROBBIE MAZZARO, PAOLA RAMONDINI, GIOVANNI CIMATTI) (ITALY).

INSTALLATION ARGILROSA GROUP (GIOVANNA D'AUSILIO, ANGELA DE LUCA, GIOVANNA FAUCI, PAOLA IMPAGLIAZZO)( ITALY)

HISTORICAL EXHIBITION: "IRENE KOWALISKA: NATURAL PRIMITIVISM" EDITED BY MARIAGRAZIA GARGIULO

PHOTO EXHIBITION: NEVERLAND EDITED BY BENEDETTA BISOGNO

INTERRA GROUP EXHIBITION CURATED BY NURIA POZAS - FORMER ECA CLOISTER C.SO UMBERTO N°153