POST-Art from Italy – Exhibition by Elisa Lanconelli
POST-Art from Italy by Elisa Lanconelli Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh 7 June – 22 July 2022 Monday to Friday, 9:30am–1:30pm, 2:30–5:00 pm Elisa Lanconelli, blonde and romagnola since 1991, is a young photographer and digital illustrator. After a degree and work experience in Engineering, she decided to embrace her true love: drawing. I […]
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Corrado Neri at the Ulster Museum in Belfast | Italian National Day 2022
On the occasion of the Italian National Day, 2nd June, Festa della Repubblica, the Consulate General of Italy for Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the support of the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh, is pleased to invite the Italian community to a reception on Monday, 6th June 2022 at 6:30 pm at the Ulster Museum […]
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How to Raise a Hand | Angelo Vignali | Belfast Photo Festival 2022
The Italian Institute of Culture is delighted to be part of the 2022 edition of Belfast Photo Festival – the largest annual festival of international photography in the UK and Ireland. In this edition the Belfast Photo Festival is exploring untold stories, under-represented narratives and perspectives on the world that too often go unseen. Celebrating […]
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Italian Film Festival 2022
Scotland’s annual showcase of Italian cinema returns with a diverse selection of some of the best films of the past twelve months. As ever, the Festival celebrates the work of both established auteurs as well as emerging directors and this year’s programme takes audiences from Rome to Calabria, Trieste to Sicily, Sardinia to Naples. We […]
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Federica Fornabaio and Angelo Olivieri in Concert
Our Music series continues with one of Italy’s youngest conductors but also a pianist and a composer, Federica Fornabaio, presenting her latest project in a duo with acclaimed trumpeter Angelo Olivieri. The concert will include a combination of contemporary classical music, film soundtracks and jazz, taking inspiration from Federica’s own compositions as well as the […]
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Writing as linguistic migration: Gëzim Hajdari in conversation with Emma Bond
The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to welcome Albanian-born poet Gëzim Hajdari, who will be joined in conversation by Emma Bond (University of St. Andrews); the discussion will also feature a reading of some of Hajdari’s poems. As Anna Blasiak notes in her opening statement on “Italian poetry in English” in The Italian Riveter, in […]
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Through the female gaze: Marcella Campagnano and Liliana Barchiesi
Art and photography become a voice for women’s rights – in a historical period (1970s) that is fundamental for the self-affirmation of contemporary women. For Marcella Campagnano and Liliana Barchiesi, photography is a means of constructing relationships, exchange of ideas and new strategies of female expression: in their hands the photographic medium is used to […]
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Gabriella Dall’Olio | EIHF | On the Wings of the Harp
Music unites us and music defines us. Each composer has a different flavour, colour, tradition, language, one which we recognise instantly. So Gabriella Dall’Olio will present music for all, travelling across time and space on the wings of the (pedal) harp! Gabriella’s solo recitals captivate audiences around the globe; her critically acclaimed recordings span solo, chamber […]
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BLACK MED SECCO by Invernomuto
The Italian Institute of Culture and Void Gallery in Derry are delighted to present BLACK MED SECCO, a solo exhibition by Invernomuto, the name of the artistic personality created in 2003 by Simone Bertuzzi and Simone Trabucchi. Invernomuto’s works are research-based projects that often use cultural references as their starting points and utilise open systems to disseminate […]
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Giacomo Menegardi in concert
Italian young classic pianist Giacomo Menegardi will perform a piano concert at Stockbridge Parish Church on Friday, 8th April 2022 at 7.00 pm. Concert Programme: R. Schumann: Humoreske op. 20 L. V. Beethoven: Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111 1. Maestoso. Allegro con brio ed appassionato 2. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice cantabile S. Prokofiev: […]
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