Arte Utile Residency

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Arte Utile Residency

Meškova 3, SI-2380 Slovenj Gradec

https://www.arte-utile.net/

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Phone38640 355 381

Managed byraum AU

Arte Utile Residency was established in 2022 in the town of Slovenj Gradec. Taking place in the replica of the former studio of Pino Poggi, it welcomes Slovenian and international artists from the fields of literature, new media art and visual arts who will research and reinterpret the Arte Utile artistic movement and engage deeply with artistic practices that address contemporary social and political challenges. The one-month programme offers artists and theorists insight into the work of Pino Poggi, the founder of Arte Utile, and encourages them to develop new approaches and ideas within this conceptual framework.

Arte Utile movement

Arte Utile movement was started in the mid-1960s by the artist Pino Poggi. It is deeply rooted in political engagement and social involvement and seeks to explore all areas of society. It operates in a manner similar to Beuys’ concept of social sculpture, though with a different language and a more pedagogical approach. Arte Utile is oriented towards social dialogue and can exist only within such a framework. The utilist is therefore sensitive and creative, aware of issues in their environment and engaged with them, thus being “utile” – socially useful.

External links

• Arte Utile movement webpage