Inauguration on Friday, October 20 starting at 6:30 PM at Sophia Antipolis in the trendiest Business center, the “Espaces Antipolis” – 300 Route des Crêtes across from access No. 8.
“Because Art is lived every day, Ambre International brings Art to life.”
The president of Ambre International – Jean-Christophe MESSINA
Presentation of ARTour 2006:
The association Ambre International has been developing international cultural exchange events for four years at the Technopole of Sophia Antipolis.
Thanks to the active partnerships of the Sophia companies, last year we hosted visual artists from the Fine Arts School of Algiers, exhibited a great Polish artist, and also exhibited artists from Kiev (Ukraine). Next year, we will host artists from the Moroccan association “Ambre Maroc.”
In keeping with its Euro-Mediterranean objectives, the association is hosting this year for the 4th edition of “Artour 2006” a selection of contemporary Italian artists from the Franco-Italian artist club in partnership with the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Nice, Sophia Antipolis, Côte d’Azur.
The dates:
The works of our invited Italian artists will be on display in the partner companies of the operation from October 23 to December 1, 2006.
The inaugural gala evening will take place on October 20 starting at 6:30 PM at Espaces Antipolis. (300 route des crêtes – Sophia Antipolis – Quartier les Bouillides).
The artists:
Participation of Italian painters, selected by the “Franco-Italian Artists Club” of the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Nice, Sophia Antipolis, Côte d’Azur, visible on the site www.ccinice.org and painters and sculptors from the association working in the P.A.C.A region visible on the association’s website: www.ambre-international.fr
The event:
An inaugural Gala evening will take place on Friday, October 20 starting at 6:30 PM to present an exhibition of all participating artists and a presentation of the partner companies in the operation:
– 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM: welcome cocktail
– 7:00 PM: Official speeches
– 8:30 PM: Italian dinner by reservation (30 €/person)
– In the companies of Sophia –
Starting October 23, each participating company in Sophia Antipolis will exhibit an invited Italian artist in its premises until December 1, 2006.
Presentation of invited Italian artists:
Domenico MONTEFORTE (painter): A landscapist in the true sense of the word, devoted to representing with emotion and passion the hill views of his native land: Tuscany. Now known throughout Italy where he has exhibited since 1993, he recently exhibited in New York where he gained critical acclaim.
www.domenicomonteforte.com
Agostino CANCOGNI (painter): An artist renowned for his romantic painting based on memory: Tuscan landscapes, still lifes always animated with a warm light. Many awards have been given to him, and his works are now in private collections in Italy and abroad. His first exhibition dates back to 1970.
www.agostinocancogni.it
Cate MAGGIA (creator): An architect by training, she worked in several painting restoration labs before embarking on creating her Love collages. Through photographic cutting, the artist manages to transmute the closed order of reality into an open order, made of illusions and metaphors.
www.catemaggia.com
Luca GHIELMI (painter) A self-taught painter, he expresses himself through instinctive painting where the main source of inspiration is the landscape theme. In addition to being exhibited throughout Italy, Ghielmi’s works have been appreciated in Switzerland and Germany. The studio that continuously exhibits the most recent production of the author is the Atelier de Jo, at 24 rue Garibaldi in Varese.
www.lucaghielmi.it
Claude LUCA (painter) Of Italian origin, he attended the Beaux Arts in Marseille where, since 1963, he has always had a production and exhibition studio for his works. Reportage painting is a passion for LUCA, made of encounters and emotions.
www.arthedition.com
Gianmaria GIANNETTI (painter) An astonishing artist, painter, sculptor, and poet all at once, Gianmaria Giannetti enjoys mixing these different languages in an unprecedented way, synthesizing them into a unique form of art. His painting is like a never-ending dream: a series of multiple and contrary signs by which one must let oneself be carried away without seeking the logic behind it. His first exhibition took place in 1998, in Alassio. From Genoa to Milan through Bologna, Rome, Bari, he is finally today in Nice.
www.gianmariagiannetti.com
Website: www.ambre-international.fr
300 Route des Crêtes – BP 116 – 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex
Tel: 0033 4 93 00 60 10 Fax: 0033 4 93 00 61 01
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