The very first Bagni di Lucca Art Festival was held with great success in 2013. Ponte a Serraglio came alive with art exhibitions, performances and parties throughout the summer.
Jaqueline and Jake and their team of volutneers are to be congratulated. With a miniscule budget and a lot of hard work they produced something wonderful.
Old shops in Ponte a Serrraglio were renovated and filled with exciting exhibitions and activities. People came out to enjoy opening celebrations and be part of the first festival. The little piazza was full of artists, performers and fun.
A particular favourite of mine was the installation in the river, called Fragile Community by Sandro Del Pistoia.
Plans are well underway for the 2014 event. This year Jaqueline and Jake are hoping to encourage even more participation in the form of sponsorship (please) and people with ideas and the courage and energy to bring their ideas into fruition.
If you can help in any way…if you think you have a great idea for the festival and have the time to help make it happen…please come forward and let the organisers know.
This year’s event will be shorter and more concentrated and will hopefully spread to other villages in Bagni di Lucca. Jaqueline and Jake would like to include more ideas and people in 2014.
The Bagni di Lucca Art Festival has the potential to be a significant art event which will be excellent for the future of the town. A thriving art community in this beautiful setting would bring more people and provide more jobs for those living here.
The festival needs your help to spread the word…talk to your friends and neighbours about it…write about it on your blog or Facebook page…it would be great if the whole community of Bagni di Lucca was involved…if not as participants or helpers then as spectators.
Please email Jaqueline at artfestivalbagnidilucca@gmail.com if you have any suggestions to make a huge success of the 2014 event.
Look at artfestivalbagnidilucca.org for more information on the festival.
Click here, here, here, here, hereand here to see the posts on Bella Bagni di Lucca about the 2013 Art Festival.
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Any date already set for this year ?
I am not aware of a specific dates for the festival to begin, but it will probably the beginning of July until mid August.
It was amazing how much it was achieved with so little money but plenty of flair and imagination. I do hope that the festival will spread to other areas within the Comune, particularly to La Villa. I would also like to see more involvement and support from local government. My sole regret is that we are never around Bag I in summer (this year was an exception), so we miss on all the fun..
I hope some people from La Villa step up and offer some suggestions and help with the festival. It will be great to see the festival get bigger and better each year.
This was a wonderful event to hold over the summer months and I wish everyone involved continued success. The events and exhibitions certainly bought atmosphere and visitors to the village.
I hope 2013 was the first of many events.
What a wonderful way to celebrate and embrace Art in all forms. I love the web-like construction across the river. I’m sure the local folk and visitors enjoyed wining and dining in the street and admiring the artworks around them. What fun in such idyllic surroundings!