“Terra che rinasce / Reborning Clay” aims at the creation of new ceramic works by artists-in-residence through a fully sustainable production process based on environmental sustainability, by disseminating and enhancing good practices of environmental responsibility.
The flood that hit Carlo Zauli Museum in May 2023, devastated the museum spaces; tonnes of clay and iron oxide, present as a deposit, dissolved inside the museum’s historic cellar, originating a new mixture that, according to Arpae experts, should be recycled rather than disposed of.
The project will encompass by definition maximum sustainability, through the recycling of materials.
The activities envision the creation of sustainable works using this new mixture formed from alluvial clays – red stoneware derived from a mixed mixture of German, English and French clays (the historical clays used by Carlo Zauli)- , clay from the flooded Lamone river and iron oxide.
In particular, the work will focus on the production of one or more pieces related to the themes of the relationship between mankind and nature, between materials and the formal structure of the work, pursuing the philosophy that animated Carlo Zauli’s work and that is still present in contemporary ceramics.
In November 2024, The Museum, in cooperation with the European Route of Ceramics, launched an Open Call for the artists’ residence, addressed at ceramic artists under 40, from the territories of the European Route of Ceramics.
The jury is composed by:
The jury, whose decision is final and irrevocable, selected the applications received in line with what described in the documentation (on the basis of CV and artistic experience).
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In March and April 2025, the young artists selected by the jury, Auréline Caltagirone from Limoges, Myrto Patramani from Crete and Elio Secondo (Alessia Marchese) from Bologna, worked in the historical spaces and workshops of Carlo Zauli Museum and were housed over the period in Carlo Zauli Museum’s shared flat. The artist Silvia Ileana Listorti from Milan, winner of an honorable mention from the jury, also received an invitation to join as a guest of the City of Faenza.
The artist residence was created in collaboration with local institutions and ceramists: Manifatture Sottosasso, which followed the implementation process from the beginning, Aida Bertozzi, Studio Lemure, Terra e Forme, Ceramic & Colours.
On May 6, 2025 Museo Carlo Zauli Faenza – in collaboration with the European Route of Ceramics– inaugurated the exhibition of the artworks realised during the artists’ residences, focused on a different way of creating artistic ceramic craftsmanship by spreading and promoting best practices of sustainability and environmental responsibility.
A special thanks to ISIA Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche in Faenza, for the cooperation in the project. Thank you also to Gruppo Disabilità Faenza.
The entire project has been digitized on a new dedicated section of the Carlo Zauli Museum website. Check the pictures of the artists’residencies at:
“Terra che rinasce / Reborning Clay”, is a project financed within the PNRR by the European Union – Next Generation EU
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Associazione “Strada Europea della Ceramica” Head office: Piazza del Popolo 31, 48018, Faenza (RA), Italy C.F. 90036800390
