VicoliÈArte2025

Ariano Irpino is a city in southern Italy. Once a year in the historic centre of the town, a cultural event is held which transforms the alleyways of the city into an open air creative laboratory. This provides an engaging experience of art, music, performances, installations, workshops, exhibitions and many other features. 

The winding alleys, vicoli in Italian, feature multiple layers of paving stones and building materials. The alleys are not simply pathways, but rather reflections of the city’s growth, with each layer telling a story of past inhabitants. 

This year’s event is titled VicoliÈArte2025, and promises yet another adventure filled with creativity, beauty and sharing. The event runs from 28 August 2025 - 31 August 2025 and is open daily from 18h00 - 24h00 CET. 

I was delighted when I was approached by Aethereal Studios who will present The Aethereal Gallery at the event. Located in extended reality, visitors to the festival will be able to access the gallery in the Auditorium Lina Wertmúller via a virtual reality headset or via a laptop projected onto a screen. Aethereal Studios has offered me a permanent exhibition in their gallery which will open at the festival. 

“. . . passeggiare insieme . . .” or “. . . walking together . . .”, the title of my exhibition, will feature my iPhoneart. 

The works in this exhibition come with an invitation to journey together. They provoke curiosity and launch a challenge to the viewer to come along and discover the secrets hidden in mysterious alleyways, where one has not traveled before. Embracing the adventure and walking together gives space to a longing to share all the sensations and emotions that arise during the experience.

For those unable to attend the event in person, I invite you to follow my social media for a direct link to the gallery once the festival begins.  I hope to see you there! 

Update: The gallery is now permanently open and you can visit it here.