Danilo Bonazza has spent the last decade building Art & Mosaics into one of New Jersey’s most exclusive luxury services. His custom pool installations command prices that start at $200,000 and up with waiting lists that stretch across three continents. “People don’t understand what they’re buying until they see it,” Bonazza said during a recent int...

Two upcoming screenings in the United States — July 10 at Manhattan’s Roxy Cinema and July 30 at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center — will spotlight one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Italian art.  Hold Tight Missy! Isabella Ducrot Unlimited, the international title of Tenga duro signorina!, directed by Monica Stambrini, is not just...

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From Turin to Palermo, Milan to Naples, and across the countryside, Italy is rich in Art Nouveau architecture—known locally as Stile Liberty. With flowing floral patterns, organic lines, and exquisitely crafted details, this style defined the elegance and optimism of the Belle Époque. Found in grand villas, charming homes, and even public signa...

The Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc. (IHCC-NY, Inc.) Board of Directors, led by its president, Comm. Joseph Sciame, is comprised of a volunteer group of leaders of the Italian and Italian American community. They ensure that its mission continues with their promoting, presenting, and preserving Italian and Italian American c...

It's not every day you encounter a piece of history that still sings. But for those fortunate enough to witness it, a remarkable 1899 barrel piano, once a familiar fixture of Boston's bustling streets, is making a grand return. This past Saturday, the instrument made its first appearance on the streets of Boston in 51 years at the Friends of Christ...

From the rooftops of Florence to the vast countrysides of Tuscany, Hoosier artist Lloyd Brooks has captured scenes and their stories all on canvas. Now others are invited to view these moments in time at the Art In Focus Gallery at Stillframes Art & Design in an exhibit titled “Italy Al Fresco.” Born in a small Indiana town, Brooks started as an il...

Just a few years ago, the Fonticelle trail was one of many forgotten mountain paths near a small rural town in the Molise region of southern Italy. But during the pandemic in 2020, the path was restored and became the heart of a new cultural initiative designed to bring contemporary art to an unexpected place: Frosolone, a mountain village of fewer...

The race for the title of Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2027, established by the Ministry of Culture to promote creativity, the cultural production fabric and social inclusion through innovative art projects, has officially begun. There are six accepted project proposals submitted by eight Italian municipalities, individually or in aggregate,...

“The Fata Morgana is a masterpiece within Giambologna’s oeuvre, deploying his favorite subject in marble—the female nude—to express his trademark modeling and dynamism,” the release reads. “This extraordinarily rare and internationally renowned sculpture will go on view in a dedicated gallery of the Italian Renaissance collection (117B) of the Clev...