Following the success of last year’s street art extravaganza, Palazzuolo Strade Aperte returns in a new guise from September 13 to 30.
Organized by the A Testa Alta E.T.S. association with art direction by the resident Street Levels Gallery, cultural activities, new exhibition spaces, tours of the San Paolino neighbourhood and two collective shows featuring art by Ache77, BR1, Giovanni Dello Spazio, Guerrilla Spam, Hogre, Kein, Lisa Gelli, Muz, Nemo’s, Nulo, Paolo Zero T., Rame13, Sowet, Taleggio and Tímea.
The festival will repeat last year’s winning formula of 15 artists painting the shutters of 15 local businesses. A walk down via Palazzuolo this month provides an opportunity to chat with the creatives as they adorn the street fronts with a breath of fresh air.
The festival is also a chance for the much maligned street to clean up its reputation. “Since we opened the gallery, we wanted to act as a bridge between art and the public space, encouraging a continuous exchange of reflections and mingling of different cultures and expressions,” explains Sofia Bonacchi of Street Levels Gallery.
Street Levels Gallery is seizing the moment to open a second exhibition space at nearby via Melegrano 4R, hosting an urban art group show across the new and the old premises at via Palazzuolo 74AR.
