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Annunciati gli artisti e le opere finaliste della seconda edizione del Premio OPEN STUDIO 2026
La seconda edizione del Premio Open Studio, promosso dalla Fondazione Ceramica Montelupo, ha ricevuto 308 candidature da artisti e ceramisti da 47 Paesi del mondo.
La Commissione ha selezionato, per la mostra che si terrà a Montelupo Fiorentino dal 5 dicembre 2026 al 21 marzo 2027, le seguenti opere:
A) Artisti e opere finaliste che concorrono ai premi e alle residenze previste per Main Section e Under 35
(in ordine alfabetico: nome e cognome artista, nazionalità (under 35) – titolo opera)
1. Agnieszka Agata Śladowwska, Poland – In eternal bloom
2. Alessia Cammarota, Italia (under 35) – Venus
3. Amandine Filiol Gonzenbach, Swisse – The Nave
4. Andrea Roggi, Italia – La Ferita
5. Angelo Zilio, Italia – Lo specchio di Lacan
6. Anna Maslennikov, Israel – Deplastify
7. Antonio Sciortino – Antokso, Italia – Motus
8. Augustì Gonzales Vicens, Spain – Memory
9. Aviv La Oz Kalif, Israel (under 35) – Totems
10. Azime Özgen, Turkey – The Cambrian Explosion IV
11. Benedetta Bertoli, Italia (under 35) – Assenza Attiva
12. Carlotta Fantozzi, Italia – Rottura e genesi
13. Carol Elison Barghini, Italia (under 35) – LEIB Corpo e identità, presenze in equilibrio
14. Chiara Capuana, Italia (under 35) – La misura di tutte le cose
15. Clare Ruth McCracken, Ireland – Vertical Hold V
16. Dagmar de Kok, Netherlands – The Shape of Growth 3
17. Daniela Moretti, Italia – Affioramenti – Trittico
18. Daniele Nitti Sotres, Italia – Twisted cornucopia I
19. Danijela Pičuljan, Croatia – Measure of Taking
20. Dariia Sankova, Ukraine (under 35) – Libidinal Heels
21. Delfina Trotti, Italia (under 35) – Fossil Objects
22. Dennise Vaccarello, Spain – The Whisper of Cosmos
23. Dino Caldarazzo – Theforma, Italia – Thelinea
24. Efstratios(Stratos) Zargklis, Greece – Primal Amor
25. Elena Milani, Italia – Acque
26. Emilia Milcheva, Bulgaria – An Elan to Share
27. Fabrizio Lucchesi, Italia – Capriccio
28. Fan Ji, China (under 35) – Oscillating 4
29. Fernanda Cortes, United Kingdom – Breath of Fresh Air
30. Francesca Cerolini, Italia – Sonnambulo Tuffatore
31. Guo Lixia, Cina (under 35) – Bronze-Age Millennium Helm
32. HyeMi Park, South Korea – Balance Before the Leap
33. Hyojung Yun, South Korea – Beyond Surface #17
34. Ichiyo Sawada, Giappone – Hana haori
35. Japhet Asiedu-Kwarteng, Ghana – Dining with Mama and Dada: Golden
36. Jolanta Herma – Pasinska, Poland – Movement
37. Karrisan Chua Si Ying, Singapore (under 35) – Soft Bloom, Night Dew
38. Kyoko Kii, Japan – Dialogue
39. Laura Julve Martinez, Spagna – Kula
40. Lena Krivenkova, Russia – Wherever I Find Myself No. 01
41. Leonardo Bartolini, Italia – Guglia
42. Lilly Darinka Ramos Arciniega, Mexico – A vessel that wakes up every day wondering if it can hold itself together
43. Linda Fontanelli, Swisse – Codici naturali
44. Liucija Ivascuk, Lithuania (under 35) – Delta
45. Lorella Morgantini e Marco Malavolti, Italia – Ciò che resta, cammina
46. Luca Tripaldi, Italia – Reliquia #5 – Pomodori
47. Luce Raggi, Italia – Mors tua vita mea
48. Maiyan Ben Yona, Israel – Navagim 05
49. Marcel Eekhout, Netherlands – What Remains – Hornet Bowl
50. Maria Georgia Kallinikou, Greece – Niki
51. Mehmet Kutlu, Turkey – Scream
52. Melina Florio, Swisse (under 35) – Pirouette
53. Melinda Huttl, Hungary (under 35) – Gahering Gestures
54. Miia Liesegang, Finland – When the Wave Breathes
55. Milla Adeliina Vainio, Finland (under 35) – Laccaria, A.
56. Monika Przychodzinska, Poland – A drop hollows out a stone
57. Olga Siruk, United Kingdom – The Player
58. Patrizio Bartoloni, Italia – In bilico
59. Pauly Clément, France (under 35) – S1
60. Poppy James Amadeus Cowan, Ireland (under 35) – Permanent Traces, Temporary Atmospheres
61. Quentin Dupuy, France (under 35) – 7th Continent
62. Remy Dubibe, France – Pollen
63. Riccardo Zocche, Italia – Ecoes from Puntaneras 015
64. Robbie Mazzaro, Venezuela – Affiorare
65. Ryan Tepper, USA (under 35) – Home Movies
66. Saliha Yilmaz Acikel, Turkey – Day and Night
67. Sebastian Claudio Evangelista, Italia – Anatomy of Thirst
68. Silvia Cordani, Italia (under 35) – Il sentiero al contrario
69. Silvia Farina e Giulio Galamini, Italia – Dominio
70. Silvia Lombardi, Italia – Creature 33
71. Sonsoles Masiá Sánchez, Spain (under 35) – Zarzal I
72. Sophia Ruffini e Natalia Raponi, Italia (under 35) – Totem
73. Stefano Innocenti, Italia – Una nuova direzione…
74. Stephen Heywood, USA – Teapot and Base with a Jar that has two Lids
75. Valentyna Prytula, Ukraine (under 35) – Skin
76. Veronika Kulikova, Russia (under 35) – Sprouting
77. Vèronique Martel, Canada – Bearing on a Holding Pattern
78. Volha Tyrtyshnaya, Belarus – The Memory of Matters
79. Walter Puppo, Italia – Desiderio di inverno – Installazione
80. Xie Xie, China (under 35) – Post – Rock Chronicle No.12
81. Xue Haoyuan, China (under 35) – Flat Darkness
82. Yanping Lu, China (under 35) – Watching the goats
83. Zeng, Siang -Syuan, Taiwan – The Microcosmic Vessel of Flowers: A Reconstruction of Its Origins
B) Artisti e opere che concorrono alla sezione Ceramica di Montelupo
Artisti e ceramisti del territorio di produzione della ceramica di Montelupo, studenti e diplomati alla Scuola di Ceramica di Montelupo e soci dell’Associazione Strada della Ceramica di Montelupo Fiorentino che hanno concorso per la sezione Ceramica di Montelupo:
(in ordine alfabetico: nome e cognome artista, titolo opera)
1. Alessia Della Noce, Buon Appetito!
2. Beatriz Irene Scotti, La Puerta del Agua
3. Carolina Bitossi, Sedimenti
4. Mana Samadi, Un dialogo tra terra, fibra e forma
5. Martina Buzio, Appartenere
6. Paola Ramondini, Sinfonia di Alchimia: l’eclissi di Luce
7. Potito di Nunno, Inciviltà
8. Romain Gabriel Spanedda, Look at Me now
9. Sandro Gozzi, Vaso Candeliere
10. Serena Tani, No/Il peso del bianco
11. Shilha Cintelli, Flung out the Space
12. Viola Evangelisti, Distorto
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Artists and Finalist Works Announced for the Second Edition of the OPEN STUDIO 2026 Prize
The second edition of the Open Studio Prize, promoted by the Fondazione Ceramica Montelupo, received 308 applications from artists and ceramicists across 47 countries.
The Committee has selected the following works for the exhibition, which will be held in Montelupo Fiorentino from December 5, 2026, to March 21, 2027:
A) Finalist artists and works competing for the prizes and residencies offered within the Main Section and the Under 35 category
(in alphabetical order: artist’s full name, nationality (Under 35) – title of the work)
1. Agnieszka Agata Śladowwska, Poland – In eternal bloom
2. Alessia Cammarota, Italia (under 35) – Venus
3. Amandine Filiol Gonzenbach, Swisse – The Nave
4. Andrea Roggi, Italia – La Ferita
5. Angelo Zilio, Italia – Lo specchio di Lacan
6. Anna Maslennikov, Israel – Deplastify
7. Antonio Sciortino – Antokso, Italia – Motus
8. Augustì Gonzales Vicens, Spain – Memory
9. Aviv La Oz Kalif, Israel (under 35) – Totems
10. Azime Özgen, Turkey – The Cambrian Explosion IV
11. Benedetta Bertoli, Italia (under 35) – Assenza Attiva
12. Carlotta Fantozzi, Italia – Rottura e genesi
13. Carol Elison Barghini, Italia (under 35) – LEIB Corpo e identità, presenze in equilibrio
14. Chiara Capuana, Italia (under 35) – La misura di tutte le cose
15. Clare Ruth McCracken, Ireland – Vertical Hold V
16. Dagmar de Kok, Netherlands – The Shape of Growth 3
17. Daniela Moretti, Italia – Affioramenti – Trittico
18. Daniele Nitti Sotres, Italia – Twisted cornucopia I
19. Danijela Pičuljan, Croatia – Measure of Taking
20. Dariia Sankova, Ukraine (under 35) – Libidinal Heels
21. Delfina Trotti, Italia (under 35) – Fossil Objects
22. Dennise Vaccarello, Spain – The Whisper of Cosmos
23. Dino Caldarazzo – Theforma, Italia – Thelinea
24. Efstratios(Stratos) Zargklis, Greece – Primal Amor
25. Elena Milani, Italia – Acque
26. Emilia Milcheva, Bulgaria – An Elan to Share
27. Fabrizio Lucchesi, Italia – Capriccio
28. Fan Ji, China (under 35) – Oscillating 4
29. Fernanda Cortes, United Kingdom – Breath of Fresh Air
30. Francesca Cerolini, Italia – Sonnambulo Tuffatore
31. Guo Lixia, Cina (under 35) – Bronze-Age Millennium Helm
32. HyeMi Park, South Korea – Balance Before the Leap
33. Hyojung Yun, South Korea – Beyond Surface #17
34. Ichiyo Sawada, Giappone – Hana haori
35. Japhet Asiedu-Kwarteng, Ghana – Dining with Mama and Dada: Golden
36. Jolanta Herma – Pasinska, Poland – Movement
37. Karrisan Chua Si Ying, Singapore (under 35) – Soft Bloom, Night Dew
38. Kyoko Kii, Japan – Dialogue
39. Laura Julve Martinez, Spagna – Kula
40. Lena Krivenkova, Russia – Wherever I Find Myself No. 01
41. Leonardo Bartolini, Italia – Guglia
42. Lilly Darinka Ramos Arciniega, Mexico – A vessel that wakes up every day wondering if it can hold itself together
43. Linda Fontanelli, Swisse – Codici naturali
44. Liucija Ivascuk, Lithuania (under 35) – Delta
45. Lorella Morgantini e Marco Malavolti, Italia – Ciò che resta, cammina
46. Luca Tripaldi, Italia – Reliquia #5 – Pomodori
47. Luce Raggi, Italia – Mors tua vita mea
48. Maiyan Ben Yona, Israel – Navagim 05
49. Marcel Eekhout, Netherlands – What Remains – Hornet Bowl
50. Maria Georgia Kallinikou, Greece – Niki
51. Mehmet Kutlu, Turkey – Scream
52. Melina Florio, Swisse (under 35) – Pirouette
53. Melinda Huttl, Hungary (under 35) – Gahering Gestures
54. Miia Liesegang, Finland – When the Wave Breathes
55. Milla Adeliina Vainio, Finland (under 35) – Laccaria, A.
56. Monika Przychodzinska, Poland – A drop hollows out a stone
57. Olga Siruk, United Kingdom – The Player
58. Patrizio Bartoloni, Italia – In bilico
59. Pauly Clément, France (under 35) – S1
60. Poppy James Amadeus Cowan, Ireland (under 35) – Permanent Traces, Temporary Atmospheres
61. Quentin Dupuy, France (under 35) – 7th Continent
62. Remy Dubibe, France – Pollen
63. Riccardo Zocche, Italia – Ecoes from Puntaneras 015
64. Robbie Mazzaro, Venezuela – Affiorare
65. Ryan Tepper, USA (under 35) – Home Movies
66. Saliha Yilmaz Acikel, Turkey – Day and Night
67. Sebastian Claudio Evangelista, Italia – Anatomy of Thirst
68. Silvia Cordani, Italia (under 35) – Il sentiero al contrario
69. Silvia Farina e Giulio Galamini, Italia – Dominio
70. Silvia Lombardi, Italia – Creature 33
71. Sonsoles Masiá Sánchez, Spain (under 35) – Zarzal I
72. Sophia Ruffini e Natalia Raponi, Italia (under 35) – Totem
73. Stefano Innocenti, Italia – Una nuova direzione…
74. Stephen Heywood, USA – Teapot and Base with a Jar that has two Lids
75. Valentyna Prytula, Ukraine (under 35) – Skin
76. Veronika Kulikova, Russia (under 35) – Sprouting
77. Vèronique Martel, Canada – Bearing on a Holding Pattern
78. Volha Tyrtyshnaya, Belarus – The Memory of Matters
79. Walter Puppo, Italia – Desiderio di inverno – Installazione
80. Xie Xie, China (under 35) – Post – Rock Chronicle No.12
81. Xue Haoyuan, China (under 35) – Flat Darkness
82. Yanping Lu, China (under 35) – Watching the goats
83. Zeng, Siang -Syuan, Taiwan – The Microcosmic Vessel of Flowers: A Reconstruction of Its Origins
B) Artists and works competing in the Montelupo Ceramics section
Artists and ceramicists from the Montelupo ceramics production area, students and graduates of the Montelupo School of Ceramics, and members of the “Strada della Ceramica di Montelupo Fiorentino” (Montelupo Ceramics Route) Association who have entered the Montelupo Ceramics section:
(in alphabetical order: artist’s first and last name, title of the work)
1. Alessia Della Noce, Buon Appetito!
2. Beatriz Irene Scotti, La Puerta del Agua
3. Carolina Bitossi, Sedimenti
4. Mana Samadi, Un dialogo tra terra, fibra e forma
5. Martina Buzio, Appartenere
6. Paola Ramondini, Sinfonia di Alchimia: l’eclissi di Luce
7. Potito di Nunno, Inciviltà
8. Romain Gabriel Spanedda, Look at Me now
9. Sandro Gozzi, Vaso Candeliere
10. Serena Tani, No/Il peso del bianco
11. Shilha Cintelli, Flung out the Space
12. Viola Evangelisti, Distorto
Info:
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