(Video) Festizarte Madonnari Festival

Published September 12, 2021
Video by Todd & Javi

Read all about the art festival below.

On Saturday, September 11 and Sunday, September 12, the Second Madonnari Festival was held with the participation of 20 artists who displayed their best works on the floor of the esplanade.

The Letrazos Collective, is a non-profit association that supports children and young people through education, culture and art; within its activities it carries out art festivals, this in order to motivate children and young people to awaken their artistic concerns, motivated by other young people.

“As part of the activities, there was a Body Paint Festival, Street Art, and Festizarte (Festival Madonnari). Local, national and international artists are invited to participate and they can win a cash prize. A selection is made by the artistic committee to the best 20 artists to capture their works”.

In this Madonnari Festival several prizes were awarded:

1st place $10,000.00
2nd place $6,000.00
3rd place $3,000.00
Audience Award $2,000.00

WHAT IS THE MADONNARI?

The Madonnari was born in Italy, devotees made works on the floor with chalk or charcoal drawing virgins, in Italian “Madonnas” hence the name Madonnari, and over the years has become an artistic movement that fills the squares of different cities of color and an outdoor gallery, remembering that this technique is so on the floor with chalk pastel and is an ephemeral art, ie, is not durable. The artists are physically prepared to work outdoors for two days. They are artists who have dedicated themselves for years to this.

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