Mutonia Art Park, the use of the former quarry confirmed. The extraordinary artistic experience of the Mutoids continues
The Municipal Council of Santarcangelo confirms the management of the spaces of the former quarry on the edge of the Marecchia river to the Mutonia association until 2039. The deadline is dictated by the terms of the concession that the Emilia-Romagna Region has granted to the Municipal Administration for area belonging to the regional water domain: as for the previous one, the expected duration is in fact 19 years.
The extraordinary experience that led to the creation of the Mutonia artistic park, defined by the Superintendence of Archeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Provinces of Forlì-Cesena, Ravenna and Rimini as an atypical artist-workshop will continue. A settlement – reads the report of the Superintendency prepared on the occasion of the thematic Poc that established the art park – which enhances and gives new life to an area, that of the former quarry, in which the territory and the landscape had been seriously injured by the passage of man. The result is a fluid unicum that includes artistic works, workspaces, homes and the re-appropriation of abandoned buildings as collective places, in a respectful relationship with the river context and the city of Santarcangelo.
“The Mutonia park is a unique place in Italy and in Europe, an experience of redevelopment of the territory and re-appropriation of spaces characterized by a strong push towards reuse, respect for the environment, art and the community”, he says the mayor Alice Parma.
“Precisely to continue and maintain this balance between nature, art, culture and landscape, we have reconfirmed without any hesitation the use of the area to the Mutonia association, which will continue to enhance the park spaces according to a philosophy that has anticipated sensitivity by decades current. A philosophy – mayor Parma – which has contributed to the promotion of a culture of reuse and respect for the environment and has given life to a unique international artistic path, introduces an irreplaceable contribution to the development of the city, both from the point of view of both the urban area of a neglected area from a cultural point of view and of relations with the community of Santarcangelo “.
Cs – Municipality of Santarcangelo