A designer currently studying or graduating from the University of the Republic of San Marino and a San Marino artist will have the opportunity to spend twelve days in Salento to participate in LandXcapes, a multidisciplinary cultural project promoting the area's cultural heritage and landscape. Specifically, two artists will be selected to participate, along with other performers, writers, storytellers, videomakers, visual artists, cultural researchers, and designers, from October 8 to 19, 2018, in an initiative part of the Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean (BJCEM). The aim is to produce artworks that convey the transformation of the landscape in the provinces of Brindisi, Lecce, and Taranto, which has been affected by the Xylella fastidiosa epidemic, which has affected entire olive groves.
The participation of the San Marino artist and the student or former student of the University of San Marino is managed by the University and its Cultural Institutes. The full call for applications can be found on the website www.bjcem.org, in the "projects" section. The deadline for submitting applications is 8:00 PM on July 15, 2018. Further information can be requested from rita.canarezza@pa.sm and kventurini@unirsm.sm.
The awards ceremony for the competition to design the Sartoria dei Migranti logo will take place at 6:00 PM on Monday, June 25, at the Ancient Monastery of Santa Chiara. This competition, organized by Arcisolidarietà Onlus of Cecina for a refugee reception project in partnership with the Prefectures of Livorno and Pisa, is open to students and graduates of the University of San Marino. The competition resulted in the creation of the logo for a tailoring shop open to Italian citizens and migrants, described as a "workshop that can be a place for intercultural exchange as well as the implementation of a process that can lead to a real entrepreneurial activity capable of generating jobs." Valerio Pasqualicchio took first place, followed by the group composed of Giulia Monaldi, Giorgia Serafini, and Laura Piserà. Giulia Zafferani and the group composed of Giovanni Locatelli and Samuele Tursi tied for third place.
