Beauty for New Visions (Art Festival)
The widespread festival of contemporary art, music, and community in Rittana
About Beauty for New Visions
The widespread art festival in Rittana
In the heart of the Stura Valley, in the province of Cuneo, the small municipality of Rittana transforms for a day into a vibrant hub of contemporary art, music, and community thanks to "Beauty for New Visions", also known as the Art Festival. This widespread festival brings the village's streets, cultural spaces, and symbolic landmarks to life, proving that even a village of just a few hundred inhabitants can become an authentic creative laboratory.
MUDRI, an open-air museum
The event is an expression of MUDRI - Widespread Museum of Rittana, the cultural project that has been working creatively in the Piedmontese village for years. The heart of the initiative is the network of village spaces—from the Civic and Cultural Center to the former rectory—which house temporary exhibitions and the public collection of the Rittana Art Gallery, consisting of dozens of works linked by the famous "Venti per Venti" (Twenty by Twenty) centimeter format. These works do not stay confined within four walls: they are distributed along the streets and corners of the village, inviting visitors on a walk that is both an aesthetic experience and a journey of territorial discovery.
Art, music, and conviviality
The day combines three souls: contemporary art, with exhibitions and installations by artists of national and international renown; music, with a high-profile concert hosted in the village's sacred spaces; and community, with the convivial ritual of an aperitif and polenta shared in the street. It is precisely this blend that makes the event special: not an event imposed from above, but a participatory festival built together with the residents.
Rittana and the Stura Valley
Situated on the slopes rising toward the historic Borgata Paraloup, a symbolic site of the Piedmontese Resistance, Rittana is part of a territory that has long bet on culture as an engine for mountain rebirth. The Art Festival is part of a broader cultural season that offers conferences, exhibitions, and new permanent works throughout the year, helping to make this corner of the Province of Cuneo, in Piedmont, a surprising destination for contemporary art lovers.
Why it's worth it
- A rare example of a widespread contemporary art museum in an alpine village
- Exhibitions and installations accessible for free in the heart of the town
- A classical music concert in a suggestive historic space
- The authentic conviviality of a mountain community festival
Beauty for New Visions — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of "Beauty for New Visions" brought the village of Rittana to life on Saturday, June 13, with widespread exhibitions, installations, a classical music concert, and the moments of conviviality that characterize the event. The highlight was the inauguration of Nicola Bolla's major solo exhibition at the Civic and Cultural Center, accompanied by other displays and installations located throughout the village.
Programme Beauty for New Visions 2026
Saturday, June 13, 2026
- 11:00 AM — Inauguration of the "Place of illusions" exhibition by Nicola Bolla at the Civic and Cultural Center (Via Roma 6). A series of three-dimensional works created with playing cards cut and assembled into mandalas, exotic animals, and skulls, as well as paintings on paper with pigments and glitter inspired by comics and advertising. The exhibition is curated with a catalog and text by critic Nicolas Ballario.
- 1:00 PM — Aperitif and community polenta lunch on Via XI Febbraio, a central moment of the festival's participatory spirit (limited places, booking required).
- 4:00 PM — Concert by the Voxonus Quartet at the Confraternity of the Immaculate: "Conversations in Paris. Bruni, Cambini and the young Mozart".
Exhibitions and installations open during the day
- "Place of illusions" by Nicola Bolla
- "Artists of the studioerre in the 70s"
- "XXXX - twenty by twenty", the contemporary art collection of the Rittana Art Gallery
- "Plant Poems", interactive installation by Ennio Bertrand
- Works distributed along the village streets
The Bar Andata e Ritorno and the Bistrò del Rio remained open throughout the day.
Highlights Beauty for New Visions 2026
The inauguration of the solo exhibition by Nicola Bolla, an artist invited twice to the Venice Biennale (1995 and 2009), and the Voxonus Quartet concert dedicated to Bruni, Cambini, and the young Mozart were the highlights of the day.
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How to get there
Rittana can be reached by car by traveling up the lower Stura Valley from Borgo San Dalmazzo (A33 Cuneo motorway exit). The nearest train station is in Cuneo, from which you can continue by car. The village is located on a hillside: comfortable shoes are recommended for visiting the works distributed throughout the town.
Venue
The reference point is the Civic and Cultural Center at Via Roma 6, the main venue for the exhibitions. Other events take place along the village streets and at the Confraternity of the Immaculate.
Admission and bookings
Access to exhibitions and installations is free. For the aperitif and the community polenta lunch, places are limited and booking is required by calling +39 349 599 6077. For visits to the main exhibition by appointment: +39 335 8386669.
Services
The Bar Andata e Ritorno and the Bistrò del Rio are open during the day for breaks and refreshments.
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Where does it take place — Beauty for New Visions
Centro Civico e Culturale (MUDRI - Museo Diffuso di Rittana)
Via Roma 6, 12010 Rittana