CE.S.A. Cesa Street Art Festival

An urban art festival in the heart of the Agro Aversano

The CE.S.A. Cesa Street Art Festival is the event that has brought street art to the streets of Cesa, one of the smallest and most densely populated municipalities in the province of Caserta, in Campania. Born from the desire to regenerate urban spaces through public art, the festival transforms anonymous walls, parking lots, and courtyards into large murals, inviting artists from all over Italy to paint live in front of the town's residents.

How the event began

The first edition, promoted by the Passione d'Arte Cultural Association together with Pink Elephants ETS, took place in the autumn of 2024 and was dedicated to Asprinio wine, a symbol of the local agricultural tradition. Ten muralists, selected through a public call, created as many works while working from dawn to dusk, while the town hosted workshops, street performer shows, musical performances, and exhibitions set up in the evocative caves of the historic center.

The 2026 edition: "The Gentle Revolution"

Building on the success of the first experience, the festival returned for its second edition from April 21 to 26, 2026, moving to the Parco della Legalità in Cesa. The chosen theme, "The Gentle Revolution", envisions art as a tool for social and civil transformation: eight muralists, selected via a national call that attracted applications from cities such as Trieste, Bologna, and Rome, dedicated their works to figures symbolizing commitment and collective memory, including journalist Giancarlo Siani, mayor Angelo Vassallo, police escort officer Emanuela Loi, and local winemakers. The artistic direction is entrusted to Davide Montuori.

More than just murals

The CE.S.A. Cesa Street Art Festival is designed as a participatory and multidisciplinary event that complements the creation of the artworks with a rich collateral program:

• Free workshops in illustration, painting, photography, and videomaking;
• Meetings and interviews with the artists, open to the public during working days;
• Shows and temporary exhibitions set up in the "Giancarlo Siani" multipurpose hall and in the town's caves;
• The "Open Doors" initiative, dedicated to inclusion and disability.

Cesa and the local area

Hosting a widespread urban art festival represents a project of identity, participation, and cultural rebirth for the Municipality of Cesa. The works remain permanently on the town's walls, creating an open-air street art trail that enriches the artistic heritage of the Agro Aversano and offers residents and visitors a new reason to discover this corner of Campania.