{"id":63074,"date":"2022-05-05T18:17:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T16:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?post_type=itinerario&#038;p=63074"},"modified":"2025-11-17T21:03:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:03:39","slug":"street-art-in-catania-siracusa-and-ragusa","status":"publish","type":"itinerario","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/itinerario\/street-art-in-catania-siracusa-and-ragusa\/","title":{"rendered":"STREET ART IN CATANIA, SIRACUSA AND RAGUSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>In the last few years, the perception of this art form has changed. Institutions and municipalities are demanding these works. They&#8217;ve started financing prizes and competitions to realise <strong>urban <\/strong><strong>regenerations projects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Many cities have understood the advantage of hosting works and artists. One of the main urban art promoters is the city of <strong>Catania<\/strong>. The town is our first stage in this street art tour.<\/p>\n<p>In Catania, the works are located in various city areas, even very far apart. Some are where redevelopment is most needed, such as the <strong>San Teodoro field<\/strong> and the suburban <strong>district of Librino<\/strong>. The works you can see in these two locations are created by various internationally renowned artists such as <strong>Nemo&#8217;s, Collettivo Fx, the Potato Eaters, Bloom, Gue, Res Publica Temporanea, Pao and <\/strong><strong>Anc, Jan\u00ece<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Another example is in the city centre, in the famous <strong>Ra fera or luni district<\/strong>. It is the <strong>Ritmo project<\/strong>. A series of initiatives have been organised thanks to the help of various associations. Since 2010, many artists have arrived in the city, creating a real open-air museum with works by <strong>108, Bartocci, El tono, <\/strong><strong>Microbo, 2501, Gue and many others<\/strong>. The <strong>San Berillo district<\/strong>, also in the city centre, has been redeveloped thanks to the works of the artists of <strong>Res Publica Temporanea, Poki and Spanky, Gue and <\/strong><strong>Luprete<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The second stop on our tour in the territories of south-eastern urban art is <strong>Floridia (SR)<\/strong>. In 2017, the <strong>Impulsi Urbani<\/strong> project led several cultural events in the city. These included a photo exhibition, theatre and music workshops, sports and street art. Impulsi Urbani activity&#8217;s purpose was to regenerate the historical centre and give a new life to abandoned places. In 2018, thanks to the contemporary art exhibition &#8220;<em><strong>Abstracta<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;, a large mural entitled &#8220;Archetype &#8211; Light Blue&#8221; was created. The work is by <strong>Ligama<\/strong>, a young artist from Caltagirone.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s head for the island of <strong>Ortigia (Syracuse)<\/strong>. The world-famous artist <strong>Alic\u00e9<\/strong> has created some valuable small works. The &#8220;<em><strong>Istinto naturale<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; association financed the project, and today the artworks are on display in <strong>Via Roma and Via Landolina<\/strong>. They are on some former advertising panels provided by the municipal administration.<\/p>\n<p>Still in the province of Syracuse, heading south, we stop off at <strong>Rosolini<\/strong>. It is where &#8220;<strong>Street Art Rosolini<\/strong>&#8221; was born in 2019. Throughout a 3-day festival, 12 artists created works in the town centre. The artists painted shutters and walls, giving life and colour to the historic centre and underlining the importance of repopulating the town&#8217;s meeting places.<\/p>\n<p>We now head northwest and arrive in <b>Ragusa<\/b>, a must-see destination for street art lovers in Sicily. The renowned <b>Festiwall<\/b> left an indelible mark here\u2014a public art festival that, over five editions, transformed the city\u2019s urban landscape. Its impact is still clearly visible in the many works scattered across <b>Ragusa Superiore<\/b> and beyond. National and international artists\u2014including <b>Agostino Iacurci, Gue, Luca Font, Evoca1, Fintan Magee, SatOne, Hyuro, Guido Van Helten, and Zoer<\/b>\u2014have gifted Ragusa with murals of extraordinary visual power. This artistic legacy continues to attract travelers, photographers, and street art enthusiasts from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Discover also: <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/itinerario\/street-art-in-the-centre-of-sicily-from-caltagirone-to-agrigento\/\">Street Art in the Heart of Sicily: from Caltagirone to Agrigento<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/itinerario\/street-art-in-palermo\/\">Street Art in Palermo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/itinerario\/a-journey-into-trapanis-street-art\/\">A journey into Trapani\u2019s street art<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/itinerario\/street-art-in-messina\/\">Street Art in Messina<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33980,"template":"","categories":[1918,1931,1917],"luogo":[2963,2959,2950],"stagione":[1874,1877,1875],"class_list":["post-63074","itinerario","type-itinerario","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arte-e-cultura-en","category-arte-in-sicilia-en","category-all-aperto-en","luogo-catania","luogo-ragusa","luogo-siracusa-syracuse","stagione-autumn","stagione-spring","stagione-summer"],"acf":{"sottotitolo":"","titolo_paragrafo_1":"Dettaglio","paragrafo_1":"<p>Should graffiti be considered at the same level as modern art? Of course not: they are much more important.<\/p>\n<p>Banksy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Street art or urban art<\/strong> refers to several forms of art realised with different means. Artists can use spray cans or stickers or create video projections or land art sculptures. The common feature of the various techniques is the <strong>location<\/strong>. The main requirement for street art is to be realised in a public place. 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