Founded 2003 by Bauer und Bauer & Anne Flore

- VISUAL ARTISTS -Installation-Photography-Film-Video
- FINE ARTISTS
- PERFORMING ARTISTS
- MUSICIANS
are very welcome for - Interaction -Work - Communication - Representation

CONCEPT
- to perceive and culturally enrich the Vellano environment through artworks or projects
- research and bilateral cultural exchange through art and communcation
- interaction between local and international artists and the residents of Vellano
this event will be promoted by the residents, the PROLOCO(volunteer association) and local businesses of Vellano .

ORGANIZERS PROVIDE
- lodging
- meal
- organisation of roundtrips (Florence, Lucca, Pisa)
- individual assistence on spot
- documentation

ARTISTS PROVIDE
- travel and roundtrip expenses
- presentation
- exhibition of all works created during the symposium
- interactional communication
- one artwork shall be left in Vellano for VellanoArte documentation

Vellano di Pescia , Tuscany
Vellano, a little hilltop village (600 msl) with 600 inhabitants the largest of the
„10 Castella“ in the valley of Nievole, located between Pisa and Florence, province of Pistoia, near Pescia. These villages have managed to maintain their typical medieval architecture for over 1000 years. The regional agricultural products, olive oil, wine, chestnuts, wood and stone as well as paper manufacturing, metal work, leather production and famous flower industry has shaped the culture of the area around Vellano