Project

Grand Tour AFAM: an international project to promote Italian culture and creativity

Promoting the role of AFAM institutions abroad in preserving and enhancing Italian culture and lifestyle through a program of activities focused on Italian creativity is the goal of the AFAM Grand Tour, a project coordinated by RUFA involving 16 partners including 14 AFAM institutions and 2 public institutions.

Grand Tour AFAM is developed over a 24-month period and is divided into two phases, “Creating in Italy” and “Networking.”

The “Creating in Italy” phase involves creative research and production in Italy during the first 12 months of the project and involves students, teachers, researchers and international experts to carry out a series of events in different Italian cities and discover the best artistic and cultural realities of the peninsula.

The “Networking” phase is held abroad over the next 12 months and includes an international contest for students from AFAM institutions and a road-show of AFAM institutions abroad. The contest offers students the opportunity to represent Italy, its beauty and aesthetics. The road-show includes a series of events dedicated to the international network, including performances, exhibitions and residencies for young artists.

The GRAND TOUR AFAM project, to rival the Directorial Decree 124/2023 of the Ministry of University and Research, INTAFAM 00029, CUP I83B24000030006, aims to enhance the Afam network and promote its internationalization through the activation of experiences, activities, communication, dissemination, awareness, teaching, research and artistic production programs aimed at the preservation and promotion of Italian culture and made in Italy. The intervention is aimed at promoting awareness of cultural, artistic, musical and dance heritage, as well as ensuring the best conditions for its public use and enjoyment, increasing its attractiveness and international profile.

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Grand Tour AFAM is developed over a 24-month period and is divided into two phases, “Creating in Italy” and “Networking”

The“Creating in Italy” phase involves creative research and production in Italy during the first 12 months of the project and involves students, teachers, researchers and international experts to carry out a series of events in different Italian cities and discover the best artistic and cultural realities of the peninsula.

Fellini extraordinary Italian: artistic contaminations

WP1 | FASE 1: CREATING IN ITALY

Local excellence for Made in Italy

WP2 | FASE 1: CREATING IN ITALY

Digital cultural heritage

WP3 | FASE 1: CREATING IN ITALY

WP 3 focuses on the tools that new technologies make available to art and culture to innovate and increase accessibility and usability. Specifically, the activities of this WP aim to:

Fostering dialogue between art and technology, inspiring and guiding the creative process of future generations of artists and researchers
To develop and test tools and products in which digital technologies are put at the service of promoting Italy’s artistic and cultural heritage, enhancing and innovating it
Develop and experiment with tools and events to promote the dialogue between art, culture and technology, with special attention to the younger generation and students of AFAM institutions

The“Networking” phase is held abroad over the next 12 months and includes an international contest for students from AFAM institutions and a road-show of AFAM institutions abroad. The contest offers students the opportunity to represent Italy, its beauty and aesthetics. The road-show includes a series of events dedicated to the international network, including performances, exhibitions and residencies for young artists.

Normal is extraordinary

WP4 | FASE 2: NETWORKING

Exporting “Dolce vita”

WP5 | FASE 2: NETWORKING