CUNEO, ITALY.- Zooart curated by Paola Giuggia, Ornella Calvetti and Paolo Sasia opens on Thursday July 5th 2007, from 9 pm at the Giardini Fresia. Since 2002, Zooart has grown into an important cultural event in North Italy. Situated in the old Giardini Fresia in central Cuneo, it is a unique artistic event.

For three weeks, from Thursday to Sunday, over thirty artists are presenting their work. This year a selection of artists from different regions of Italy will present work specially created for this particular location.

On this occasion a new approach will be on display called “Manifestazoone”; fifteen posters placed in the main streets near the centre. The opening will be on the 5th July 2007, starting at 9 pm, with artistic performances and live music.

Artists: Laura Ambrosi, Hiroaki Asahara, Alessandra Baldoni, Marie Paul Bilger, Stefania Bona, Michele Cantamessa, Maristella Colombo, Federico Fernicola, Sato Kimitake, Alessandro Paseri, Portage (Enrico Gaido + Alessandra Lappano), Pinuccio Revello, Amelia Valletta, nella serata inaugurale di giovedì performance di Giuliana Garavini. Valeria Baggiani, Maria Chiara Cardini, Roberto Cavallera, Silvia Colombo, Graziano Folletto, Raffaele De Martino (ZUD), Veronique Pozzi + Attilio Tono, Natalia Saurin, Stefano Venezia, Cecilia Vigano, Bertrand, Massimo Premuda, Viola Virdis, nella serata inaugurale di giovedì performance di Cristiana Celadon + Valentina Veratrini, Riccardo Del Conte, Roberta Conti, Eliana Debora Langiu, Erica Latini, Marco Furlani+ Eleonora Magnani, Dado Miola, Leonardo Onetti Muda, Renzi e Lucia, Daniel Ruggero, Daniela Simoncini + Pasquale Tangi, Monica Taverniti, Alessandro Grosso, Ottavia Perosino, Silvia A. Perosino, Angelo Volpe.

Free entrance. The art show is made possible thanks to the sponsorship and support of Regione Piemonte, Comune di Cuneo, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino, Collezione La Gaia, Zoobeach.