Stills of Peace and Everyday Life

Edition XII. ITALIA AND COLOMBIA: GLOBAL FUTURE

Artistic Director: Giovanna Dello Iacono
Curators: Cecilia Buccioni, Paolo Dell’Elce, Marta Michelacci, Maria Letizia Paiato, Anton Giulio Zimarino
Artists: 

Aycoobo, Lorenzo Aceto, Chiara Calore, Rudy Cremonini, Federica Giulianini, Mariangela Levita, Luz Lizarazo, Matteo Montani, Pietro Moretti, Giovanni Paolo Randazzo Mora, Alejandro Sánchez Suárez e María Alejandra Torres

Mozzarella Light, Juan Eugenio Ochoa, Natalia Triviño Lozano, Paolo Scirpa

Luz Elena Castro

Daniele Di Girolamo, McManu Espinosa, Martina Marini Misterioso, Lalula Vivenzi

Date: 5 July / 7 September 2025
Location: Cisterne and Sale of Palazzo Acquaviva / Atri ; 00 s.l.m. zerozerosullivellodelmare , YAG/Garage – Pescara

Project: 

Launched in 2013 with an inaugural exhibition held in Islamabad, Pakistan, the twelfth edition of Stills of Peace welcomes Colombia, following previous editions that have featured Spain, France, China, Morocco, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Armenia, and Mexico.

The 2025 edition of Stills of Peace focuses on the theme of GLOBAL FUTURE, with Colombia as the guest country this year. The event unfolds in selected exhibition venues, centering the artistic and cultural dialogue on the urgent, cross-cutting issue of safeguarding the planet’s vital resources—a matter that concerns all of humanity. Globally recognized as a symbol of biodiversity and guardian of unique ecosystems, Colombia serves as a symbolic territory for exploring this topic, acting as a bridge between tradition and innovation, between natural heritage and sustainable development.

The title Global Future is not merely a declaration of intent, but a true manifesto: an invitation to acknowledge the universal right to a prosperous and harmonious future, where progress and preservation find a virtuous balance. The theme of the Future is ideally linked to the slogan Paz con la Naturaleza (Peace with Nature), coined on the occasion of the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16), held in Cali—heart of one of the world’s richest regions in biodiversity. That summit affirmed a fundamental principle: true peace with nature requires a radical transformation of our values, a rethinking of lifestyles and development models so that progress no longer implies exploitation, but rather alliance with ecosystems.

Stills of Peace has hosted eleven countries, produced over forty contemporary art exhibitions featuring more than 150 artists, and welcomed twenty curators. These achievements have been made possible thanks to the support of the ARIA Foundation, the Abruzzo Region, the Municipality of Atri, private sponsors, all supporting institutions and organizations, suppliers, collaborators, and the more than twenty thousand visitors who follow the program each year with loyalty and enthusiasm. The hope is that Stills of Peace, with its broad community, can continue to promote the idea of a Culture that not only transcends national boundaries, but also serves as a messenger of Peace throughout the world.

Program of the events 2025:

MA.CO. / MARATHON OF THE CONTEMPORARY
JULY 5, 6:00 PM / ATRI
Courtyard of Palazzo Acquaviva: Opening of the Stills of Peace Festival
Opening of the exhibitions Global FUTURE, curated by Giovanna Dello Iacono and Maria Letizia Paiato, and Generation from the Light, curated by Marta Michelacci and Anton Giulio Zimarino

JULY 6, 6:00 PM / PESCARA
s.l.m. 00 zerozerosullivellodelmare: Opening of the exhibition Forgotten People, curated by Paolo Dell’Elce
YAG/Garage: Opening of the exhibition Stills of Peace for Young, curated by Cecilia Buccioni, Giovanna Dello Iacono, and Maria Letizia Paiato

JULY 7, 6:30 PM / ATRI
Courtyard of Palazzo Acquaviva

6:30 PM – First event of Stills Story, curated by Giuliana De Petris – A conversation with writer Alberto Bile Spadaccini and presentation of the book In Colombia with Gabriel García Márquez. Without Gravity.

9:00 PM – First event of Cine Colombia, curated by P. Federico Ibargüen Ruiz – Screening of the short film La Sixtina (2022) by Juan Camilo Fonnegra and the feature film Cuando las Aguas se Juntan (2023) by Margarita Martínez

Under the Patronage of:

The twelfth edition of Stills of PEACE and Everyday Life has received the patronage of numerous institutions, including the Embassy of Colombia in Italy, the Cervantes Institute in Rome, the Regional Council and the Region of Abruzzo, the Academy of Fine Arts of L’Aquila, the Centre for Books and Reading (CEPELL), and the Dante Alighieri Society.