“Premio Blu Star” is the title of the group exhibition that will be inaugurated on Thursday, Feb. 2025 at 5 p.m. with presentation at the prestigious Angelica Library – via Piazza di S. Agostino 8 – 00186 – Rome. The “Blu Star Prize” art project curated by Alessandra Antonelli and Roberto Sparaci was created to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Acca Edizioni Publishing House, a brand of Blu Star International, by selecting 40 artists from the Modern Art Yearbook “contemporary artists” 2025 who for different motivations and artistic currents were awarded participation in the exhibition at the wonderful Angelica Gallery from February 20 to 26, 2025, with about 50 works on display. The evening’s presentation will be by Anthony Peth well-known television face of “Rai,” “Channel 5” and “La 7.”
The event will have among its initiatives the awarding of prizes to well-known personalities from the worlds of television, film, journalism, music, fashion and art such as: Maurizio Mattioli Career Award, Mariella Anziano Culture Award, Elisabetta Pellini Cinema Award, Grazia Urbano Fashion Award, Simone Maria Cimini (Enomis) Special Award, Riccardo Polizzy TV Award, Valeria Altobelli Music Award, Agostinelli Store Artistic Activity Award. The group exhibition has a distinguished stable of contemporary art: Claudio Alicandri, Patrizia Almonti, Giovanni Battista Aprile, Elio Atte, Angela Balsamo, Silvana Belvedere, Caterina Bilabini, Mita Bolzoni, Franca Bonaiuti, Giuseppe Cerasari, Maurizio Cervellati, Maria Grazia Emiliani, Roberto Funari, Nicoletta Furlan, Silvana Gatti, Aleardo Koverech, Margareta Krstić, Vittorio La Spina, Annalisa Macchione, Federica Marin, Volker Merkle, Nicola Milioli, Elena Modelli, Paola Guia Muccioli, Jose Luis Naharro, Rosario Oliva, Lucia Pafundi, Silvio Paioli, Guerino Palomba, Michele Angelo Riolo, Maria Grazia Russo, Gilberto Sartori, Laila Scorcelletti, Ebby Settanta, Fabrizio Sola, Sara Stavla, Gianluca Tomassi, Anna Maria Tani, Luca Tridente, UMBE (Umberto Capraro).
We are honored to have the prestigious Patronage of the Lazio Region with the presence of Prof. Francesco Buttarelli member of the Lazio Region Culture Section and for the occasion Casale del Giglio, our very welcome partner and historic Lazio winery, will offer a selection of six labels including whites, reds and rosés for tasting curated by sommelier Massimiliano Marcuccio during the presentation of the exhibition. Info: 329 4681684 – 388 6378032 Exhibition hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday closed www.accainarte.it galleriaesserre@gmail.com