The partnership between the Faculty of Arts and Design of the West University of Timisoara (UVT) and the municipality of Mericourt, France, materialized this summer through an exhibition opened by students of the Sculpture department of the Faculty of Arts and Design UVT, artists invited to install monumental works in the new International Sculpture Park from Mericourt, France – a space dedicated to contemporary art and European cultural dialogue.
Located in the ecological Arboretum – La Gare neighborhood in Mericourt, the park is the result of a long-term partnership between the West University of Timisoara and the Mericourt City Hall, a project that will be carried out over a period of several years, thanks to which students of the faculty will have a welcome field of expression, a space for exhibition and creation in this international artistic environment.
An extension of this project is the artistic insertion on Allende Boulevard in Mericourt. Here a special artistic identity is developed, by hosting the monumental works of Romanian creators from UVT: lect.univ.dr. Dan Vișovan and drd. Toma Libotyan, supported by the guidance of prof.univ.dr. Cristian Sida, the visual artist who is the artistic referent of the project.
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Project history
The collaboration between UVT and the local authorities of Mericourt began in 2013, through a protocol initiated by prof. dr. Cristian Sida and constantly supported by the team of the Faculty of Arts and Design. Over the years, this partnership has allowed the organization of nine artistic residencies, held in France: Painting and Graphics Residency ("Maudite soit la guerre", Mericourt), Engraving Residencies (April) and Sculpture Residencies (September), Tapestry Residency (Aubusson and Mericourt), Painting Residency ("Des arbres, des Arts"), Engraving and Painting Residencies and Launch of the International Sculpture Park - Arboretum, Mericourt.
Special thanks go to: Serge Ternisien, Financial Director, Mericourt Town Hall, Vasseur et Rovi Metal Fabrication Factorys, logistical and material partner, Bernard Baude, mayor of Mericourt, Richard Marcziniak, visual artist and supporter of the collaboration.
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This project is supported by the Mericourt City Hall, the Vasseur et Rovis Factory, as well as the entire academic and artistic team of the Faculty of Arts and Design in Timisoara.
