WORKSHOP
Fondazione Oelle has organized several workshops, intended as workshops as a laboratory in which one actively works on the contents. Oelle workshops are developed through the active involvement of all participants, without highlighting the subordinate speaker-participant relationship. Certainly the presence of the expert is fundamental, but this must not take on the role of the classic teacher. On the contrary, comparison, discussions and contaminations are essential. Another fundamental characteristic is creativity. The aim of Oelle workshops is to work on concrete or abstract projects, but beyond the tangible or intangible result, the creative concept is the basis for this type of event. Workshops, therefore, as a learning laboratory, addressing a theme in an innovative way, giving space to creativity, involving participants and actively including them in the creative process, stimulating debate, discussions and mutual contaminations between participants.
MEETINGS
Cultural encounters are events organized to promote knowledge, appreciation, and understanding of culture in general, primarily aimed at students. They include lectures, interactive workshops, discussions and debates, and guided tours. The goal is to provide information and knowledge on specific cultural topics, develop critical thinking and reflection, foster creativity and expression, and build cultural awareness.
April/May 2024
Meeting with Caroline Ricca Lee​
During Brazilian artist Caroline Ricca Lee's residency at the Oelle Foundation in Catania, several meetings were held with local students. The artist gave lectures on her contemporary art and work, meeting with students from the University of Catania, with Professor Nicola Laneri; students from the Academy of Fine Arts of Palermo, with Professor Daniela Franzella; and students from the Academy of Fine Arts of Catania, with Professor Pier Luigi Portale.
August 30, 2018
Four Points by Sheraton - Aci Castello
Meeting with Helena Janeczeck​
Author of the book "The Girl with the Leica"
Strega Prize 2018
Finalist, Campiello Prize 2018
During the Campiello Tour, promoted by the Olle Mediterraneo Antico Foundation at the Four Points by Sheraton Catania (56th edition of the Campiello Prize), finalist Helena Janeczeck presented her book, The Girl with the Leica (Guanda), which won her the 2018 Strega Prize. The book tells the story of the young photographer Gerda Taro, companion of the famous Robert Capa, who was killed at the age of 27 during the Spanish Civil War in 1937. Helena Janeczeck met with photography students from the Academy of Fine Arts in Catania, along with Professor Ezio Costanzo, Professor of Photojournalism, and Professor Carmelo Nicosia, Professor of Photography.
