Associazione Percorsi - Premio Montale Fuori di Casa

National Network
Italy
Address

Via del Torrione Genovese 8
19038 Sarzana
Italy

Telephone
3396103458
E-Mail
adriana2@libero.it
E-Mail (2)
a.lorgna@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
3208028495
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Others
General Information
The no profit Association "Percorsi" is composed by several professionals who are working in arts, literature, politics and communication. Its most important goal is to bestow the "Premio Montale Fuori di Casa", an award created in 1996, designed by Adriana Beverini, Montale's passionate, and the award gives its name by the Travel Reports Anthology that Montale wrote for Corriere della Sera, entitled, precisely, "Fuori di Casa". In the last years the Award has been bestowed to prominent members on the national scene, as journalists, essayists and poets, united in the theme of travel and which are closely linked and connected to the "Mediterranean", just few names: Claudio Magris, Franco Cardini, the Mediterranean Transmission, Simone Perotti and his shipment "Mediterranean". Over the years the Association Percorsi has activated  several collaborations with institutions, associations, organizations and movements both for the promotion of initiatives, and the location management. The award is held in the most important Italian cities and for each section there is support of public and / or private sponsors.
Mission and Objectives

The Mission statement of the Association is to support the exchange of ideas among young people and scholars, promoting social and cultural initiatives, realizing  seminars and conferences theme, encouraging initiatives with the aim to better understand the social and cultural issues, fostering policies through research, studies, documentation, twinning, exhibitions and trips.

Main Projects / Activities

The Mediterranean Section each year awards intellectuals, historians, men of culture who have highlighted the points of union between the great cultures of the Mediterranean in the field of religion, art and literature.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

You can help keeping high the cultural debate around the issue of immigration, countering populism and generalist approaches to the problem of displaced persons, refugees, migrants and all those who come from areas of the world where there is a war or where basic rights are not guaranteed.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Year after year the Mediterranean Section of the award emphasizes characters in the cultural field have paid attention to the issues of immigration and have shown positive solutions to the problem, possible alternatives or new interpretations.

Contact (1) Full Name
Adriana Beverini
Job Title
President of Premio Montale Fuori di Casa
Head of the organisation
Adriana Beverini
Contact (2) Full Name
Alice Lorgna
Job Title (2)
Public Relations and Organization of Premio Montale Fuori di Casa