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Mostre
Sperlinga (En) dal 16 dicembre 2010 al 21 gennaio 2011
EMIGRANTS FOREVER - Mostra d'arte contemporanea
a cura di Filippo Altomare
Museo della Cività Contadina di Sperlinga
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Nicosia (En) 18-19-25-26 dicembre 2010 e 1-2-5-6 gennaio 2011
Mostra dei Presepi in Lamina
del maestro d'arte Santino Barbera
SS. Sacramento St. Nicholas, near the Cathedral
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Another award for the art teacher in Nicosia Santino Barbera
among the "100 Nativity scenes in Rome

ROME. On January 7, 2010 at 17.00 at the 34th International Exhibition of "100 Cribs" in Rome at the Sale del Bramante (Piazza del Popolo) among the many nativity scenes from around the world, was awarded the presence of some ambassadors and artists from various from all il mondo l’opera presepistica in lamina di alluminio anodizzato rame dal titolo Ecumenismo di Santino Barbera di Nicosia (EN) nella Categoria Presepi Fantasiosi, il premio è stato consegnato dalla Dott.ssa Mariacarla Menaglia direttore della Rivista delle Nazioni e curatrice della Mostra con la presente motivazione “Per aver saputo armonizzare il fastoso barocco del tempio che ospita la Natività con l’atmosfera misteriosa e favolistica creata dalla presenza dei Re Magi adoranti”.
La mostra è patrocinata con Alto Patronato del Presidente della Repubblica e Patrocinio della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana.
Le categorie erano composte da Presepi: Tradizionali, Artistici, Fantasiosi e dalle Associazioni.
In mostra from all over the world there were 165 nativity scenes including the embassies of Croatia - Holy See, the Philippines, Slovak Republic - Holy See, Dominican Republic - Holy See Embassy of Peru - Holy See, Republic of San Marino and Italy were 14 regions, there were also exposed Icons from the Academy of Romania, which are also rewarded. The only winning from Sicily was Santino Barbera from Nicosia (EN) out of 165 outcome crib is one of the first. "A great satisfaction to have been awarded to the presence of many ambassadors who deliver the prestigious international prize, the jury wanted me to explain the methods of construction work and the time of creation. " The work was greatly appreciated by the public come from 27 November 2009-6 January 2010, especially by children who were fascinated by the brilliance of the work, have called the "Nativity of gold." The work
"Ecumenism" has already been exposed in 2007 in Nicosia, in 2008 the International Exhibition of Nativity in Greccio (RI), the same in 2007 she was awarded a prize by the Cultural crib Regional Regional Friends of the Crib Madonie and Sicily and the 1st prize in the city of Nicosia (EN), the Pro-Loco.


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The gift of the Holy Father
master the art nicosia Santino Barbera Audience of Pope Benedict XVI
of January 7, 2009
How to pay for the pleasure of hosting a work of art that is over the Christmas period been exposed in the parish church of my country, especially when this work was done by a friend, Santino BARBERA? Santino for years expressed the desire to donate one of his works to the Pope, and during the preparatory phase of the project "The Day Sorriso” ho fatto in modo tale che l’opera intitolata “Monumento alla Pace” fosse destinata alla Parrocchia di Montecastrilli (TR), questa infatti era stata concepita per essere donata al Santo Padre già da molto tempo, ma fino ad una settimana prima nulla era certo. Con l’aiuto e i suggerimenti di un altro amico nicosiano e del mio Parroco P. Faustin MBULA, ho contattato la Prefettura della Casa Ponteficia in Vaticano e poco dopo, espletate le varie pratiche burocratiche, la mia richiesta è stata evasa. Santino era ancora incredulo lo stesso giorno che ha partecipato all’udienza generale; infatti sono stato costretto a farglielo sapere solo un paio di giorni prima poiché occorreva la his signature on the documents submitted, as an author and owner of the work that had to be given. Unbelief would nevertheless continue to exist even though no gift was ever agreed with so much emotion and surprise. Finally, among the tide of people coming from all over the world, January 7 last BARBERA Santino could explain his work personally to Pope Benedict XVI that he liked the gift received with pleasure, and gratified by the sense that the work represents, thanked our friend and teacher of art Nicosia.

(The article by Michael Zingone
from Bologna and the description of the artistic work in foil)

Agabiti
Lilly and St. John Gentile (Nicosiani)
by Montecastrilli (Tr)

Photos: Photo Shoot "L'Osservatore Romano Vatican City