Street Art of the Porretta SOUL Festival

The village of Porretta Terme is the charming backdrop for the Street Art of the Porretta SOUL Festival.

The project originated from a competition that involved the selection of 9 artists from 33 candidates from all over Europe. The project was sponsored by the Municipality of Alto Reno Terme, in collaboration with ARTlab, the creative community of Alto Reno Terme, and the Montessori - Da Vinci Institute of Higher Education in Porretta Terme.

The protagonists portrayed, and the mural artists involved, are:

• Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett, James Carr, Eddie Hinton (by Antonio Cotecchia)

• The Memphis Horns (by Ermanno Mari)

• Sam Cooke (by Alice Palmieri)

• Dan Penn (by Ermanno Mari)

• Isaac Hayes (by Manuel Giacometti)

• Swamp Dogg (by Nadia Vola)

• Bobby Rush, Vasti Jackson e Curtis Pope (by Edoardo Ettore)

• Ann Peebles, Mavis Staples, Irma Thomas, Millie Jackson, Carla Thomas, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Toni Green, Chick Rodgers (by Aurora Bresci)

• Otis Redding (by Annalisa Fusilli)

• Booker T. & The MGs e Bobby Rush (by Riccardo Fornasini)

• Rufus Thomas (by Alice Palmieri)

• The Blues Brothers e Wendy Moten (by Maurizio Cioni)

• Carla Thomas (by Antonio Cotecchia)

• Sax Gordon (by Edoardo Ettorre e Antonio Cotecchia)

• Stairway to Soul (by Edoardo Ettorre e Antonio Cotecchia)

• STAX Records logo (by Manuel Giacometti)

A QR code next to each work provides detailed information with anecdotes and stories about the connection between legendary artists and Porretta.

Andrea Piazza and the Nuèter Association have dedicated a book to the project, which describes all its features.