Competition "Ex Libris – Michel Fingesten"
The winners and the archive of the works
The creativity of students meets the cultural heritage of Cerisano. This page contains the first edition of the competition, with a space dedicated to the award-winning works and an archive of all the participating works.
The Municipality of Cerisano thanks all the students and students who participated in the artistic competition "Ex Libris Michel Fingesten – Cerisano 2026", school managers and teachers who accompanied the path.
Promoted by the Municipality through its own Michel Fingesten Museum, within the framework of the project "Cerisano Factory – Borgo Swing", funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU through the PNRR, the initiative involved secondary schools of the first degree in an artistic research and production experience dedicated to memory, identity of places and expressive freedom.
The works offer personal interpretations of the village, Palazzo Sersale and the legacy of Michel Fingesten. The language of the ex libris thus becomes an opportunity to know the cultural heritage and re-elaborate it through the gaze of young generations.
The award-winning projects
PRICE
ex aequo
The precious fruits
by Cerisano
machines: Lavinia Leonardi
and
Alice Marano
Comprehensive Institute Rende-Commenda
plesso "De Coubertin" – Class II E
Contact person: Prof. Maria Nicoletta
The flight of knowledge
and art in Cerisano
author: Maria Isabel Campana
Comprehensive Institute Rende-Commenda
plesso "De Coubertin" – Class II E
Contact person: Prof. Maria Nicoletta
PREMIENT SECOND
The source of peace and freedom
author: Vincenzo De Filippo
Istituto Comprensivo Terranova da Sibari plexus of Tarsia – Class II A Contact person: Prof. Roberta Terzi
Stone Roots, Freedom Skys
author: Angel The Russian
Istituto Comprensivo Terranova da Sibari plexus of Tarsia – Class II A Contact person: Prof. Roberta Terzi
TERVIEW
ex aequo
Views on the Borgo
machines: Eugenia Caligiu
and
Greta De Luca
Comprehensive Institute Rende-Commenda
plesso "De Coubertin" – Class II E
Contact person: Prof. Maria Nicoletta
The Church of San Lorenzo Martire
author: Emmanuel Caputo
Mendicino Comprehensive Institute
Plesso Rosario – Class II C
Contact person: Prof. Caterina Casalinuovo
SPECIAL MENSION
The mention recognises the creativity, originality and innovation of the project.
Virtual journey into Michel Fingesten’s life with AI
machines:
Cristian La Neve,
Andrea Madrigra,
Nicolò Perrotta
and Martina Assunta Vitaro
Cerisano Comprehensive Institute
Plesso Cerisano – Class II B
Contact person: Serena Francesca Salamone
The archive of the participating works
The digital archive collects all the documents presented to the competition, enhancing the contribution of each participant and the work done in schools.
Each work is accompanied by the title, the names of the authors and the institution of belonging. The collection allows you to explore the different interpretations of the themes of the competition and preserves the memory of this first edition, making it accessible to the community, families and schools.
In addition to the award-winning works, there are all other works: testimonies of an educational path that has combined knowledge, imagination and artistic experimentation.
Explore the archive and discover all the participating works.
The contribution of schools and the Commission
The participation of schools gave the initiative its educational value. The Municipality thanks the school leaders for supporting the contest and the teachers for guiding students in the knowledge of the artist, in the research and realization of the elaborates.
Thank you. Court of Justice, composed by the President Prof. Carlo Fanelli? Dr. Anna Infante and from Prof. Bruno Pino, for the evaluation work and the focus on the works.
Through the Michel Fingesten Museum, the Municipality of Cerisano intends to continue to promote the relationship between school and cultural heritage, offering young opportunities to participate in the artistic life of the village.
The ceremony of proclamation and award
The ceremony of proclamation and award of the first M.Fingesten competition addressed to schools will be held Thursday 29 October 2026, at 10:00, at Palazzo Sersale in Cerisano.
The programme provides for the greetings of Mayor Lucio Di Gioia and the intervention of Prof. Carlo FanelliPresident of the Commission. The awards will be curated by Francesca Pellegrino, Councillor for Social Policies of the Municipality of Cerisano, with the involvement of the administrations of the territories of the awarding schools, the school managers and the relevant teachers.
It will be a meeting time dedicated to students, families and schools, to share the results of the competition and publicly recognize the commitment of young authors.
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