This conference is part of the Page to Plate exhibition which offers a perspective on the effectiveness of illustration as an art form in addressing the concept of resilience in food systems, analyzing how individuals and communities adapt and regenerate in response to large-scale phenomena such as climate change and socio-economic instability. Visitors are invited to reflect on food as a social, cultural, and political practice.
February 28 (Friday) - Auditorium, The American University of Rome (Via Pietro Roselli 4, Rome)
REGISTER TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE HERE
- 10:30 – 10:45 – Coffee
- 10:45 – 11:00 – Welcoming remarks from Scott Sprenger, President, The American University of Rome
Presentation of From Page to Plate Project
Carlotta Vacchelli, Michela Rossi Sonno, Jaxon Cooper
- 11:00 – 12:00 – Roundtable: Food in Literature, Comics, and Illustration
Francesco Verso (Novelist and Scriptwriter)
Ginevra Lamberti (Writer, Contributor to Cibo Domani)
Laura Angelucci (Comics artist and Illustrator for Cibo Domani)
The Sando (Comics artist, Teacher at NABA, and Illustrator for Cibo Domani)
Moderated by Carlotta Vacchelli
- 12:00 – 12:45 – Keynote: Food Studies in Contemporary Art
Ginevra Ludovici (Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca) & Valerio Del Baglivo, in conversation with Manuela Pacella (AUR)
- 12:45 – 14:00 – Break
- 14:00 – 14:30 – Keynote: Food in Art History
Professor Paul Gwynne (The American University of Rome) with an introduction by Jaxon Cooper
- 14:30 – 15:00 – Food in Contemporary Illustration Art
Fabio Barilari with an introduction by Jaxon Cooper
- 15:00 – 15:30 – Coffee Break
- 15:30 – 16:30 – Roundtable on Food and Journalism
With food journalist Lorenzo Santucci (Cibo by Domani), and editors from Domani, moderated by Michela Rossi Sonno and Carlotta Vacchelli
