Art Destinations

Art Destinations is a podcast exploring art, place and belonging. Our first season meets artists and curators in Venice.

Art Destinations is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 31 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Art Destinations, a arts show with 31 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  Ep 10: Aurora Passero on textile art, atmosphere and heritage from Sicily to Norway

  Sep 22, 202523 minS3

  <p>In this episode of Art Destination Sicily, artist Aurora Passero joins us from her Oslo studio to reflect on her creative journey. Growing up in Norway, Aurora was immersed in textiles through her grandmother’s sewing and her mother’s costume design for film. Those early tactile encounters with wool, linen, velvet, and embroidery continue to shape her work today.</p> <p>Aurora shares how her father’s Sicilian roots inspired her recent residency at SARP on Mount Etna, where she balanced family life with artistic deadlines. She describes weaving with nylon and local Sicilian wool, exploring the tension betwee...

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  Episode #9

  Ep 9: Architect turned artist Alessandro Giorgi drawing Sicily

  Sep 8, 202531 minS3

  <p >Alessandro Giorgi joins Art Destinations Sicily to reflect on his childhood in a remote Sicilian fishing village Torretta Granitola which he describes as an island within an island. His childhood memories of migrant boats arriving from North Africa in the night and the unspoken presence of the Mafia have found their way into his art. Alessandro discusses his shift from architecture to art, and how drawing became both a meditative practice and a democratic tool.</p> <p > </p> <p >Alessandro’s work flows across mediums—murals, stop-motion, and fluid drawings. His imagery responds to the rhythms of the sea, resis...

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  Episode #8

  Ep 8: Claudio Gulli at Palazzo Butera on the art of curating

  Aug 25, 202521 minS3

  <p >Step inside Palazzo Butera in Palermo with director Claudio Gulli, where the private collection of Francesca and Massimo Valsecchi transforms the historic palace into an experimental playground for drawing links between ancient art and contemporary culture.</p> <p >Palazzo Butera displays art as if in a lived-in home, inviting you to feel comfortable and make unexpected connections between historic masterpieces, contemporary works and decorative arts.</p> <p >In this episode, Claudio speaks about the Valsecchi vision, Palermo’s role as a cultural crossroad, and on how a collection can be viewed as an artwork in its own right.</p> <p...

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  Episode #7

  Ep 7: Nomadic artist Hanna Burkart walking, sleeping and creating art in dialogue with place

  Aug 11, 202542 minS3

  <p >Vienna-born artist Hanna Burkart has spent over a decade without a permanent home, creating art through walking, sleeping and living in places across the world. In this conversation, she shares how site-specific works emerge from deep engagement in landscapes — from sleeping under the stars to transforming abandoned spaces — and how her nomadic life shapes her art.</p> <p > </p> <p > </p> <p > </p>

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  Episode #6

  Ep 6: Irene Coppola on fight-specific art in Palermo

  Jul 28, 202538 minS3

  <p >In this episode of Art Destinations Sicily, Palermo-based artist Irene Coppola shares how her fight-specific art practice draws on walking to connect with the city's layered histories. Through observing, collecting, and moving through the streets, she reveals how Palermo’s fractured coastline continues to reflect the power of the past in shaping the present.</p> <p >We discuss the legacy of WWII Allied bombings, the Mafia’s role in the Sack of Palermo, and the growing push to restore public access to the sea amid international investment and environmental clean-up efforts.</p> <p >Irene also reflects on Mammelloni her poet...

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