Siena Awards “Experiential Tour”

Aperitif [DI]vino

Location: Santa Maria della Scala | Piazza Duomo, 1 – Siena

Date: Wednesday, September 28th 2022
Time: 06:30 pm

The welcome cocktail offered in the Santa Maria della Scala museum includes a visit to the exhibition “Sienese art from the late Middle Ages to the twentieth century“.

The aperitif includes:
● finger food buffet;
● entrance ticket to the exhibition.

Siena Awards “Experiential Tours” – Day 1

Date: Thursday, September 29th 2022
Meeting point: Via La Lizza, 1 – Siena  (in front of NH Hotel )
Time: 08:30 am to 04:00 pm | Duration: 7 h 1/2

A day discovering the wonderful landscape of the Val d’Orcia dotted with small villages, castles, abbeys, ancient churches and Brunello di Montalcino cellars. A tour specifically created for award-winning photographers, in order to offer them a unique experience in the region.

The program includes:
● visit to Montalcino and to a Brunello of Montalcino winery;
● lunch based on typical dishes of Tuscan cuisine.

“Urban Foxes and Ice Grizzlies” Exhibition Opening

Location: Accademia dei Rozzi | Via di Città, 36 – Siena

Date: Thursday, September 29th 2022
Time: from 06:30 pm

You will be able to attend the inauguration of the “Urban Foxes and Ice Grizzlies” exhibition in the presence of Canadian photographer Peter Mather who will chat with those present to answer their questions. An aperitif will follow inside the Accademia dei Rozzi.

Aperitif at the Accademia dei Rozzi

Location: Accademia dei Rozzi | Via di Città, 36 – Siena

Date: Thursday, September 29th 2022
Time: from 07:30 pm

Aperitif organized in the evocative rooms of the Accademia dei Rozzi.

The aperitif includes:
● appetizers;
● premium drinks

Siena Awards “Experiential Tours” – Day 2

Date: Friday, September 30th 2022
Meeting point: Via La Lizza, 1 – Siena  (in front of NH Hotel)
Time: from 8:30 am to 11:00 am | Duration: 2h 1/2

Departure for the Cistercian abbey of San Galgano, one of the most evocative places in Tuscany.
There will be a visit to the “Face to Face” exhibition along the streets of the Borgo di Sovicille and participation in the inauguration of Dan Winters’ solo exhibition.

The program includes:
● visit of San Galgano and the Eremo of Montesiepi;
● brunch in a Tuscan residence in the Borgo di Sovicille. .

“Portraits” Exhibition Opening

Location: “La Tinaia” Cultural Center | Via dei Macelli, 1 – Sovicille

Date: Friday, September 30th 2022
Time: from 11:45 am

You will be able to attend the inauguration of the “Portraits” exhibition in the presence of the American photographer Dan Winters. A brunch will follow in the Italian gardens of a typical Tuscan residence located in the center of the Borgo di Sovicille.

Photography Talks

Location: Teatro dei Rinnovati | Palazzo Pubblico, Il Campo – Siena

Date: Friday, September 30th 2022
Time: from 04:00 pm to 08:00 pm

The program includes:

● roundtable conversation moderated by Kathy Moran, National Geographic magazine’s former Deputy Director of Photography;

● roundtable conversation about Conflict Photography with Adrees Latif moderated by Pino Di Blasio, La Nazione Newspaper Director;

● lecture by Kathy Moran ;

● lecture by Peter Mather;

● lecture by Ami Vitale;

● lecture by Dan Winters;

● lecture by Steve Winter.

Aperitif in the Entrone

Location: Cortile del Palazzo Pubblico, Il Campo – Siena

Date: Friday, September 30th 2022
Time: from 08:00 pm

An aperitif offered in the suggestive Entrone of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena will be a further opportunity for acquaintance and relationship for guests and photographers from all over the world.

The aperitif includes:
● buffet with typical products of the local tradition;
● wine tasting.

“Danish Siddiqui” Exhibition Opening

Date: Saturday, October 1st 2022
Meeting point: Area Verde Camollia 85 | Via del Romitorio, 4  – Siena
Time: 09:00 

The exhibition displays the last 2 reportages made by the Indian photographer Danish Siddiqui, presented at the 2022 edition of the Siena International Photo Awards by his colleague and friend Adrees Latif.

Siena Awards “Experiential Tours” – Day 3

Date: Saturday, October 1st 2022
Meeting point: Basilica of San Domenico – Siena (Gold)
Time: 09:00 am to 12:00 am | Duration: 3 hours

Meeting point: Area Verde Camollia 85 | Via del Romitorio, 4  – Siena (Diamond)
Time: 09:00 am to 11:00 am | Duration: 2 hours

The tour includes: tour guide

The tour will take you to know Siena, a city that has preserved, since its Etruscan origins, an ancient history testified by the fourteenth-century Sienese school of Duccio di Buoninsegna, by the oldest bank in the world founded in 1472, by the prestigious cultural academies of music and literature and from one of the oldest universities in the world.

“Hope for Extinction” Exhibition Opening

Location: Natural History Museum | Piazzetta Silvio Gigli, 2 – Siena
Date: Saturday, 01 October 2022
Timetable: from 11:30

You will be able to attend the inauguration of the “Hope for Extinction” exhibition in the presence of the American photographer Ami Vitale who will talk to those present to answer their questions.

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Lunch in the Contrada

Date: Saturday, 01 October 2022
Meeting point: Piazzetta Silvio Gigli, 2 – Siena
Time: 13:00 pm to 14:30 pm | Duration: 1h 1/2
The program includes:
● lunch in the premises of one of the 17 contrade of Siena

You will be a guest in one of the 17 Contradas of Siena. A unique experience that will lead you to discover the charm of the Palio of Siena: a combination of colors, traditions and emotions handed down for four centuries.

Awards Ceremony

Location: Teatro dei Rinnovati | Palazzo Pubblico, Il Campo – Siena
Time: 05:00 pm
Date: Saturday, October 1st 2022

“Siena Awards” Ceremony.
On the prestigious stage of the theater, the winners will receive the “Pangea Prize” crystal statuette and all the awarded photographers will receive their recognition.

Gala Party

Location: Piazza Duomo, 1 – Siena
Time: 08:30 pm
Date: Saturday, October 1st 2022

The GALA Party of the 2022 edition of the Siena Awards will be held in the prestigious halls of Santa Maria della Scala, where, in an unforgettable atmosphere of charm, the art of photography and its most illustrious exponents will be celebrated.

“Imagine All The People Sharing All The World” Exhibition Opening

Location: Former Distillery “Lo Stellino” | Internal pavilion, Via Fiorentina, 95 – Siena

Date: Sunday, October 2nd 2022
Time: from 10:00 am

An exclusive event in an inclusive context during which you will have the opportunity to spend unforgettable moments, to see the winning images of the Siena International Photo Awards and to meet all the winners personally.

Siena Awards “Experiential Tours” – Day 4

Date: Sunday, October 2nd 2022
Meeting point: Basilica of San Domenico – Siena
Hours: from 03:30 pm to 05:00 pm | Duration: 1h 1/2
The tour includes: visit to the museum in a Contrada

You will be a guest in one of the 17 Contradas of Siena. A unique experience that will lead you to discover the charm of the Palio of Siena: a combination of colors, traditions and emotions handed down for four centuries.

The program includes:
● lunch in the premises of one of the 17 contrade of Siena (the lunch will be offered on 1 October at 01:00 pm after the opening of the Ami Vitale exhibition);
● visit to the museum of the contrada.