Art Bonus project of the year: the winners of the 5th edition

The winner of the 5th edition of the "Art Bonus Project of the Year" is the Municipality of Perugia, with the restoration of the Fonte di San Francesco in Ponte San Giovanni. Of the projects that took part in the competition – organized by Ales Spa in collaboration with Promo PA Fondazione LuBeC, Lucca Beni Culturali – 50% concerned restoration work, 20% support for museums, archives and libraries and the remainder 30% support for entertainment activities (music, dance, theatre).

 “The Art Bonus – declared Minister Franceschini – is the strongest tax incentive that there is in Europe to encourage cultural patronage and, since the date of its entry into force, has exceeded half a billion euros in funds raised".

In addition to Minister Franceschini, the President of Ales, Mario De Simoni, took part in the proclamation of the winners; the Director of Art Bonus for Ales SpA, Carolina Botti; the Director of Lubec, Francesca Velani and the Mayor of Perugia, Andrea Romizi, who declared: “The most beautiful thing about this Art Bonus initiative is that we have reached citizenship. Having involved both important economic realities and a significant part of our population who wanted to make a contribution, be there and participate. The Art Bonus was a tool to ask everyone to take back the city's history, the neighborhoods and also a memory that is important for facing the many challenges that await us all”, concluded the Mayor of the Umbrian capital.
The donations received fully covered the cost for the extraordinary maintenance and restoration of the Fountain, amounting to 18.000 euros. This project got 2.314 votes on the platform www.concorsoartbonus.it  thanks to an important communication campaign carried out by the Municipality of Perugia entitled #FannepArte. The Fonte di San Francesco takes its name from the Patron Saint of Italy who in 1202 it is said he stopped at the source to quench his thirst and wash his wounds before being taken in chains to the prison of Perugia, after the battle of Collestrada. To support the winning project as patrons: the Pro Ponte Association, the Revisions Consortium, Oleodinamica Palmerini and Cristina Dragoni.

Here is the Top ten of the 5th edition "Project Art Bonus of the year".

1st place Municipality of Perugia, with the restoration project of the Fonte di San Francesco in Ponte San Giovanni which it obtained.

2nd place went to the cultural association 'CapoTrave/Kilowatt' of Sansepolcro in the province of Arezzo with the Kilowatt Festival 2019 project.

3rd place went to the 'Arena Sferisterio' association of Macerata with the project Macerata Opera Festival 2019 - One hundred patrons for the Sferisterio.

4th place went to the CSS Theater of innovation in Friuli Venezia Giulia with the project: #Iosonomecenate – #IorestoacasaconilCSS.

5th place went to the Fondazione Teatro dell'Opera di Roma with the '2019 yearly support' project.

6th place '369gradi' contemporary culture production center in Rome with the Eco Logico Theater Festival project in Stromboli.

7th place went to the Eco di Fondo Theater Association of Milan with the 2018 Activity Support project.

8th place for the Municipality of Bagnacavallo in the province of Ravenna with the project of the civic museum of the Cappuccine - Albrecht Dürer, exhibition project 2019/20.

9th place went to the National Gallery of Umbria – MiC with the project The “Divin Painter” and his School. Restoration of works by Perugino and the Umbrian sixteenth century.

10th place went to the Royal Palace of Genoa – MiC with the 'Anton Maria Maragliano Exhibition' project.