From May 16 to 24, 2026, it will take place in Ladispoliat Sala Rossellini, Via Duca degli Abruzzi 197, the mosaic exhibition and contest “Light and Matter”, free entry and open daily from 11.00 to 18.00.The exhibition is under the patronage of the municipal authorities ofLadispoliand of the associationMosaicofficina ODV.

The inauguration with ribbon cutting ceremony will take place Sunday 17/05/2026 at 11.00, in the presence of the District Councilor for Culture and Public Education of LadispoliMargherita Frappa, of the District Delegate for art and exhibitions of Ladispoli Filippo Conte - curator of the exhibition, of the artistic and organizational Director Elena Toma – artist, of the President of the Association Mosaicofficina ODV Giuseppe Buono, and of the special guests Emanuela Camacci - sculptor, international artist, Art Teacher and Gabriella D’Anna – Art Teacher.

The exhibition will simultaneously have an expositive section and a contest section for beginners, in the works the presence of plastic or resins is not allowed. In the expositive section there will be works of cut mosaic, glass mosaic, micromosaic, creative mosaic. The contest is dedicated only to beginners (in the first three years of studies) to encourage and assist who is at the beginning of their musive path, and it will be judged by the public by ballots.

The exhibition “Light and Matter”, exclusively dedicated to mosaic, was ideated with the objective to rediscover, bringing to the attention of the visitors, mosaic art in all its forms, without neglecting the importance of the deep knowledge of the various techniques involved in their realization.

LIGHT and MATTER are distinct entities but intimately connected, two manifestations of the same energy. CREATIVITY IS THE LIGHT OF THOUGHT. It can be absorbed, reflected, transmitted and through the hands it creates and molds matter. 

The millenary art of mosaics has crossed history, brought to us by knowledgeable hands. But mosaic is not only technique. It’s the harmonic union between creativity and know-how, and that’s why today we can talk of mosaic art. Even if based on ancient principles, it managed to evolve, renovate itself, bring freedom to the thoughts and still manages to bewitch us even after millennia. It has been scientifically proven that letting hands roam free brings wellbeing to whom it’s doing so. In the frenetic and stressful world of today, it can become therapy for the soul.