“You will be able to enjoy Art, Culture and Tradition in the setting of our territory made of Mountains that plunge into the sea”
TERTENÌA CITY OF ARTISTS 2025 - IV edition
The artistic festival Tertenìa Città degli Artisti returns to the streets of the Ogliastra center, the event will take place on June 1 and 2 and will see artists from all over Sardinia and beyond compete in the extemporaneous painting competition. The winner will receive the "Albino Manca" Award, named after the Tertenian artist who distinguished himself in his homeland in his early period and then established himself in the States.
The events scheduled for these two days are different from art to culture, from traditions to entertainment, all framed in the Terteniese territory made of mountains that dive into the sea.
The event is included in the program of the “Spring in the heart of Sardinia” circuit and at the same time as the “Monumenti Aperti 2025” event.
The visitor experiencing our territory and our community will enjoy a 360-degree sensory experience.
ART:
"ALBINO MANCA IV edition" PRIZE Extemporaneous painting competition along the streets of the town
TERTENIA IN ARTE Personal exhibitions curated by Tertenia artists
CRAFTSMANSHIP FAIR Stand of artisanal products from all over Sardinia
ART WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN Creation of urban art works on sidewalks and streets
CULTURE:
Guided tour of monuments and sites of interest
THE DIVING EAGLE Work by Albino Manca younger sister of the New York eagle
ALBINO MANCA MUSEUM Municipal collection of over 300 works by the artist
PINACOTECA COMUNALE Collection of works by Sardinian artists of the 20th century (Foiso Fois, Mario Delitala, Antonio Corriga and many others)
CHURCH OF BV ASSUNTA AND PARISH HALL (Works of the Artist Priest Don Egidio Manca)
HOUSE MUSEUM DEMURTAS Works of the sculptor/painter Marco Paolo Demurtas
COSTUME MUSEUM Exhibition of original Tertenian costumes
SAN GIOVANNI DI SARRALA TOWER Recently restored 18th century coastal fortress
NURAGHE ANASTASI: coastal polylobate nuraghe
TADITION:
Folk and Mini Folk Group “Santa Sofia” Tertenia, Popular dances of Tertenia
"Is Maiomones e Is Ingestus" – Traditional Tertenian Mask
PINTADORA - "Pani Pintau" traditional bread from Tertenia
Local gastronomic specialties in the square
ENTERTAINMENT
Concert ISTENTALES
Traveling animation
Live music
Info and Program on social pages:
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INFO ON THE MUNICIPALITY OF TERTENIA
The first traces of human settlements in the Tertenia area date back to the Neolithic period, as evidenced by 77 nuraghi, 22 villages, 34 giants' tombs and a sacred well. Tertenia is the southernmost town in Ogliastra and its territory offers a fascinating combination of sea and mountain that, starting from the Tacchi, lies on the coast in the white beaches of Foxi Manna and Foxi Murdegu. Tertenia can boast a great artistic predisposition on the part of its inhabitants. Among its illustrious citizens is one of the Sardinian artists who most distinguished themselves nationally and internationally in the last century: Albino Manca, whose most important work is represented by the "Diving Eagle", an imposing bronze sculpture, positioned in Battery Park on the island of Manhattan in New York. The work was inaugurated by US President JF Kennedy in 1963. Many of his other works are exhibited in the Civic Museum of Tertenia dedicated to him. Another prominent artistic figure in the Tertenia artistic panorama is Don Egidio Manca, Albino's cousin and a priest in Tertenia in the 1950s. His works can be admired inside the church of Tertenia and in the Parish Museum dedicated to him. Other artists include Armando Demurtas, Ottavio Manca, Tommaso Loi and Gianni Manca. Inside the Town Hall there is a permanent art gallery that boasts over 40 works by artists such as Antonio Corriga, Foiso Fois and Mario Delitala.
