With its path immersed in nature OCA offers visitors a new world to discover and experience together, in which man and what he creates live with the environment and indeed interact with it constantly.
OCA, where art and architecture dialogue with nature
On June 15, OCA Oasy Contemporary Art and Architecture, the place dedicated to art and architecture, reopens to the public 900 meters above sea level, in the Pistoia Apennines, within the Oasi Dynamo nature reserve.
Under the artistic direction of Emanuele Montibeller, at OCA, as the name of the place itself states, art and architecture are integrated with the nature that hosts them, and await visitors after a walk in the woods to welcome them with a temporary exhibition inside a spectacular exhibition space surrounded by greenery, and with an open-air path, with works by some of the most important contemporary architects and artists: Alejandro Aravena, Stefano Boeri, Mariangela Gualtieri and Michele De Lucchi, Kengo Kuma, Davide Quayola, Davis Svensson, Pascale Marthine Tayou and Matteo Thun.
This year OCA opens its season with a new temporary exhibition curated by Fondazione Arte Dynamo, which presents a selection of the more than 2,000 works created by Dynamo Camp guests together with artists from the national and international scene during their residency at Camp.
OCA will open to the public on June 15 and will be on view until Nov. 7 2025.
Under the artistic direction of Emanuele Montibeller, at OCA, as the name of the place itself states, art and architecture are integrated with the nature that hosts them, and await visitors after a walk in the woods to welcome them with a temporary exhibition inside a spectacular exhibition space surrounded by greenery, and with an open-air path, with works by some of the most important contemporary architects and artists: Alejandro Aravena, Stefano Boeri, Mariangela Gualtieri and Michele De Lucchi, Kengo Kuma, Davide Quayola, Davis Svensson, Pascale Marthine Tayou and Matteo Thun.
This year OCA opens its season with a new temporary exhibition curated by Fondazione Arte Dynamo, which presents a selection of the more than 2,000 works created by Dynamo Camp guests together with artists from the national and international scene during their residency at Camp.
OCA will open to the public on June 15 and will be on view until Nov. 7 2025.
THE PROJECT
OCA shows a selection of works born from Dynamo Art Factory, Dynamo Camp’s special project that has been combining contemporary art and Dynamo® Recreational Therapy for more than fifteen years.The collection, which now includes more than 2,000 works, is the result of artistic residencies involving more than 170 artists of international renown.
During their stay at Camp, the artists offer their time and practice free of charge, working side by side with children and young people with serious or chronic illnesses, neurodevelopmental disorders or disabilities and their families with the goal of creating real works of art together.
The works on display are the living result of these extraordinary encounters.
OCA, an Oasis Dynamo project
Oasi Dynamo is a WWF-affiliated nature reserve that, in addition to environmental restoration and conservation activities in the area, has also opened up over the years to hospitality, eco-tourism, and the dissemination of a sustainable culture of the environment.
Oasi Dynamo is committed to promoting research
useful for furthering knowledge of the natural environment and biodiversity conservation by cooperating with universities and educational centers.
The Reserve is home to Oasyhotel, Italy's first luxury hotel in a WWF-affiliated oasis that offers guests a stay in eco-lodge surrounded by unspoiled nature.
A variety of experiences are possible within the oasis, from field trips and excursions to summer camps and educational activities for schools.
