ART HOTEL – When Hospitality Meets Art
Busts, sculptures, paintings, and unique pieces of art – you will find these and much more at Hotel San Francesco!
Busts, sculptures, paintings, and unique pieces of art – you will find these and much more at San Francesco Hotel.
Our love for arts and freedom of expression were the leading inspirations to make room for local artists’ works, because we truly believe that art is everywhere around us and there for everybody to enjoy! Let yourself inspire by the stories told by each unique piece on display and live an experience marked by beauty. Pop in for dinner at the hotel’s restaurant or enjoy a fresh and energizing breakfast here and you can admire a set of Covid-inspired paintings by our local young artist Luana Muntoni. You will feel as if you were inside an art gallery! And who knows, maybe you will be lucky enough to meet one of the artists face to face, they sometimes come over for a drink at our Lounge Bar… The hotel is all about supporting local talents, and if you like some of their works, you can also buy them – the artwork is up for sale!
And if you want to find out more, you can book in for private art lessons with one of the artists at a special price!
Our Artists
Luana Muntoni
Born in Borgomanero in 1983.
In 2020 she took part in several artistic contests, such as the International Contemporary Art Award – Arte Luguna Prize in Venice and Dantebus. She also showed her works at Art Events Mazzoleni Gallery in Alzano Lombardo (Bergamo) on various occasions, as for example, the Andy Warhol & Friends Exhibition.
Since 2021 she also appears in the new website www.art-shop.it among the up-and-coming artists.
Emiliano Guastella (Guemi)
Born in Milan in 1980. Actively involved in avant-gard cultural environment in Milan.
He exhibits his works in the coolest locals in Milano Navigli, such as Le Trottoir, Nidaba e Aquarium, as well as during Fuorisalone events organized all around the city.
In 2020 he participated in the commemorative exhibition Tributo Modigliani 2020 held in Rome, and took part in the International Contemporary Art Award – Arte Luguna Prize, in Venice.
Marcello Corrà
He was born in Arona in 1970.
He studied at the Liceo Artistico Statale in Novara, then started working in his father’s workshop. Thanks to the skills he acquired, he created his first works using metals such as oxidised iron, copper and lead.
He later attended M° Kengiro Azuma who enriched his experience in
sculpture.
He has participated in group and solo exhibitions including the ‘Pavia Giovane Arte Europea’ contemporary art biennial in 2015, where he won
the first prize in the sculpture section.
In 2013, he created sound sculptures entitled ‘Harps’, which were exhibited in the United States and Japan.
In 2017, with the fusion of meditation and artistic research, he started producing harmonic drums.
