Fondazione Sanguanini Rivarolo Onlus

Fondazione Sanguanini Rivarolo Onlus (also styled Fondazione Sanguanini Rivarolo ETS) is a non-profit cultural foundation based in Rivarolo Mantovano, in the Province of Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. It was established in 1985 on the initiative of Ingegner Sanguanini with the aim of contributing to the cultural improvement of the local community. Over the decades it has grown from a local initiative into what its own materials describe as the most important cultural hub for the wider Mantua territory and beyond. The foundation's activities are broad and deliberately multi-disciplinary. It operates a library that offers book lending, lending and consultation of magazines and newspapers, lending of CDs and DVDs, internet workstations for research, access to the provincial online catalogue, consultation of a database of volumes and audiovisual materials, connection to the inter-provincial library system, and printing and photocopying services. Beyond the library, it acts as a cultural animator: it organises exhibitions, conferences, literary and theatrical meetings, and courses in art, information technology, foreign languages, and professional and corporate training. A distinctive part of its programme is a set of recurring prizes and events. Every two years it organises a painting prize, both in an extemporaneous (live painting) format and with a free theme, and a poetry prize named after Professor Roberto Fertonani. Since 2014 it has also run the annual Premio Kramer, a jazz music event that recognises notable musicians with an award named after Gorni Kramer. The foundation also supports local schools and associations, and finances the publication of the quarterly Rivarolo culture magazine «La Lanterna» as well as the historic magazine «Civiltà Mantovana». It collects and catalogues material relating to notable figures of Rivarolo, including the musician Maestro Gorni Kramer (1913–1995). Governance is defined by the foundation's statute. It is directed by a Consiglio di Amministrazione (Board of Directors) and a Comitato esecutivo (Executive Committee). The Board includes the Parish Priest of Rivarolo Mantovano, the Mayor of Rivarolo Mantovano, a qualified representative of the schools of Rivarolo Mantovano, a representative appointed by the Mayor from persons indicated by the Superintendencies for artistic-historical and environmental-architectural heritage, the President of the Cassa Rurale, the President of the Pro-Loco, and seven persons nominated by the Mayor from a list of ten indicated by the ex-officio members by majority. This structure ties the foundation closely to local civic, religious, educational and cooperative institutions. As a non-profit entity (Onlus, later ETS under Italian third-sector reform), the foundation is not a commercial company and is not listed on any stock exchange. Its brand identity rests on its role as a civic cultural institution for Rivarolo Mantovano and the Mantua area, sustained by local institutional participation rather than by commercial product sales.

Fondazione Sanguanini Rivarolo Onlus was founded in 1985 on the initiative of Ingegner Sanguanini, with the stated purpose of contributing to the cultural improvement of the community of Rivarolo Mantovano. From its origins as a local cultural initiative, it gradually expanded its scope and became, in its own description, a reference point for the whole Mantua area and beyond. The foundation's early identity centred on library and cultural-animation work. Its library services grew to include book lending, lending and consultation of magazines and newspapers, lending of CDs and DVDs, internet workstations for research, consultation of the provincial online catalogue, consultation of a database of volumes and audiovisual materials, connection to the inter-provincial library system, and printing and photocopying services. These are described as services typical of municipal libraries, normally activated and financed entirely by municipal administrations — a role the foundation took on for Rivarolo. Alongside the library, the foundation developed a programme of exhibitions, conferences, literary and theatrical meetings, and courses in art, information technology, foreign languages, and professional and corporate training. It also positioned itself as a supporter of local schools and associations, and as a funder of cultural publishing: it finances the historic magazine «Civiltà Mantovana» and, from its early period, the quarterly of Rivarolo culture «La Lanterna». A major strand of its public profile is its prizes. It organises, on a biennial basis, a painting prize — both extemporaneous and with a free theme — and a poetry prize named after Professor Roberto Fertonani. In 2014 it added the Premio Kramer, an annual jazz music event that recognises important and accomplished musicians with an award named after Gorni Kramer. The foundation also collects and catalogues material concerning illustrious figures of Rivarolo, notably the musician Maestro Gorni Kramer (1913–1995). Governance has been anchored in the local institutional fabric. Under the foundation's statute, it is directed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee. The Board includes the Parish Priest of Rivarolo Mantovano, the Mayor of Rivarolo Mantovano, a qualified representative of the schools of Rivarolo Mantovano, a representative appointed by the Mayor from persons indicated by the Superintendencies for artistic-historical and environmental-architectural heritage, the President of the Cassa Rurale, the President of the Pro-Loco, and seven persons nominated by the Mayor from a list of ten indicated by the ex-officio members by majority. This composition reflects the foundation's embeddedness in parish, municipal, educational, heritage, cooperative-bank and community-organisation life. Over time the foundation has been described as having transformed from an effort to broaden the cultural horizons of Rivarolo into the most important cultural hub for the entire territory. Its legal form as a non-profit (Onlus, and later ETS under Italian third-sector reform) underpins its mission: it is not a commercial enterprise, and its brand is that of a civic cultural institution rather than a product marketer.

• 2014

  Premio Kramer, an annual jazz music event, is launched.

• 1985

  Foundation established on the initiative of Ingegner Sanguanini in Rivarolo Mantovano.

A civic non-profit cultural hub and reference point for Rivarolo Mantovano and the wider Mantua territory, sustained by local institutional participation.

• Library lending services

  Books, magazines, newspapers, CDs and DVDs, plus internet workstations and catalogue access.

• Biennial painting prize

  Extemporaneous and free-theme painting competition held every two years.

• Biennial poetry prize (Premio Roberto Fertonani)

  Poetry prize named after Professor Roberto Fertonani.

• Premio Kramer

  Annual jazz music event awarding musicians, named after Gorni Kramer.

• Cultural courses

  Courses in art, IT, foreign languages, and professional/corporate training.

1. 1Fondazione Sanguanini Rivarolo Onlus — official websitefondazionesanguanini.it
2. 2Chi siamo — Fondazione Sanguanini Rivarolofondazionesanguanini.it
3. 3Fondazione Sanguanini Rivarolo Onlus — Wikidatawikidata.org