Feronia is a cultural association founded in 2018 in Nibbiaia to protect, promote, and activate the natural areas of the Monti Livornesi. Its mission is to strengthen community participation and support rural cultural life. Feronia organizes several projects throughout the year, including Collina Jazz Festival, Music in Nature, Respiro – Art in the air of the forest.
RESPIRO – ART IN THE AIR OF THE FOREST
a multidisciplinary art journey in the Monti Livornesi Natural Reserve
2026, earthwork by Isabel Rodriguez Ramos
CONCEPT
Respiro is a cultural welfare project. It promotes a deeper connection between people, nature, and creativity. Through artistic and participatory practices, the program encourages new perspectives on environmental responsibility, rural life, and sustainable cultural development. The forest becomes an open-air exhibition and a performative space where visitors can reconnect with the environment through art, sound, movement, and community.
Isabel Rodriguez Ramos, 2026
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Since 2021, Respiro has hosted between 20 and 30 international artists each year in a co-creation residency rooted in the hinterland of Livorno, within the same natural reserve of the Monti Livornesi. The residency is dedicated to interdisciplinary artistic practices that are fluid, systemic, radical, and deeply rooted in the local ecological and cultural context.
Valeria Montoya Giraldo, 2026
Costanza Rosi, 2025
EUROPARC
Respiro is part of the EUROPARC network and is included in the European Day of Parks celebrations. The EUROPARC Federation is dedicated to practical nature conservation and sustainable development of Europe’s biodiversity, fostering holistic landscape approaches in its management.
NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS
In 2026 Respiro has been selected as a satellite event of the New European Bauhaus Festival. The New European Bauhaus (NEB) is an initiative launched by the European Commission that connects sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusion. It promotes innovative projects capable of shaping more beautiful, sustainable, and accessible ways of living across Europe, fostering collaboration between art, science, design, and community practices.
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Collina Jazz Festival celebrates the meeting of sound, landscape, and community. The hillside comes alive with leading jazz artists, intimate performances, and immersive atmospheres where music and nature resonate together.
Collina Jazz Festival, 2022
Nestled in a quiet natural setting, the event blends acoustic performance, landscape, and slow listening, offering an intimate experience where music becomes part of the environment.