In July 2010, the 61st Michetti Award, entitled “Diorama Italiano,” was curated by Carlo Fabrizio Carli. This international contemporary art award, dedicated to Francesco Paolo Michetti and held annually since 1947 in Francavilla al Mare, in the province of Chieti, is one of the most prestigious and longest-running contemporary art events in Italy. As with the Venice Biennale of Art, participation is by invitation only. In 2010, crowning a year of significant accomplishments, Andrea Benetti was invited to participate in the 61st Michetti Award. Andrea Benetti presented works inspired by the abstractionism of Neo-Cave painting.