CALL FOR ARTISTS: ANIMA MUNDI 2022 – RITUALS
ITSLIQUID International Art Fair
Palazzo Bembo – Venice Grand Canal | April 07 – 29, 2022
Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello | April 15 – May 05, 2022
Extended deadline: March 31, 2022
ITSLIQUID Group, in collaboration with EGO’ Boutique Hotel and ACIT Venice – Italian-German Cultural Association, is pleased to announce the open call for RITUALS, first appointment of ANIMA MUNDI 2022, that will take place in Venice at Palazzo Bembo – Venice Grand Canal (click here to learn more on this venue) from April 07 to April 29, 2022, and at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello (click here to learn more on this venue) from April 15 to May 05, 2022, during the 59th Venice Biennale of Art.
COVID-19 Protection Concept – The health and safety of our staff and visitors are of predominant importance to ITSLIQUID Group. This Protection Concept governs how we intend to operate after Italy’s lockdown has ended, the rules that will be applied inside the exhibition spaces, and how these will be implemented in practice.
The festival focuses on the concept of ANIMA MUNDI, that according to several historical cultures, religions and philosophical systems, is an intrinsic connection between all living entities on the planet, which relates to the world in a similar way as the human soul is connected to the human body.
ANIMA MUNDI consists of 3 main events: RITUALS, CONSCIOUSNESS and VISIONS. We are now selecting artists for:
– RITUALS from April 07 to April 29, 2022, at Palazzo Bembo – Venice Grand Canal, and from April 15 to May 05, 2022, at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello.
Extended deadline for applications is March 31, 2022 (11.59 PM of your local time)
– CONSCIOUSNESS from May 12 to June 03, 2022, at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, from May 13 to June 03, 2022, at Palazzo Bembo – Venice Grand Canal and from May 14 to June 03, 2022, at THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space.
Deadline for applications is April 17, 2022 (11.59 PM of your local time)
– VISIONS from June 16 to July 06, 2022, at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, from June 17 to July 06, 2022, at Palazzo Bembo – Venice Grand Canal and from June 18 to July 06, 2022, at THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space.
Extended deadline for applications is June 05, 2022 (11.59 PM of your local time)
Artists interested in taking part in our shows are free to be sponsored and supported by institutions, organizations, governments and their representatives; the logos of their sponsors will be included in all the communication (digital and print) of the events. Artists are free to take part in one or more events.
The participation includes the following services
– exhibition space dedicated to the artist’s works
– assisting with customs formalities, international shipping and local transport
– assisting in finding accommodation
– the design and the printing of invitation cards, posters
– the global and local press office, publicity, press, banners, totem, etc.
– the realization of the exhibition website and dedicated press releases
– mounting and dismounting of the exhibition
– exhibitions opening event with drinks and food
– a dedicated interview published on ITSLIQUID website and spread on our social networks
– providing services and drinks for small meetings at the exhibition places for invited guests
– a printed catalogue that will include all the participants
ANIMA MUNDI is the invisible energy behind all the natural and artificial elements that allows the planet to live. Thanks to the hidden connections of ANIMA MUNDI, all the ecosystems of the Earth, before and after the appearance of mankind, found their equilibrium, their ways to live and to develop themselves, to transform and to evolve. All the beings of the planet, plants, minerals, animals are permeated by a secret force that has always stimulated human thought and research.
The festival aims to discover these multiple forms of hidden connections between the soul and the body, mankind and the natural elements, the natural spaces and the cities. We invite artists to show their reflections about the various ways in which the ANIMA MUNDI expresses the relationships among all the existing entities and the natural and cultural systems and to represent by their artistic works the processes of the evolution of the world in which we all live. Artists, designers and architects are invited to talk about ANIMA MUNDI through photo reportage of cities, hidden places, photographic documentaries, personal experiences, presenting their works of photography, painting, sculpture/installation, design and architecture, video-art and live performance.
Extended Deadline for applications is March 31, 2022 (11.59 PM of your local time)
Artists, photographers, video makers, architects and performers are invited to submit their works. To take part in the selection, send your works submissions with a CV/biography, some still images (for video-art), links of videos/films/performances and pictures via e-mail to director@itsliquid.com
The number of works you can submit is unlimited. Participation in the festival requires an entry fee only for selected artworks. Participation is open to artists, architects and designers, associate groups and studios.
Extended deadline for applications is March 31, 2022 (11.59 PM of your local time)
COVID-19 Protection Concept – ITSLIQUID Group
The health and safety of our staff and visitors are of predominant importance to ITSLIQUID Group. This Protection Concept governs how we intend to operate after Italy’s lockdown has ended, the rules that will be applied inside the exhibition spaces and how these will be implemented in practice. Read more.
ABOUT US
ITSLIQUID is a web-based information platform, founded in 2001 by Luca Curci, dedicated to the worldwide distribution of information about calls for entries, exhibitions and events at some of the world’s leading art galleries, museums and foundations selected. ITSLIQUID has already built a readership of more than 250.000 qualified subscribers. Among them architects, designers, artists, collectors, art critics, curators, dealers, and other personalities of the International art, architecture and design world. It provides advertising services, press office services for events and projects, articles and specials published on the website, media partnerships services.
During the last 20 years, ITSLIQUID Group has become a cultural hub between creatives, exhibition spaces and art lovers. Among our international partners, Art Now Fair, Art Vancouver, Design Tokyo, INDEX Qatar, INDEX Saudi, The Big 5 Construct Dubai, The Big 5 Construct Qatar, Photo LA Los Angeles and international magazines like Art Style. ITSLIQUID Group supports some of the most important no-profit organizations, like UNFCCC – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, SSCS – Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, One Tree Planted, The Ocean CleanUp and Plastic Oceans, with the goal to increase public awareness about environmental issues. Click here to find out more.
ITSLIQUID GROUP includes a section dedicated to the organization of international art events, managing exhibitions of painting, photography, video art, installation and performance; it organizes solo and collective shows, art residencies and international contests. Its object is to use new technologies to globalize the language of art, to connect artists working in every part of the world.
ITSLIQUID Group manages a variety of art spaces all over the world; among them THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space in the heart of San Marco Square in Venice and different historical buildings, THE LINE Contemporary Art Space in London city centre and other different partners worldwide. Since its beginning, the group has organized more than 250 events all around the world, involving more than 5.000 artists, in more than 60 international venues in Italy, the USA, Canada, the UK, Spain, France, etc. Most of the last events have been realized in museums (CCCB – Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona in Spain, NCCA – National Center for Contemporary Arts in Moscow, etc.), galleries and private foundations.
ITSLIQUID is based on fluidity, motion, connection and accessibility. Making things easy to do. Welcome.
OUR LOCATIONS
Palazzo Bembo, located in the historic district of San Marco, the heart of Venice, is available to host solo shows and group exhibitions of the most talented emerging and established artists, designers, and architects selected by our professional team among the numerous show participation requests.
Palazzo Bembo is one of the late Gothic Venetian buildings built in the right middle of the famous Canal Grande, a few meters from the renowned Rialto Bridge. Its name comes from the humanist and literary cardinal Pietro Bembo, known for the so-called “linguistic question” during the Italian XV century.
The facade of the building, with all its gothic pentafore, is as fascinating as the interior which is divided into three floors and characterized by large salons. The seventeenth-century staircase overlooks the internal courtyard that leads to the noble floor, where decorations are dating back to the same century, in Baroque style. The exhibition space, on the first floor, overlooks the Canal Grande and the Rialto Bridge, giving a suggestive view both day and night.
Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello is one of the most known palaces of the Renaissance in Venice. It is a historical building dated back to the 16th century, and it has been owned by several noble Venetian families, as demonstrated by the frescoed ceilings, the artistic stuccos and the fine furniture that enrich its rooms. The Palace welcomes visitors with its beautiful private garden on the ground floor, and then it gathers the guests in its large first-floor salons, in which past and present dialogue together. The restored Old Masters’ frescoes and the contemporary art masterpieces that are periodically shown in the exhibitions hosted here, make Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello the perfect location for the balance between old and new, between ancient environment and contemporary art, architecture and design.
Today the building is managed by ACIT Venice – the Italian-German Cultural Association – which is considered one of the most important intercultural associations in Europe. Thanks to the ACIT unceasing cultural activity, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello has nowadays frequent collaborations with the Goethe Institute and with other local and international institutions, maintaining its ancient reputation. Because of these relations, it presents a huge program of memorable art exhibitions, conferences, congresses and concerts. Among the last institutional exhibitions, its participation in the 58th Venice Biennale with the Guatemala pavilion, the Dominican Republic pavilion and the Grenada pavilion. ITSLIQUID Group already had the pleasure to held some festivals and exhibitions in Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, as MORPHOS Festival and FUTURE IDENTITIES Festival, both in 2014.
SOME OF OUR LAST EXHIBITIONS
Magdalene Carmen, Austria
“I am new to ITSLIQUID platform and have found it so far excellent and easy to engage with. I am a liquid sign myself (Pisces) & therefore naturally aligned with the values of fluidity, freedom of movement and adaptability. I love ItsLiquid platform’s bringing together contemporary art, architecture and design (which happen to be my own mediums/content), their global reach and exciting exhibition location + spaces. I’ve also enjoyed their accessibility and especially found their people to be warm and easy to deal with.“
Click here for the full interview.
A Young Lee, South Korea
“I enjoyed it a lot. ITSLIQUID GROUP actively helped and communicated with artists. Moreover, I felt that they tried to let people enjoy the art rather than the benefits. It is a little hope. I would love to participate if they offer virtual exhibitions too.“
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Casa Jaguar Studio, Barcelona
“We are very glad we came upon this open call for artists and that we were selected to be a part of the fair. It has been stimulating and motivating to connect to a platform that gives rising artists international visibility and a channel to connect, not only to other artists but to resources that help us in promoting our art and events. We are just starting and ITSLIQUID has been very supportive of our project.“
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Marc Olthoff, The Netherlands
“It is a great community and platform, transcending art forms, cultures and geography. I enjoy the direct personal contact and the professionalism of the group. I am very honoured to be awarded as the winner in your 9th International Contest and ITSLIQUID has helped me to reach a much larger audience than I had. Both through its platform as well as through the physical exhibitions in London and Venice.“
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