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• Feira Tijuana Contemporary Art Fair Takes Place at Casa do Povo This Weekend festival-fair

  Feira Tijuana, a contemporary art fair, is scheduled for this weekend at Casa do Povo. The event runs from August 25 to August 31, 2024, as part of the weekly highlights. Casa do…

• Matera 2019: three art events not to miss this weekend festival-fair

  This weekend in Matera, as part of the European Capital of Culture 2019 program, three key events are on offer. In the province of Potenza, the towns of Avigliano and Acerenza…

• La Guarimba International Film Festival: Seven Years of Community and Cinema in Calabria festival-fair

  The La Guarimba International Film Festival, established by Giulio Vita and Sara Fratini, is set to hold its seventh edition from August 7 to 11, 2019, in Amantea, Calabria. This…

• Balletti Meccanici Festival at Labirinto della Masone festival-fair

  The Balletti Meccanici festival, curated by Michele Belmessieri, runs from August 2 to 31, 2019, at the Labirinto della Masone near Parma, Italy—the world's largest labyrinth. The…

• Drodesera Festival Explores Ipernatural Performance at Centrale Fies festival-fair

  The 39th Drodesera festival commenced on July 19, 2019, at Centrale Fies, located in Dro, Italy. This year's festival was themed "Ipernatural" and featured a Live Works program…

• NADA Launches Chicago Invitational, Independent Brussels Cancelled festival-fair

  The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) has announced the launch of Chicago Invitational, a new art fair set to take place from September 18 to 21, 2019 at the Chicago Athletic…

• FAT FAT FAT 2019: Music and Nature in the Marche Region festival-fair

  The FAT FAT FAT festival returns to Corridonia and Morrovalle in the Marche region from August 2 to 5, 2019. Now internationally recognized, the festival features live sets and DJ…

• Feira Tijuana Celebrates 10 Years with 23rd Edition in São Paulo festival-fair

  The 23rd edition of Feira Tijuana, the first artist's book and publication fair organized in Brazil, marks its 10th anniversary this weekend on August 3 and 4, 2019. Held at Casa…

• Sergei Polunin's Fraudulent Smile and Sacré at Florence Dance Festival festival-fair

  Ukrainian ballet dancer Sergei Polunin, known for his technical brilliance and controversial persona, performed two works—Fraudulent Smile and Sacré—at the Florence Dance…

• England's Creative Coast: £1.5M Project to Transform Southeast Coast with Public Art festival-fair

  The Creative Coast initiative, a collaboration between Visit Kent and Turner Contemporary, seeks to boost cultural tourism across Essex, Kent, and Sussex. Supported by Arts…

• AMACI's Contemporary Day: Seven Years of Guiding Images festival-fair

  The 15th edition of Italy's Contemporary Day, organized by AMACI, will take place on October 12, 2019, with free admission to over a thousand contemporary art venues in Italy and…

• Summer Art Guide 2019: Provence's Must-See Exhibitions and Festivals festival-fair

  Arles marked the 50th anniversary of Les Rencontres de la Photographie with more than 100 exhibitions celebrating women's creativity. The festival, established by Michel Tournier,…

• 5 Italian Film Festivals to Watch Summer 2019 festival-fair

  Summer 2019 offers numerous cinema events across Italy with an artistic bent. From the 'In wine the truth' festival turning Tuscan design wineries into architecture film venues,…

• Rome increases funding for Contemporaneamente Roma festival to €800,000 festival-fair

  Rome has allocated €800,000 for the fourth edition of Contemporaneamente Roma, the city's autumn festival of contemporary culture, marking a €300,000 increase from the previous…

• Letizia Battaglia: Photographer Speaks Out Against Newspaper Directors festival-fair

  At the 16th edition of La Festa di Cinema del Reale, held at Castello Volante in Corigliano d'Otranto, Italian photojournalism pioneer Letizia Battaglia (born Palermo, 1935) gave…

• Cinquanta sfumature di donna: film rassegna sulla donna italiana alla Magliana festival-fair

  Dal 29 luglio al 2 agosto 2019, la rassegna 'Cinquanta sfumature di donna' si svolge nel quartiere Magliana di Roma, organizzata da AAMOD (Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento…

• 7 Music Festivals to Discover Italy's Hidden Gems in Summer 2019 festival-fair

  This article features seven music festivals across Italy that merge live music with cultural and scenic environments. The FRAC Festival, now in its fifth year, takes place at the…

• Bookolica Festival Returns to Sardinia for Second Edition festival-fair

  The creative reading festival, Bookolica, will hold its second edition in Alta Gallura, Sardinia, from July 26 to 28, 2019, with additional events on July 30 and August 4.…

• Lake Como Film Festival Returns to Villa Erba with Andy Serkis festival-fair

  The seventh edition of the Lake Como Film Festival takes place at Villa Erba in Cernobbio, Italy, from July 26 to 28, 2019. The historic Visconti family estate hosts three days of…

• Lago Film Fest 2019 Examines the State of Italian Video Art festival-fair

  The 15th Lago Film Fest, established by Viviana Carlet, took place in Revine Lago, Treviso, Italy, from July 19 to 27, 2019. This event included film screenings, circus acts, and…

• Flashback's Opera Viva Barriera di Milano Project Unveils Emanuela Barilozzi Caruso's Unknown festival-fair

  On July 25, 2019, the Flashback art fair in Turin will install Emanuela Barilozzi Caruso's photographic work 'Unknown' (2019) on a billboard in the Barriera di Milano district as…

• 16th Giornate degli Autori at Venice Lido features debut of comic artist Igort festival-fair

  The 16th edition of the Giornate degli Autori, a joint initiative between ANAC and 100 Autori, will take place during the Venice Film Festival at the Lido. This year's selection…

• Bologna Design Week 2019: quinta edizione dedicata a Le Corbusier e Morandi festival-fair

  La Bologna Design Week, giunta alla sua quinta edizione, si svolgerà dal 23 al 28 settembre 2019, in concomitanza con Cersaie. Sotto la direzione di Enrico Maria Pastorello ed…

• 34th Venice International Critics' Week Announces Lineup with Political Edge festival-fair

  The 34th Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC) in Venice has revealed its official selection of seven films competing from a pool of over 500 entries. Among these is Tony…

• William Forsythe and Sasha Waltz Lead Biennale Danza 2019 in Venice festival-fair

  The 2019 Venice Biennale Danza featured performances by William Forsythe, Sasha Waltz, Bára Sigfúsdóttir, and others. Forsythe's 'A Quiet Evening of Dance' combined pieces from…

• ArtVerona 2019: 15th Edition with Focus on Czech and Slovak Art festival-fair

  ArtVerona's 15th edition, directed by Adriana Polveroni, will take place October 11–13 at Veronafiere. The fair continues its #backtoitaly theme, promoting emerging Italian art.…

• Matera 2019: Architecture of Shame, Design Workshop, and Collective Mosaic festival-fair

  Matera, European Capital of Culture 2019, hosts a weekend of events exploring cultural roots through art. 'Happy Birthday Shame!' runs July 23-27, a five-day program by the…

• Ortigia Sound System Festival 2019: Giorgio Moroder, Virgil Abloh in Lineup festival-fair

  The sixth edition of Ortigia Sound System Festival (OSS) takes place in the historic center of Syracuse, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005. The festival, which saw over…

• Bauhaus Theater Works by Schlemmer and Kandinsky at Spoleto Festival festival-fair

  The 62nd Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto celebrates the centenary of the Bauhaus by presenting two theatrical works from Oskar Schlemmer and Wassily Kandinsky. These…

• Crisis of Europe Staged at Spoleto's Festival dei Due Mondi festival-fair

  At the 62nd Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, two theatrical pieces explore Europe's social crisis through memory, egotism, and cruelty. Marisa Berenson stars in "Berlin…

• Internet Yami-Ichi, the 'black market of the internet,' lands in Bologna festival-fair

  Internet Yami-Ichi, a flea market for internet-inspired objects, arrives in Bologna on November 9, 2019, at DAS, organized by the association metoche in collaboration with artist…

• Volcano Extravaganza 2019: Death-Themed Festival on Stromboli and Pompeii festival-fair

  The Volcano Extravaganza's ninth installment, curated by Milovan Farronato and backed by Fiorucci Art Trust, is set to unfold on Stromboli from July 18 to 20, 2019, with its…

• 35th CIHA World Congress of Art History Returns to Italy After 40 Years festival-fair

  After a 40-year hiatus, the CIHA World Congress of Art History is set to return to Italy, occurring from September 1 to 6, 2019, in Florence. This event, organized in…

• Stresa Festival 2019: Jazz, Classical, Dance and New Commissions festival-fair

  The 58th Stresa Festival, under the direction of Gianandrea Noseda, takes place from July 16 to September 8, 2019. The festival features a jazz segment in July and a classical…

• Demanio Marittimo.Km-278 Returns for Ninth Edition on Senigallia Beach festival-fair

  The ninth edition of Demanio Marittimo.Km-278 is set to take place on July 19, 2019, from 6 pm to 6 am at Marzocca di Senigallia beach in Italy. Under the theme "Eurotopia," this…

• Sónar 2019: lineup includes Underworld, Four Tet, Arca, Theo Parrish festival-fair

  Founded in 1994 in Barcelona, Sónar has become a global reference for electronic music and digital culture, expanding to Reykjavik, Istanbul, and Hong Kong. The 2019 edition…

• 16th Cinema del Reale Festival to Honor Letizia Battaglia in Corigliano d'Otranto festival-fair

  The 16th edition of Cinema del Reale, under the direction of Paolo Pisanelli, is set to take place in Corigliano d'Otranto, Italy, from July 16 to 20, 2019, with an additional…

• Inteatro Festival 2019: Dance Takes Center Stage in Polverigi festival-fair

  The 40th edition of the Inteatro festival took place in Polverigi, Marche, showcasing a dance-centric lineup curated by artistic director Velia Papa. This festival serves as a…

• Scendi c'è il cinema: free outdoor cinema in Milan's housing projects festival-fair

  Since 2012, the free outdoor cinema festival 'Scendi c'è il cinema' has been held in the courtyards of public housing estates in Milan's Municipio 6 and Giambellino district.…

• Matera 2019: Gardentopia, lunar events, and Zyz garden installation festival-fair

  Matera, European Capital of Culture 2019, hosts a weekend of events blending art, nature, and lunar themes. The Gardentopia project, curated by Pelin Tan, involves 18 artists…