Campinas Independent Art Circuit Launches Virtual Festival with 17 Self-Managed Spaces
The Free Circuit of Independent Art of Campinas (CLAI Campinas) launches its first event, a virtual festival running from April 17 to 29, 2024. The project unites 17 self-managed visual arts spaces and initiatives in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, formed into a collaborative network in 2020. Funded by the Aldir Blanc Cultural Emergency Law, the free program includes video lessons, performances, urban interventions, and exhibitions of photofilms and video art, all streamed via the project's social media. The initiative was conceived by editor-curator Maíra Endo of HIPOCAMPO, who envisioned a network since 2015, later joined by artist-manager Ana Angélica Costa of Casa de Eva and architect-manager Teresa Mas of Pavão Cultural. The network aims to support artists and institutions, addressing the city's lack of a contemporary art market and the failure of its institutional circuit. Originally planned as an in-person fair (FLAI), the project pivoted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival concludes with a mini-documentary about the member spaces, replacing a planned in-person bike tour.
Key facts
- The CLAI Campinas virtual festival runs from April 17 to 29, 2024.
- The network comprises 17 self-managed visual arts spaces and initiatives in Campinas, São Paulo.
- The project was funded by the Aldir Blanc Cultural Emergency Law.
- The festival program includes video lessons, performances, urban interventions, photofilms, and video art.
- The network was formally established in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The original concept for a collaborative network dates back to Maíra Endo's ideas in 2015.
- The initial plan was for a physical Independent Art Fair (FLAI) to generate income for artists.
- A final mini-documentary about the member spaces will be streamed on April 29.
Entities
Artists
- Maíra Endo
- Ana Angélica Costa
- Teresa Mas
- Marcelo Moscheta
- Estefania Gavina
- Fabiano Carriero
- Eduarda Ribas
- Luciana Bertarelli
- Marcio Elias
- Simone Peixoto
- MIRS Monstrengo
- Cecília Stelini
Institutions
- Circuito Livre de Arte Independente de Campinas (CLAI Campinas)
- HIPOCAMPO
- Casa de Eva
- Pavão Cultural
- AT|AL 609
- Ateliê/8
- Ateliê CASA
- Ateliê Oráculo
- Clubinho Eulina
- Estúdio Casa Ímpar
- Fêmea Fábrica
- Folha
- Instituto Pavão Cultural
- Nave na mata
- Rabeca Cultural
- Sílvia Matos Ateliê de Criatividade
- Torta
- TOTE Espaço Cultural
- Xilomóvel – Ateliê Itinerante
Locations
- Campinas
- São Paulo
- Brazil