Venezia Contemporanea

07/08/2026

From Faial to Venice: an island dialogue between Atlantic and Lagoon 🫧

We are delighted to have welcomed architect and researcher Rita Campos Rita Campos from the Azores during her residency at Venezia Contemporanea, La Storta, located in the Old Ghetto of Venice.

Through her thoughtful research, Rita has developed a fascinating comparative study between two unique island contexts: the island of Venice and the island of Faial in the Azores. Her work explores how islands are not only geographical territories surrounded by water, but living systems shaped by memory, architecture, landscape, climate, and the ways communities inhabit fragile environments.

By placing Venice and Faial in conversation, Rita reveals unexpected connections between two distant places: different histories and cultures, yet united by their constant relationship with the sea and by the challenges of preserving identity in insular landscapes.

Her architectural approach invites us to look beyond borders and to understand islands as spaces of exchange, resilience, and imagination.

We are grateful to have hosted this meaningful research journey and to have shared a moment of dialogue between the Atlantic Ocean and the Venetian Lagoon. 💙

20/07/2026

We had the honor of attending the opening of “Nabatele” by artist Anna Ksmyshan at the Venice Arsenale.

Curated by Maria Veits and Yevgeniy Fiks.

The vision for this installation was first presented at our residency last year as part of the Yiddishland Pavilion, also curated by Maria Veits and Yevgeniy Fiks.

It was truly surprising and deeply moving to see this idea become a reality.

Over the coming weeks, visitors to the Arsenale will be able to experience the Flying Synagogue—this time, hopefully, finally free from the cables and cranes that keep it anchored to the ground.

Highly recommended.

19/07/2026

Al Redentore Venice 2026 what a blast!

19/07/2026

July 21-29 Last Min. Partially Funded Residency in the heart of Venice!
Due to a last Min cancellation we offer a studio apartment with a breathtaking view and a street level exhibition space below Parallel to the art Venice Biennale
More info https://www.veneziacontemporanea.com/skyline-residency-special-call-2026-2027/

19/07/2026

‏Venezia Contemporanea Residencies.

‏Live, create, and exhibit in Venice.

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19/07/2026

‏Venezia Contemporanea Residencies.

‏Live, create, and exhibit in Venice.

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19/07/2026

12/07/2026

Humor has long been a language of contemporary art.
During his residency at venezia.contemporanea , Alan Michael Parker explores the cartoon as a poetic form, where minimal drawings and understated wit reveal unexpected perspectives on everyday life! 🦒

02/07/2026

OPEN CALL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE VENICE
2026-2027 Fully and Partially Sponsored Residencies

Venezia Contemporanea in collaboration with Galleria ScalaMata offering fully and partially sponsored Residencies for writers and artists.
*Partially Sponsored Residency *2026-2027* * Application is on a rolling base.

*Fully Sponsored Residency 2027* Application deadline: July 31 2027
Venezia Contemporanea offers two, one week fully funded residencies.

Located in the heart of the world’s first Jewish Ghetto in Venice, we explicitly encourage applications from;

Artisans and craftspeople working in traditional disciplines such as glassblowing, ceramics, mosaic, marbling, textiles, mask-making, and design, as well as designers whose practice engages in a dialogue between design, 3D-printed prototypes, and AI-generated models.

Artists, writers, and academics whose work addresses the marginalization and discrimination of vulnerable communities. As well as projects that critically examine the opportunities and risks of AI-generated art within these contexts.

We also support site-specific and exploratory creative processes,

More info:
https://www.veneziacontemporanea.com/16-30-september-2026-residency/

https://www.veneziacontemporanea.com/skyline-residency-july-december-2026/

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01/07/2026

Not every poem asks to be understood immediately. Some ask only to be listened to.

Patricia Rain Gianneschi is currently presenting her poetry as part of our Skyline Artist Residency, where her work continues to inspire dialogue, reflection, and creative exchange.
This space is dedicated to selected poems by Patricia, shared with admiration for a voice where art, conscience, and spirit meet.
Each post is an invitation to pause, reflect, and enter a conversation that continues long after the last line.
📍venezia.contemporanea

Photographs and text by - poems by Patricia Rain Gianneschi