Venezia Contemporanea

30/08/2026

🎨 An Interview with the Donado Family

A conversation with the Donado family during their residency at Skyline, Venezia Contemporanea in Venice.

Based in Brooklyn, the Donado family brings together art, writing, music and photography in a shared creative practice.

They are also behind Goose Grease House for the Arts, a Brooklyn-based art school where children explore art, history and culture through creative learning.

📍 Skyline Artist Residency
Venezia Contemporanea · Venice, Italy

🔗 Explore their work: familiadonado.com
🎨 Goose Grease House for the Arts: goosegreasehouse.com
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30/08/2026

🎨 Artist in Residence — Dodd Holsapple

A conversation with contemporary visual artist Dodd Holsapple during his residency at La Storta, Venezia Contemporanea in Venice.

Based in Los Angeles, Dodd works across painting, sculpture, installation and mixed media, exploring the relationship between art, landscape, climate and environmental awareness.

In this interview, he shares his artistic practice, ideas and reflections from his time creating in Venice.

📍 La Storta Artist Residency
Venezia Contemporanea · Venice, Italy

🌐 doddholsapple.com
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29/08/2026

🔗 Explore their work and family art school:
Goose Grease House Brooklyn / familiadonado.com

📍 Skyline Studio, Venice

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