CALL FOR ARTISTS
BORDERS ART FAIR 2023 – SECRET SPACES

Venice | June 16 – July 07, 2023
Deadline: May 26, 2023

ITSLIQUID Group, in collaboration with ACIT Venice – Italian-German Cultural Association, is pleased to announce the open call for  SECRET SPACES, second appointment of BORDERS ART FAIR 2023, that will take place in Venice at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello (click here to learn more about this venue) from June 16 to July 07, 2023, and in other prestigious venues and historical buildings, during the same period of the 18th Venice Biennale of Architecture.

The last edition of BORDERS ART FAIR took place in Venice in 2021, presenting a great selection of more than 500 art and architecture works realized by 300 artists and architects, coming from more than 40 countries. The 2023 edition will provide artists and exhibitors with the unique opportunity to present their works to an international audience of professionals as curators, gallerists, collectors, editors and publishers who seek to acquire, publish and encourage the best contemporary art talents.

The festival focuses on the concept of “borders”, between the soul and the body, the human being and the urban space, the city and the ground. The festival analyzes the idea of human and urban borders, how people live them and how they are modified in contemporary society. Every human being lives in a world in which the limits and the borders shape their attitudes and behaviours, limiting freedom and creating a sense of alienation. The human being reacts by breaking the limits and finding a new way of life. We imagine a world of “liquid cities”, where differences create new possibilities instead of being social barriers.

Humankind coexists at a distance to stay closer: the new invisible borders are creating new ways of living everyday life, new human connections, and re-thinking common spaces and entire cities.

BORDERS ART FAIR consists of 3 main events: HYBRID IDENTITIES (May), SECRET SPACES and FUTURE LANDSCAPES. We are now selecting artists for:

– SECRET SPACES from June 16 to July 07, 2023, at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello
Deadline for applications is May 26, 2023 (11.59 PM your local time)

– FUTURE LANDSCAPES from July 21 to August 08, 2023, at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello
Deadline for applications is May 26, 2023 (11.59 PM your local time)

The concept of SECRET SPACES explores the hybridization among art, culture, physical and social identities in contemporary times, by providing an immersive experience inside the complex labyrinths of our consciousness: the human body is a changing system that connects us with other bodies and spaces to perceive the surrounding reality, a strong communication system with its own language and infinite ways of expression. By breaking down traditional boundaries between body and space, individual and collective, artists explore and create new hybrid spaces that challenge their own identity to discover new facets of themselves and push beyond the traditional notions of self and identity.

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 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