contemporary art contest
concorso internazionale
d'arte contemporanea
the dam before the tragedy - archive photo (courtesy fondazione vajont)
Neonlauro is one of Dolomiti Contemporanee’s partner, and takes an active role in the International Public-Art Contest Two Calls for Vajont.
In particular, the collaboration with Neonlauro, a firm specialized in neon technology, and very active in the artistic sphere, will allow for the realization of the winning piece of A Call For A Wall, i.e. the neon artwork that will be installed on the southern façade of the Nuovo Spazio di Casso.
In the context of this collaboration, and of the Contest itself, Neonlauro will host a workshop, in its own artisan lab, at the headquarters of the firm, in San Vendemiano (Treviso, Via Raffaello 57).
The workshop is open to the artists taking part in the Twocalls Contest, and to those who may have a steadfast cultural or professional interest in regards of neon technology and the Contest.
It will take place Friday, March the 6th, from 2pm to 5pm, and will be composed of three phases:
- Introduction to the implementation technique (theory);
– Practical demonstration of a neon product’s manufacture by a master-blower;
– Practical exercise on the realization of a neon product by the participants to the workshop themselves.
The maximum number of participants is set at 15.
To sign up, please send your request at info@twocalls.net.
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Neonlauro è partner di Dolomiti Contemporanee, e partecipa attivamente al Concorso Interazionale di Public-Art Two calls for Vajont.
In particolare, la collaborazione di Neonlauro, azienda specializzata nella tecnologia neon, e molto attiva nell’ambito artistico, consentirà di realizzare l’opera vincitrice di A call for a wall, ovvero l’opera di neon che sarà installata sulla facciata meridionale del Nuovo Spazio di Casso.
Nell’ambito di questa collaborazione, e dello stesso Concorso, Neonlauro realizza un workshop, nel proprio laboratorio artigiano, presso la sede dell’azienda, a San Vendemiano (Treviso, Via Raffaello 57).
Il workshop è aperto agli artisti selezionati nel Concorso Twocalls, e ad altri artisti ed eventualmente altre persone che abbiano un deciso interesse culturale o professionale a proposito della tecnologia neon e del Concorso.
Esso si svolgerà venerdì 6 marzo, dalle ore 14.00 alle ore 17.00, e prevederà tre fasi:
- introduzione alla tecnica realizzativa (teoria);
- dimostrazione pratica nella realizzazione di un manufatto-neon da parte di un maestro soffiatore;
- esercitazione pratica sulla realizzazione di un manufatto-neon da parte dei partecipanti al workshop.
I posti sono limitati ad un numero di 15 partecipanti.
Le iscrizioni al seminario vanno effettuate inviando un’email di richiesta all’indirizzo info@twocalls.net.
17/09/2014
angela vettese, maria centonze and marc augé, members of the jury of twocalls, were in Casso a few days ago, learning more about the context in which the Contest acts.
following a text with the considerations by gianluca d’incà levis, curator of dolomiti contemporanee, on the value of the contest and a call to the artists.
29/08/2014
The French anthropologist Marc Augé, member of the Jury of Twocalls, came to visit the Vajont area, to explore the Contest‘s project sites and to learn more about Dolomiti Contemporanee‘s activities.
He brought his reflections about the Vajont Tragedy and the meaning of a contemporary art Contest here nowadays.
01/07/2014
It is possible, for the artists interested in the Contest, to take part in a survey of the Spazio in Casso and of the crowning of the Vajont Dam.
The guided visits of the Dam’s crowning are handled in collaboration with the Dolomiti Friulane Nature Park and with Erto and Casso’s Pro Loco*
The visits are available in the following days:
- July: every Saturday and Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm, every half hour;
- August: every day, from 10 am to 5 pm, every half hour;
- September/october: on sundays visits from 10 am to 5 pm, starting every half hour (duration: 40 minutes).
