New SP-Arte fair, Rotas Brasileiras, shakes up the city's cultural scene

The traditional and always highly anticipated SP–Arte presents something new this year: Rotas Brasileiras , a new fair that will occupy ARCA , a 9,000 square meter warehouse located in Vila Leopoldina, in São Paulo, from August 24 to 28. 2022. With the participation of 70 exhibitors, including galleries and guest projects, the fair seeks to strengthen ties between agents from the five regions of the country, valuing photographic and artistic production from across the national territory. According to Fernanda Feitosa , director of SP–Arte, “there is a production of the highest quality that comes from the Amazon, the Jequitinhonha Valley, capitals and interiors in different regions that we do not always have access to. Rotas Brasileiras is an invitation to this immersion .” . For this edition, SP–Arte was concerned with bringing exhibitors from different states who are interested in talking about the different Brazilian artistic practices , breaking down the boundaries between the erudite and the popular, the center and the periphery, the commercial and the institutional. and bringing the worldview of different Brazils. With the new edition, the Fair consolidates its role as a catalyst for the national visual arts market and a driver of the city's creative economy .

Side events

On the weekend before the fair, on August 20th, a Talks program will take place at Residência HOA , the São Paulo headquarters of the gallery of the same name, in Pacaembu, opening its doors to the public for discussions with experts and artists – such as Moisés Patrício , Lázaro Roberto and Silvana Mendes –, in a kind of warm-up for the topics covered in Rotas Brasileiras. The three discussion panels are free and open to the public and will take place at 11 am, 2 pm and 4 pm. The talks will be broadcast live and will be recorded on the SP–Arte YouTube , and also on the HOA website . During the fair, the program Conversations in the stands introduces the public to conversations directly with the artists , including Alberto Pitta , a Bahian who has worked with the afoxés of Salvador for over thirty years; Panmela Castro , a Rio native who came from graffiti and promotes the causes of women and cultural initiatives through the NAMI Network; and Siron Franco , a native of Goiás known for his work on the radioactive accident in the state. The meetings will be moderated by Leandro Muniz and will take place on Friday and Saturday, the 26th and 27th. Check out the meeting schedule below: FRIDAY 4pm Sergio Augusto Porto (Central Gallery) 5pm 6pm Elza Lima (Art Pará) SATURDAY

5pm Alberto Pitta (Carmo Johnson Projects) 6pm Panmela Castro (Galeria Luisa Strina) The external area of ARCA will be occupied by the exhibition Brasilidade três três , curated by Ana Carolina Ralston . At STATE, a building dedicated to coworking for startups and technology companies attached to ARCA, the third edition of Pupila Dilatada , a parallel event to SP, will be held. –Art focused on art and technology.

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When? August 24-28, 2022 Time: Wednesday to Saturday, from 12pm to 8pm Sunday, from 11am to 7pm Location: ARCA, 360 Manuel Bandeira Ave, Vila Leopoldina, Sao Paulo, SP Prohibited: R$50.00 (general) R$25.00 (half-price) Half-price tickets for students, people with disabilities and people over sixty years of age (documents required) Children up to ten years old do not pay entrance. Ticket purchase: Tickets exclusively online through the website https://bilheteria.sp-arte.com/ Age rating: Free