Genere Futuro

On April 7, 2025, Venti di Scambio invites the public to participate in the meeting "Genere Futuro" (Gender Future), an opportunity for collective sharing and reflection based on the results achieved by the project "Giochi di Genere - Deforma la Norma" (Gender Games - Deform the Norm), now in its third edition, again funded by the Otto per Mille 2023 grant from the Waldensian Church. The event will take place at Balconata Giannetta from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

The project, conducted in partnership with San Benedetto High School in Conversano and the associations Tracanelupa, Zoe, and Sud Est Donne, included various activities aimed at the young people of the area, as well as social workers and the entire community. In its different phases, “Guerrilla Communication” workshops were conducted at San Benedetto High School, “Book Clash” activities at Ikigai bookstore, and “Inclusive Theater” and “Shadow Theater” workshops and meetings.

The Genere Futuro event is an opportunity to delve into the relationship between art, space, and the critique of power dynamics that perpetuate stereotypes, marginalization, exclusion, and violence. The event will feature stories and testimonies from participants in the proposed workshops, accompanied by an exhibition of posters created from personal and collective reflection. These posters, with their phrases and images of critical and intersectional inclusion, propose themselves as tools for grassroots transformation.

The event will also offer the valuable opportunity to hear from guest professionals engaged in the dialogue between public art and political activism: Marco Petrucci (art director and graphic designer, creator of Testi Manifesti, a page that turns film, political, and music quotes into visually appealing posters), Flavia Tommasini (from the CHEAP collective, an independent project promoting Street Art as a tool for urban regeneration and territorial investigation), and Kris Rizek (an artist who contributed to building the Apulian Graffiti Art scene, gaining respect in the underground scene through numerous works across Italy).

There will be an activity to create real-time stickers inspired by intersectionality, with direct involvement from the community invited to contribute to the collective transformation in a place promoting inclusivity and awareness.

The event will take place at Balconata Avv. A. Giannetta, in Piazza XX Settembre in Conversano, a Public Space of the Apulia Region activated by Venti di Scambio as part of the PANORAMA CAOS project, and will conclude with a convivial musical moment with kinDbeats DJ. Participation is free of charge.
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