ARTIVISM, now in its third edition, is committed to becoming a permanent presence during the Venice art biennale.

In 2022, along with the second edition held at SPAZIO SAN VIDAL during the summer, we were thrilled to collaborate with the Saturnia Film Festival and to create the art movie section for them. In addition, they hosted a local art show in the Forteza Orsini, Sorano GR, and exhibiting international artists at the Grosseto Art Museum. These 4 events made a large echo in the press with 130 press mentions and articles. 

The core focus of our work are socio-ecological themes, and we are interested in all applications that address these issues, not just for current events but for future ones as well.

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We are committed to showcasing emerging artists alongside established names under a strong curatorial choice. We encourage group works on meaningful subjects, and video art plays a significant role in our programming. 

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We believe that art has the power to open people's hearts and minds to new ways of living, and we strive to program public art performances within the city hall's validation limits.

Furthermore, we aim to establish long-term partnerships with art patrons and sponsors. To this end, we created the Artivist Lion Awards. With our sponsors we wish to build a lasting legacy that allows patrons and artists to write their own stories.

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ARTIVISM is an expression and result of the SHIM ECO art group, hosted by the Shim Art Network. The Shim Art Network is a diverse group that connects artists, collectors, writers, philosophers, creators of all types, scientists, galleries, and public places around the world to share information and creations that address climate change, the environment, and social justice issues.

Shim ECO is an open-source platform with a non-hierarchical structure. Each member can suggest or develop initiatives with the support and help of other members. It is an entrepreneurial laboratory with a self-funded base that can open up to sponsors and patrons in accordance with the group's philosophy.

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Shim ECO is the first art group created by and for artists of any age or nationality, committed to reinventing the art world as a progressive, interactive, and user-generated ecosystem that can reshape how we understand each other within the global cultural economy. We value the process, devotion, and techniques of each artist or designer, as well as their intimate poetics.

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Shim ECO is dedicated to bringing together artists eager to integrate collective action, science, and full-time work to preserve, educate, and share information, forge communities, highlight facts, and surprise. It is an archipelago of determined and united creators who will diverge and converge on subjects with the goal of ensuring that these global artistic voices are no longer invisible.