Exhibition "Art in every sense"

Part of a private art collection will be available to the public between February 24th and April 26th at... Espírito Santo Dionísio Del Santo Art Museum (MAES)It's the exhibition “Art in every sense.”, which will bring together contemporary works by 36 artists from Espírito Santo and other parts of Brazil.

The exhibition is part of the RDA Collection project – Preservation and Dissemination of the Ronaldo Domingues de Almeida Collection at the Capixaba Media Library, whose objective is to contribute to the democratization of access to art and safeguard the memory of the artistic heritage of Espírito Santo, in particular.

The project was approved in Public Notice No. 18, launched by the Secretariat of Culture (Secultes) in 2024, and was awarded resources from the Culture Fund of the State of Espírito Santo (Funcultura) and the Aldir Blanc National Policy (PNAB), of the Ministry of Culture (MINC).

41 works

With a focus on contemporary art, the director of MAES, Nicolas Soares, curated the exhibition and selected 41 paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and sculptures from the collection of art collector Ronaldo Domingues de Almeida.

“I never planned to build a collection. I just wanted to live with art in my daily life. The collection grew spontaneously, driven by aesthetic interest and the experience provided by each work. Over time, I began to wonder what the point was of keeping so many works restricted to a few,” describes the collector and assistant curator of the exhibition.

The exhibition will allow visitors to appreciate creations by national artists who have never, or very rarely, exhibited in Vitória.

"Regarding the artists from Espírito Santo chosen, given the impossibility of presenting them all, the curator selected representative names from diverse periods, seeking works whose themes deviate from those for which they are usually recognized," adds journalist Adriana Machado, coordinator of the project and executive producer of the exhibition.

The name “Art in Every Sense” is a reference to a detail in a work by the artist Paulo Bruscky, a piece of mail art titled “Today Art is this Announcement.” The piece is part of the collection, and the choice of title resonates with the project.

RDA Archive Project

The exhibition is one of the educational activities integrated into the RDA Collection project, which is currently underway. Works from the collection are being cataloged and digitized for inclusion in the State Government's online platform, Midiateca Capixaba.

The exhibition at MAES is due to an invitation from the institution, which recognizes the project's relevance both in preserving the memory of these works and in its purpose of democratizing access to art.

“It was from this reflection that the desire to share was born. The digitization and inclusion of the collection in the Capixaba Media Library transforms what was private into public access, expanding the experience of art and its social function. And now, we are physically taking part of this collection with us during the exhibition,” adds Adriana Machado.

Service
Exhibition Art in every sense.
From February 24th to April 26th
Tuesday to Friday, from 10am to 18pm; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from 10am to 16pm