Red Regatta

Red Regatta was an unprecedented independent public art intervention created by artist Melissa McGill that activated Venice’s lagoon and canals with four large-scale regattas of traditional vela al terzo sailboats hoisted with hand-painted red sails in 2019. Presented in collaboration with Associazione Vela al Terzo, curated by Chiara Spangaro, with project manager Marcella Ferrari, the project was co-organized by Magazzino Italian Art, with support from Mazzoleni.

EVENTS

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Punta della Dogana

Punta della Dogana, Dorsoduro, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

Piazza San Marco

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

Isola San Giorgio Maggiore

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

Riva degli Schiavoni

Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 2:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

Fondamenta Zattere

Zattere, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – :00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

Fondamenta Zattere al Ponte Longo

Fondamenta Zattere Al Ponte Lungo, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Nisha Sondhe

 

Fondamenta della Giudecca

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

Fondamenta della Giudecca

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

 

Sacca Fisola

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Starting at Sacca San Biagio at 12pm.

Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Nisha Sondhe

 

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Dorsoduro, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

Red Regatta at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection

On August 31, 2019 from 10:00 am to 4:00 p.m., a small grouping of vela al terzo hoisted with red sails will be moored in front of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection giving visitors and passersby the opportunity to preview the historic wooden boats in the Grand Canale.

Family Event

September 1, 2019, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Dorsoduro, 701-704, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy

On Sunday, September 1st, on the occasion of Red Regatta, children aged 4 to 10 will have the opportunity to discover the artist Alexander Calder and his incredible sculptures. Starting with Bedhead, which imitates and brings together a submarine world and garden, the young visitors will then come to see his monumental The Cow, 1971, which recalls the enormous red sails that originally inspired Red Regatta. During the visit and the educational workshop, the participants, joined by fish, dragonflies, plants, and animals, will come to discover an artist for whom nature was a continuous source of both inspiration and imitation.

In 2018 the Peggy Guggenheim Collection joined ASviS, the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development that promotes the 17 Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. This workshop belongs to this important awareness process as it addresses, in particular, Goal 13, to fight against climate change, and Goal 14, focused on the Sea Life.

 

Ocean Space at San Lorenzo

Ocean Space, Campo San Lorenzo, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

Open House: Past to Present / Local to Global 

The Vela al Terzo sailing tradition, with the Associazione Vela al Terzo and Red Regatta 

September 14, 2019, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Ocean Space, Chiesa di San Lorenzo (Castello 5069, 30122 Venezia)

Marking their second collaboration, Red Regatta and Ocean Space will present a free interactive public program addressing the local and global perspectives of conservation in Venice’s lagoon, including panel discussions exploring the history of Venice and the city’s current environmental state and educational and hands-on workshops for audiences of all ages. Hosted at Ocean Space, a new transdisciplinary platform for oceanic research and innovation in the revitalized Chiesa di San Lorenzo, Red Regatta and Ocean Space leadership, participating sailors, and project collaborators will celebrate the project ahead of the final performative regatta on September 15.

Artist Melissa McGill will moderate a two-part panel conversation exploring the culture and history of the vela al terzo sailing tradition with president of the Associazione Vela al Terzo Giorgio Righetti and the author of Tradizioni e regate della vela al terzo, Silvio Testa, and then delve into the current and future environmental threats to the Venetian lagoon and bodies of water around the world with experts. Audiences are then invited to join Red Regatta sailors in hands-on workshops to learn knot tying, sail-making, and boat-building techniques, in addition to a Red Regatta sail painting activity led by student volunteers from Università Iuav di Venezia. Attendees will be invited to a community aperitivo and have the opportunity to preview several of the participating traditional boats with red sails raised, moored in the canal in front of Campo di San Lorenzo.

Burano Waterfront, Fondamenta dei Squeri

Fondamenta dei Squeri, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata di Burano

September 15th, 2019, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Route: Burano – Torcello

Viewing locations: Waterfront along Canale di Burano and Fondamenta dei Squeri, Vaporetto stop at Torcello, Fondamenta di Mazzorbo

Concurrently with the historic Regata di Burano, which features the centuries old tradition of the voga alla veneta amongst other Venetian maritime traditions, Red Regatta will move through the Northern lagoon between Burano and Torcello. Engaging with the landscape of this unique section of Venice with its ancient Roman ruins and distinctive architecture, the vela al terzo fleet will weave through the islands and call attention to the location’s history and traditions.

Torcello Vaporetto stop

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata di Burano

September 15th, 2019, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Route: Burano – Torcello

Viewing locations: Waterfront along Canale di Burano and Fondamenta dei Squeri, Vaporetto stop at Torcello, Fondamenta di Mazzorbo

Concurrently with the historic Regata di Burano, which features the centuries old tradition of the voga alla veneta amongst other Venetian maritime traditions, Red Regatta will move through the Northern lagoon between Burano and Torcello. Engaging with the landscape of this unique section of Venice with its ancient Roman ruins and distinctive architecture, the vela al terzo fleet will weave through the islands and call attention to the location’s history and traditions.

Fondamenta di Mazzorbo

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata di Burano

September 15th, 2019, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Route: Burano – Torcello

Viewing locations: Waterfront along Canale di Burano and Fondamenta dei Squeri, Vaporetto stop at Torcello, Fondamenta di Mazzorbo

Concurrently with the historic Regata di Burano, which features the centuries old tradition of the voga alla veneta amongst other Venetian maritime traditions, Red Regatta will move through the Northern lagoon between Burano and Torcello. Engaging with the landscape of this unique section of Venice with its ancient Roman ruins and distinctive architecture, the vela al terzo fleet will weave through the islands and call attention to the location’s history and traditions.

 

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

Punta della Dogana

Punta della Dogana Get Directions

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

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Piazza San Marco

Piazza San Marco Get Directions

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

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Isola San Giorgio Maggiore

Isola San Giorgio Maggiore Get Directions

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

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Riva degli Schiavoni

Riva degli Schiavoni Get Directions

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 2:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

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Fondamenta Zattere

Fondamenta Zattere Get Directions

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – :00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

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Fondamenta Zattere al Ponte Longo

Fondamenta Zattere al Ponte Longo Get Directions

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Nisha Sondhe

 

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Fondamenta della Giudecca

Fondamenta della Giudecca Get Directions

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

Get Directions

Fondamenta della Giudecca

Fondamenta della Giudecca Get Directions

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

 

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Sacca Fisola

Sacca Fisola Get Directions

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata Storica

September 1, 2019, 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Route: Starting at Sacca San Biagio at 12pm.

Canale della Giudecca – Bacino San Marco – Canal Grande near Punta della Dogana

Viewing locations: Fondamenta Zattere; Punta della Dogana; Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore; Piazza San Marco and Riva degli Schiavoni; Fondamenta della Giudecca, side of Canale della Giudecca Canal Grande

Joining the annual Regata Storica, a celebration of Venetian maritime culture dating back to the 13th century, Red Regatta will stage an evanescent performance on the Canale della Giudecca and Bacino San Marco. Starting between Sacca Fisola and San Basilio, navigating the Canale della Giudecca, the performance will reach the Bacino San Marco between Punta della Dogana, Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore Island.

Photo by Nisha Sondhe

 

Get Directions

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection Get Directions

Red Regatta at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection

On August 31, 2019 from 10:00 am to 4:00 p.m., a small grouping of vela al terzo hoisted with red sails will be moored in front of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection giving visitors and passersby the opportunity to preview the historic wooden boats in the Grand Canale.

Family Event

September 1, 2019, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Dorsoduro, 701-704, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy

On Sunday, September 1st, on the occasion of Red Regatta, children aged 4 to 10 will have the opportunity to discover the artist Alexander Calder and his incredible sculptures. Starting with Bedhead, which imitates and brings together a submarine world and garden, the young visitors will then come to see his monumental The Cow, 1971, which recalls the enormous red sails that originally inspired Red Regatta. During the visit and the educational workshop, the participants, joined by fish, dragonflies, plants, and animals, will come to discover an artist for whom nature was a continuous source of both inspiration and imitation.

In 2018 the Peggy Guggenheim Collection joined ASviS, the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development that promotes the 17 Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. This workshop belongs to this important awareness process as it addresses, in particular, Goal 13, to fight against climate change, and Goal 14, focused on the Sea Life.

 

Get Directions

Ocean Space at San Lorenzo

Ocean Space at San Lorenzo Get Directions

Open House: Past to Present / Local to Global 

The Vela al Terzo sailing tradition, with the Associazione Vela al Terzo and Red Regatta 

September 14, 2019, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Ocean Space, Chiesa di San Lorenzo (Castello 5069, 30122 Venezia)

Marking their second collaboration, Red Regatta and Ocean Space will present a free interactive public program addressing the local and global perspectives of conservation in Venice’s lagoon, including panel discussions exploring the history of Venice and the city’s current environmental state and educational and hands-on workshops for audiences of all ages. Hosted at Ocean Space, a new transdisciplinary platform for oceanic research and innovation in the revitalized Chiesa di San Lorenzo, Red Regatta and Ocean Space leadership, participating sailors, and project collaborators will celebrate the project ahead of the final performative regatta on September 15.

Artist Melissa McGill will moderate a two-part panel conversation exploring the culture and history of the vela al terzo sailing tradition with president of the Associazione Vela al Terzo Giorgio Righetti and the author of Tradizioni e regate della vela al terzo, Silvio Testa, and then delve into the current and future environmental threats to the Venetian lagoon and bodies of water around the world with experts. Audiences are then invited to join Red Regatta sailors in hands-on workshops to learn knot tying, sail-making, and boat-building techniques, in addition to a Red Regatta sail painting activity led by student volunteers from Università Iuav di Venezia. Attendees will be invited to a community aperitivo and have the opportunity to preview several of the participating traditional boats with red sails raised, moored in the canal in front of Campo di San Lorenzo.

Get Directions

Burano Waterfront, Fondamenta dei Squeri

Burano Waterfront, Fondamenta dei Squeri Get Directions

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata di Burano

September 15th, 2019, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Route: Burano – Torcello

Viewing locations: Waterfront along Canale di Burano and Fondamenta dei Squeri, Vaporetto stop at Torcello, Fondamenta di Mazzorbo

Concurrently with the historic Regata di Burano, which features the centuries old tradition of the voga alla veneta amongst other Venetian maritime traditions, Red Regatta will move through the Northern lagoon between Burano and Torcello. Engaging with the landscape of this unique section of Venice with its ancient Roman ruins and distinctive architecture, the vela al terzo fleet will weave through the islands and call attention to the location’s history and traditions.

Get Directions

Torcello Vaporetto stop

Torcello Vaporetto stop Get Directions

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata di Burano

September 15th, 2019, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Route: Burano – Torcello

Viewing locations: Waterfront along Canale di Burano and Fondamenta dei Squeri, Vaporetto stop at Torcello, Fondamenta di Mazzorbo

Concurrently with the historic Regata di Burano, which features the centuries old tradition of the voga alla veneta amongst other Venetian maritime traditions, Red Regatta will move through the Northern lagoon between Burano and Torcello. Engaging with the landscape of this unique section of Venice with its ancient Roman ruins and distinctive architecture, the vela al terzo fleet will weave through the islands and call attention to the location’s history and traditions.

Get Directions

Fondamenta di Mazzorbo

Fondamenta di Mazzorbo Get Directions

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata di Burano

September 15th, 2019, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Route: Burano – Torcello

Viewing locations: Waterfront along Canale di Burano and Fondamenta dei Squeri, Vaporetto stop at Torcello, Fondamenta di Mazzorbo

Concurrently with the historic Regata di Burano, which features the centuries old tradition of the voga alla veneta amongst other Venetian maritime traditions, Red Regatta will move through the Northern lagoon between Burano and Torcello. Engaging with the landscape of this unique section of Venice with its ancient Roman ruins and distinctive architecture, the vela al terzo fleet will weave through the islands and call attention to the location’s history and traditions.

 

Photo by Yuko Gherardi

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Red Regatta on September 1, 2019, 12-5pm

Red Regatta at The Peggy Guggenheim Collection on August 31 and September 1

Open House: Past to Present / Local to Global: The Vela al Terzo sailing tradition, with the Associazione Vela al Terzo and Red Regatta, September 14, 3-7pm

Red Regatta, coinciding with Venice’s Regata di Burano, September 15, 2-4pm

About the artist

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