Behind Venice and riVEmo founders

Simone Padovani

International photojournalist and community psychologist

He works as a photojournalist with Getty Images, and with international newspapers such as The New York Times, Guardian, Le Monde, El Pais, Lonely Planet, and many others.

He is a community psychologist and has been working for years, in collaboration with many institutional partners, such as the Comune of Bologna, the University of Padua, at an innovative technique, Photovoice, which combines photography and psychology for qualitative research and to improve living conditions relative to a given topic.

Live in Venice since 2012.

Sara Prian

Storyteller and Social Media Manager

''Word artisan'' and social media coach. She creates stories and strategies as a freelancer for small businesses, artisans and other freelancers.

After working for several years in the field of tourism and events in the city, now and since 2019, she has been working as a digital strategist for Confartigianato Venezia, where she is responsible for creating content and managing its social media channels.

Passionate about culture and art, she rieviews the outgoing books in La Voce di Venezia, a local online newspaper.

She works for several years with her colleague Alice Bianco.

Alice Bianco

Web Designer and Copywriter

She works as a freelancer for small businesses, artisans and other freelancers. She collaborates as a digital strategist for Confartigianato Venezia, where she creates content and manage their social media channels.

On La Voce di Venezia, a local online newspaper, she has a column where she writes reviews about the outgoing books ; passionate about culture and art.
She works for several years with her colleague Sara Prian.

Sara Prian

Storyteller and Social Media Manager

''Word artisan'' and social media coach. She creates stories and strategies as a freelancer for small businesses, artisans and other freelancers.

Passionate about culture and art, she rieviews the outgoing books in La Voce di Venezia, a local online newspaper.

She works for several years with her colleague Alice Bianco.

Contributors

Marco Ziliotto

Computer programmer

Programmer since he was a child, he has been working for a company in Rome for three years, and in his spare time he develops projects dedicated to Venice, such as CheBateo? and E-Botteghe.

In the past he worked as a freelance programmer, specializing in the front-end area, and developing projects such as the Enel website, Cornetto Algida and satellite sites for Rai, Poste, Jaguar.

He loves his city and boats, rowing and sailing to the third.

Giulia Gelmi

Organizzatrice e curatrice culturale

Laureata in Beni culturali presso l?Università degli studi di Verona e, successivamente, in Economia e gestione delle arti e delle attività culturali presso l?Università Ca? Foscari Venezia.
Ha lavorato come collaboratore esterno per l?Ufficio di Promozione Culturale dell?Università Ca? Foscari, come assistente organizzativo e di produzione per la casa di produzione teatrale e cinematografica Jolefilm srl di Padova e come assistente alla direzione nella realizzazione di mostre temporanee per il museo Ca? Pesaro – Galleria internazionale d?arte moderna di Venezia.
Sta attualmente partecipando all’alta formazione in tutela delle arti contemporanee all’interno del progetto Comunità/Cultura/Patrimonio, promosso da Operaestate Festival di Bassano del Grappa.
Aspirante slavista, è mossa da una curiosità onnivora. Ama trarre spunto di riflessione e studio da tutti gli stimoli, visivi e non, che la circondano.

The 1st edition of the event dedicated to crafts, was held the 12-13-14 September.

After the high water emergency and Coronavirus, there was a need for a moment to be all together, to celebrate Venice, its artisans.

For the occasion:

- the first interactive map of the authentic realities of Venice was created
- over 100 realities were involved, including shops, associations and artisans
- 140 workshops and educational craft workshops were organized
- free tours of the city and authentic realities were held
- free aperitifs in the shops and accommodation facilities were organized
- 30 demonstrations of masks, glass and artisan prints were organized

All in live streaming, to "look" and get to know Venice from the comfort of your home!