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An Historic Landmark
Friday, February 27th will remain a milestone in the history of the ICBIE. On that day, Pina Madonna officially deposited all the proper documents and ICBIE Europa became an official Italian NGO (ONLUS: organizzazioni non lucrative di utilità sociale, or, literally, non-profit organizations of social utility). This is the realization of a long-awaited goal, one…
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A Letter from Pietro Gallina
A TUTTI VOI AMICI, STUDENTI, ARTISTI, SOSTENITORI E FAN CHE AVETE DONATO PER IL PROGETTO D’ARTAGNAN, ANNUNCIO FINALMENTE CHE ABBIAMO I DATI UFFICIALI DEFINITIVI DELLA RACCOLTA ICBIE BRASILE PARTITA A NATALE 2008 E CHIUSASI IL 31 GENNAIO 2009. EBBENE ESULTIAMO TUTTI PERCHE’ IL LIMITE MINIMO DI 10.000 EURO NON SOLO È STATO RAGGIUNTO MA ANCHE…
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Julio Opens a Nova10Ordem Blog (a Paradise of Street Art)
During the last month, this blog has dedicated a lot of space to the new ICBIE project, where graffiti events in impoverished neighborhood attract kids and build trust, then continuous follow-up encounters get them involved in artistic and (hopefully) academic studies. With the official kick-off, the mutirão held in Massaranduba, activities are proceeding, and Júlio…
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A Romantic ICBIE Evening
These talented young ladies, who enigmatically prefer to call themselves Word and Image, will be teaching an innovative course at the ICBIE, starting in August. They are already doing brilliant work, promoting the ICBIE and their project, The Story Instinct. This is Word’s description of a delightful fund raising party they held in Trevignano, north…
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Another Graffiti Happening
Grafiteiros embelezam bairro de Mata Escura O Mutirão de Grafite realizado no último sábado (14) no bairro de Mata Escura, na gíria atual “ bombou”. Foi uma grande sacada dos grafiteiros que estudam no Colégio Estadual Márcia Méccia, convidar a diretora e professora de Língua Portuguesa, Laura Rodrigues, para participar do evento. Segundo Laura, a…
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Honoring Iemanjá, Queen of the Sea
Our friend Paranaguá sends this report of the big condomblé festival held on February 2. (English translation below) Saudações a Iemanjá, rainha do mar! O refrão “Dia dois de fevereiro/Dia de festa no mar/Eu quero ser o primeiro/A saudar Iemanjá” tema musical do saudoso cantor e compositor baiano Dorival Caymmi é uma saudação a Rainha…
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Coming Soon: Two ICBIE Events in Italy
Despite the risk of appearing to be a party rather than a noble cultural institute, the ICBIE has been blessed with a rapid-fire series of fund raising events that help to inform more and more people of our work. In the next eight days there will be two more events in the Rome area, and,…
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Val’s Italian Tour
After Júlio, Bigode and Bogus, the ICBIE finally sent a girl student to Europe. Valdenice Santana spent two months in Italy and Spain, and she returned to Salvador last Sunday. Here is a note that she wrote, recounting her experiences in Italy. (Hopefully, she will soon add her thoughts about Spain, too!) Italian and English…
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Paraguaná’s Report on the Mutirão
Sábado inesquecível: O dia 24 de janeiro de 2009 entrou para a história dos mutirões de grafite em Salvador. Um espetáculo de cores, alegria, som, interação e a badalada feijoada. Esses foram os ingredientes para o sucesso do Mutirão de Grafite na Rua Clóvis Almeida Maia, bairro da Ribeira, organizado pelo grupo Nova10ordem, comemorando os…