"Neve Insular - growing utopia through cotton"

"Neve Insular - growing utopia through cotton"

Neve Insular collective based in Cabo Verde has been growing relations through cotton since 2018. The Collective will be in XTANT 2024, Spain exhibiting “0.0003% - Cotton and Re...

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    49 backers

  • 11/03/2024

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Neve Insular collective based in Cabo Verde has been growing relations through cotton since 2018. The Collective will be in XTANT 2024, Spain exhibiting “0.0003% - Cotton and Resistance”. Your support will enable the growth of this utopia!

Neve Insular (NI) is an independent artistic collective based in São Vicente, Cape Verde . Starting in 2018, we celebrated 5 years of cotton cultivation carrying out of various activities linked to agroecology, education and the expanded field of design and arts.

After the first international exhibition, in 2023, at the Cultural Center Cabo Verde, Lisbon, Portugal, named 'Best of' African and Afro-diasporic visual arts in Portugal in 2023” ( Bantumen ) we will be present in Mallorca for the presentation of:

Neve Insular 0.0003% - cotton and resistance POP UP Exhibition and Master Class
from May 1 to 13, 2024
XTANT, Mallorca, Spain

The collective is gathering the conditions for the exhibition touring at XTANT-Roots 2024, Spain . With it we intend to broaden the international impact of the work we carry out with the community, specifically in the art and design sector; and, in addition, to make Cape Verde's cultural history known through a contemporary and artistic approach.

We count on you to strengthen this network so that utopia continues to grow through cotton!

 

About the author

Neve Insular (NI) is an independent project , authored by artist and i2ADS researcher, Rita Rainho, and fashion designer Vanessa Monteiro. In 2018 , we accepted the challenge launched by the National Center for Art, Crafts and Design - CNAD to develop a design project that had the patterns of traditional Cape Verdean cloth as a creative basis. In this sense, we created a partnership with the Associação Agropecuária do Calhau e Madeiral, located on the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde and in 2019 we started planting cotton in an area of approximately 300m2, expanding it to 800m2 in 2021. In addition to sowing the textile fiber we created a consortium of species avoiding monoculture planting. Since its inception, NI has promoted activities in the areas of agroecology, artistic education and art&design, integrating workshops for the Cotton Cycle, annual artistic residencies, collective harvests, among others.

Autoras Neve Insular

Budget and due dates

Total budget - €10,000

Travel, accommodation and logistics (3 people) - €6000

Design, exhibition and equipment - €4000

Calendar

Fundraising - Jan > Mar 2024

Production - Mar > Apr 2024

XTANT Roots 2024 Exhibition + Masterclass - May 2024

  • Invest with
    2€ or more

    Utopia continues!

    Thank you very much for keeping utopia alive!

    4 backers

  • Invest with
    10€ or more

    Cotton will grow!

    Thank you very much for keeping utopia alive! We will think of you when we sow the next cotton!

    21 backers

  • Invest with
    25€ or more

    A postcard to remember!

    Thank you very much for keeping utopia alive! We will think of you when we sow the next cotton! You will receive a postcard ni.

    Postman/courier or hand-delivered
    Shipping included (to Portugal)

    16 backers

  • Invest with
    60€ or more

    Seeds and postcard to remember!

    Thank you so much for maintaining utopia. You will receive a small bag of cotton seeds and a postcard!

    Postman/courier or hand-delivered
    Shipping included (to Portugal)

    4 backers

  • Invest with
    120€ or more

    "Xtod", time to be present!

    Thank you very much for your support and for helping to maintain utopia! You will receive an "Xtod" spindle from Neve Insular.

    Postman/courier or hand-delivered
    Shipping included (to Portugal)

    8 backers

Fri, 11/10/2024 - 07:40

Wed, 13/03/2024 - 16:41

Payout completed

The raised funds have been transferred to the campaign owner

11/03/2024

Campaign ended

The campaign successfully raised the initial target

Mon, 11/03/2024 - 11:25

100% reached

WE DID IT! We met our initial target but the fundraising can continue

Thu, 07/03/2024 - 08:59

50% reached

We've just achieved half the target! The glass is now more full than empty ;)

Fri, 23/02/2024 - 16:04

We're now 20

We reached the first 20 backers. Let's keep up!

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 11:59

First five backers

We've gathered the first 5 backers. Hurray!

Campaign launched

13/02/2024

49 members of the PPL community
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  • 42
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  • 7
    recurrent backers

  • 8
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