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Opened last May, for now only with The governor sanctioned a cultural reserve for the entire collection of the
scheduled visits, the place has 21 incentive law through iCmS, which gallery, which is the oldest art space
sculptures made as site specific, ten of was a desire of the cultural sector in Espírito Santo, dating back to the
them temporary and 11 permanent, at of Espírito Santo for decades, and a 1970s, and has a very interesting
a cost of R$ 2 million. The works were mechanism for transferring resources collection.
selected after a national public notice, from the state fund to municipal funds,
which included the registration of 234 and with that we managed to grow You led, through the Forum of
proposals. There is a mix between local four times the number of funds and Secretaries of Culture, the Paulo
artists, such as Geisa Silva and Natan municipal cultural laws. Gustavo and Aldir Blanc Laws 2, the

Dias, and from other states, such as Estela Along with that came the idea of him overthrow of the president’s vetoes,
Sokol, from São Paulo, and Marilá Dardot, and the first lady, Maria Virgínia, of even so the release of about R$ 6 billion
from Minas Gerais, who lives in Mexico. transforming the governor’s beach was postponed until October, and a
Marilá’s work is one of the most poetic. house into a park. The Secretariat further postponement is possible. What
She installed signs that, instead of entered with the sculpture competition is the meaning of this?
containing typical informative sentences, that anchors this cultural park. We are facing two historic advances in
contain quotes from books by authors the cultural sector, above all the Aldir
with wide diversity, whether lGBTiQA+, Among the innovations of this Blanc 2 Law, which is a permanent
black, black and indigenous, published or management is the creation of the park resource of R$ 3 billion reais that,
republished in Brazil in the last 20 years, with sculptures made especially for together with the possible return of
such as Djamila Ribeiro, Ailton Krenak the site. What was the general design the Ministry of Culture, gives a very
and Audre Lorde. of this project? good perspective for the cultural
The idea for the sculpture park came The idea came from the governor sector. These are laws that work
from the Secretary of Culture, led by himself to open the residence from the federative pact, from the
the artist and cultural manager Fabricio and a park for visitors, mixing art, decentralization of resources to states
Noronha. He has been responsible for environment and technology. We and municipalities, strengthening
a team with dynamic projects. These created an interdisciplinary group of culture institutionally in these places,
initiatives have been occupying cultural several departments and we came up strengthening cultural councils and
spaces in the state with partnerships, with the proposition of the sculpture local scenes. The two laws work within
such as the one carried out at the Espírito park, which today totals ten temporary a logic through the participation funds
Santo Art Museum, which hosted the works and 11 permanent works, a of municipalities, states and the
Reviravolta exhibition, with the collection total investment of R$ 2 million. This population of each location. Thus, in
of Associação Cultural Videobrasil, also conception goes through the very this way, a balance in the distribution
held at the Homero Massena gallery, relationship of the house and its of resources is achieved, unlike other
which will soon be housed in a new venue. historical and political meaning, as mechanisms, such as the Rouanet
In an interview with arte!brasileiros, well as the place where it exists for Law itself, which concentrates a lot
Fabricio tells, below, the principles that the creation of site specific works. We in Rio, São Paulo and Minas. These
guided his management of the last four received 234 proposals from artists laws manage to balance, spread and
years and the importance of the new laws from all over Brazil, it was the first get to the small producers. A study
Aldir Blanc 2 and Paulo Gustavo, for the national contest of the State Culture by the Bahia Creative Economy
decentralization of public funds in Brazil. Fund and we selected 21 works. As Observatory showed that 63% of those
ten are temporary, we will have a new benefiting from the Aldir Blanc 1 law,
– While the federal government cycle for the selection of new works, very similar to 2, had never received
has waged a battle against culture in the thus creating a dynamic for this park. public funds. This demonstrates the
last four years, Espírito Santo has acted For now, visits are scheduled, but we reach and capillarity of these laws.
with exemplary public policies, such have biweekly events that mix music, And this process was built by the
as creating the Casa do Governador theater, poetry and dance, various National Congress, by the culture

Cultural Park, in Vila Velha. How was artistic languages on Sundays. bench, the Paulo Gustavo law, by
the orientation towards culture in this the senator Paulo Rocha, the Aldir
government? The Homero Massena gallery, where Blanc law 2, by the deputy Jandira
Fabricio Noronha – Under the the Videobrasil show took place, is also Feghali, and we are very involved as
guidance of Governor Renato scheduled to move. When do you expect a forum of secretaries. It is a beautiful
Casagrande, my first major experience the new space and what do you intend movement that is beyond the cultural
in public management – I, who come with the change? sector, so collective. And this process

from the private sector, organize and We are working on a new headquarters was built by the National Congress, by
produce events and curate exhibitions for it, which is currently in the design the culture bench, the Paulo Gustavo
– was the challenge of working a phase. Soon we should hire this law, by the senator Paulo Rocha, the
culture policy understanding the work. It is in front of the current Aldir Blanc law 2, by the deputy Jandira
centrality of culture in our life, its headquarters, which was the former Feghali, and we are very involved as a
potential for economic development Public Archive, listed by the State forum of secretaries. It is a beautiful
as well as the sense of belonging of Heritage. It should have a gallery movement that is beyond the cultural
the capixaba people. All this with a twice its current size, a workshop sector, so collective. And this process
great freedom of creation and work. In area, a studio for residences, a mini- was built by the National Congress, by
four years we have built many things. auditorium, an adequate technical the congresswomen and congressmen
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