Fondazione Fons Olei - ETS

Fons Olei has been created to promote and assist Roman and International artists by providing them a platform to showcase their work and spark constructive discussions about the relationship with nature and humankind.

Rome played an essential role in the 1950s and 1960s in performative art where public spaces were an important tool in an artist’s work. We are taking the baton by offering a similar opportunity to artists to once again use a public space for performative art. Our first endeavor is the Supernova Project, which will take place in Rome, over the course of 3 years (2023-2026).

Over three years we will examine three macro topics that will be dissected and discussed throughout each year: Empathy/Nature-Intimacy/ Nature-Loneliness/ Nature.
Twelve major shows, three months each, will be curated by selected artists that will explore the surrounding environment and the topic in question with critical and creative eyes.
Each exhibition will navigate different mediums utilizing the piazza as the stage or performance space. We encourage the artists to communicate with the environment and engage the community.

We are concentrating our efforts, in a proactive and supportive way to enable underrepresented creatives by offering an outlet, a space, a community to showcase their work and be part of a dialogue between other creatives and the public.