Venice Art Biennale & Side Events
Wednesday 12th June – Saturday 15th June 2024
With great excitement, Exceptional Art & Design invites you to visit the 60th Venice Art Biennale in June 2024. We hope that you will be able to join us in this exploration of the world’s most important art fair, as well as studios and galleries of La Serenissima.
Jolanda Chandler and Caroline Fuellberg have created a special programme for this exploration. Members of Exceptional Art & Design will have booking priority (please visit www.exceptionalart.co.uk to find out more about membership). For more information, please contact us at [email protected].
The trip in a nutshell
Join us in Venice, to experience the 60th edition of the world’s longest running and most important art biennial. This truly international exhibition takes the pulse of the times we live in. It presents the human condition, our challenges, and the gamut of creative possibility and beauty. It is a catalyst, revealing the nature of our society through inspirational painting, sculpture, textiles and installations from all over the world.
Our programme will include a combination of visits over two days to the Arsenale and Giardini sites: to explore the National Pavilions where each country presents a leading artist, as well as the curated exhibitions.
The trip will also include side excursions, which we are keeping flexible for the moment as we are still exploring various exciting options. We have booked very exciting visits to various traditional craft workshop, covering the glass, gold and textile tradition. This will also bring us to travel to the island of Murano.
On the last morning, you are invited to visit collateral events of the biennale, taking place in beautiful palazzi. Anyone whois joining you after the trip for an extended weekend will also be allowed to join our programme on the Saturday morning for free.
There will, of course, also be plenty of time to savour Venice itself, to wander through its lovely streets and canals, to taste La Serenissima’s exquisite food and coffee culture, and even, for those who wish it, to have a swim in the Lido on the last evening under the sunset (but this is not at all compulsory!). We will all stay in the Cannaregio District, which is full of Venetian life but free from heavy tourist traffic, and from which we can get quickly to the Biennale.
Above all, we want this to be a really very special trip, off the beaten track, so please bear with us while we bring hte last deatils to the programme! The fee is £790 per participant and the progrmames last from Wednesday evening until Saturday lunch time.
Itinerary Overview Please note that this programme is indicative and will be confirmed in due course, once the side excursions have been finalised. Day One: Arrival in Venice Arrival late in the afternoon. 7.00 - 9.00 pm : meet & greet drinks and cicchetti (included in the fee). An introduction to Venice by Jolanda and Caroline. Day Two: The Giardini Exhibitions & Side Excursions 9.15 am : meet at the Madonna dell’ Orto pier 10.00 am : visit of frescoes 11.00 am: exploration of the Giardini exhibitions: national pavilions and curated exhibition, with Jolanda as tour guide 12.30 pm : picnic in the Giardini (included in the fee) 13.15 – 15.00 : exploring further in the Giardini (pavilions and exhibition)(time to explore at your own pace) 16.00 – 17.30 : side excursions: Fortiny Museum and Leonardo da Vinci interactive. 19.00 – 22.00: gastronomic exploration of the Cannaregio district (with cicchetti – little plates – main course, gelato, coffee and two glasses of wine included in the fee.) Day Three: The Arsenale Exhibitions & Side Excursions 8.45 am : meet at the Madonna dell’ Orto pier. Boat to Murano 9.30 – 11.00 : visit of Venitian glass tradition 11.30 : Back in Venice: visit of the last gold beater 12.30 : visit of a textile workshop 13.00 : lunch (not included in fee) 15.00 – 17.30 : Afternoon: visit to the Arsenale exhibition. 19.00 : optional visit to the Lido beach to enjoy the sunset. Day Four: 11.00 – 13.00 pm visit of collateral events to the Venice biennale Up to lunchtime (lunch not included)
What is Included?
•The services of Art Guide, Jolanda Chandler, as well as trip support by Caroline Fuellberg, for the duration of the trip.
•Entry ticket to the Biennale (2-day ticket) and to collateral events
•All art and craft events organised, including a visit to a Murano glass-blowing workshop.
•Entry ticket to museums, as organised.
•Drinks and cicchetti on the first evening.
•Gastronomical tour of Cannaregio on the second evening : cicchetti, main course, gelato, coffee and two glasses of wine.
•Picnic (at the Giardini) on Day Two.
Please note that accommodation and transport to and around Venice are not included in the fee and food is only included where specified above. Please make arrangements for your own travel insurance (cancellation, delays and full health coverage). We are very help to provide advice on accommodation and transport.
Booking policy
Exceptional Art & Design reserves the right, in the case of unavoidable, unforeseeable and extraordinary events, to cancel bookings. In such a case, guests will receive a full refund of their deposit; no further compensation will be due for such cancellation.
Arrival Time
We recommend that you arrive in Venice during the morning, or afternoon of day One (Wednesday 12th June) to be on time for our evening greet & meet, starting at around 19.00.
Hotel Information
Bookings of accomoadtoin are made by the participants themselves. We highly recommend you book in the Cannaregio district, within a reasonable walking distance (ten minutes or so ) from river bus (vaporetto) stop Madonna dell’Orto or Fondamente Nove. As there is a very good vaporetto line to reach the Biennale quickly from there.
Here are a few hotels you might like to try:
Al Portico Guest House: Cannaregio 1804, Cannaregio, 30121 Venice. Price estimate: £133/night
Rigoletto Charm: Cannaregio Calle Della Rabbia 1344, Cannaregio, 30121 Venice. Price estimate: £158/night
Ca Pozzo Inn: 1279 Sotoportego Ca’ Pozzo, Cannaregio, 30121 Venice. Price estimate: £175/night
Additional hotels and accommodation options can be found on booking.com and Airbnb for example.
Vaporetto: Madonna dell’Orto is the closest stop from where we will go to the Biennale.
About Us
Jolanda Chandler has run her Art Explorations since 2014, offering art trails & lectures to a wide base of clients in London. These take place all year round, and include art fairs, exhibitions and art galleries, depending on the calendar. On top of this, Jolanda is now offering her explorations further afield, including Venice.
Caroline Fuellberg has worked in event management with focus on conferences and trade fairs while working at CloserStill Media, catering for the needs of large groups and audiences. She is of German & French nationality, based in the UK, and lived for seven years in Italy.