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FITA stands for Friends In The Arts. We are a non profit cultural institution that connects people in the art world, offering a range of services and resources to help artists, cultural organizations, and other professionals achieve their goals. FITA provides a job board for careers in the arts, a talent agency, a magazine showcasing art and culture from around the world, and a community for networking and collaboration. We are committed to promoting diversity, sustainability, and innovation in the art world, and to supporting artists, cultural agents, and organizations in achieving their goals. Be part of the arts revolution!
FITA Magazine dedicates special volume
to the Portugal Pavilion at EXPO 2025 Osaka
FITA – Friends In The Arts announces the launch of a special volume of FITA Magazine – Floating Waters, dedicated to the Portugal Pavilion at EXPO 2025 Osaka. This issue explores the historical and cultural bonds of friendship between Portugal and Japan, highlighting the two countries’ commitment to innovation, sustainability, and the preservation of the oceans and nature.
Inspired by the Japanese art Ukiyo-e, Portraits of the Floating World, the issue reflects on the importance of nature, as Fausto Bordalo Dias sings in Por Este Rio Acima (1982): “I came close to the dream / Floating on the waters / Of the rivers of skies.” The cover and the photographs throughout the chapters of the publication are by André Príncipe, an artist with a deep connection to Japan.
The special volume offers an in-depth look at the “Ocean: Blue Dialogue” concept and the architecture of the Portugal Pavilion, including Portugal’s cultural programme at EXPO 2025 and the Osaka in Portugal programme. The publication serves as an exclusive archive, including interviews with Commissioner-General Joana Gomes Cardoso, Ambassador of Japan to Portugal Ota Makoto, Mayor of Lisbon Carlos Moedas, architect Kengo Kuma, writer Satoshi Yagisawa, actress Dalila Carmo, art historians Margarida Brito Alves and Fernando Grilo, chef Ricardo Komori, environmentalist Ignace Schops, curator Patrizia Dander and director of photography Franz Lustig.
Through articles and research by artists, authors, cultural agents, and academics, this issue presents decisive voices for the ongoing dialogue on the importance of marine ecosystems and art exhibitions as a place for multicultural transfers.
Floating Waters “connects the peoples and transcends geographical longevity, serving as a metaphor for EXPO 2025 itself, transforming the islands into an immense archipelago of friends, inhabited by art, innovation, and peace. (...) FITA Magazine is a publication that acts as an ambassador for the arts and culture across the world, serving as a bridge to create constellations – our idea from the very beginning –, in a constant quest to represent all artists who dream of being illuminated by sunlight”, affirmed in the editorial Francisca Gigante and Francisco Teles da Gama, Directors of FITA – Friends In The Arts and Editors of FITA Magazine.
The official launch will take place on 13 April 2025, the date of the opening of EXPO 2025 Osaka. The issue will be presented at two events: on 17 May 2025, at 4:00 pm, at Casa Ásia – Coleção Francisco Capelo, in Lisbon, Portugal, and on 10 June 2025, at the Portugal Pavilion at EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
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ISBN / 978-989-33-7358-3
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Language / English
Format / Special Edition
Cover / 160 gr
Paper / 100 gr
Pages / 240
FITA Magazine – Floating Waters is honoured with the High Patronage of the President of the Portuguese Republic and the institutional support of the Portugal Pavilion EXPO 2025 Osaka, AICEP – Portugal Trade & Invest, the Osaka in Portugal and Portugal in Osaka Programmes, the Japanese Embassy in Portugal. The special volume also has the support of the Comunidade Intermunicipal do Douro, Casa Ásia – Coleção Francisco Capelo, Fundação Oriente, and Viarco.
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At FITA we are committed to making a positive impact on society and the environment. As part of this commitment, we are taking action in the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically in Goals 8, 9, and 17. Our focus is on promoting Decent Work and Economic Growth (Goal 8) by connecting talented individuals with top employers in the arts industry, fostering Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (Goal 9) by providing a platform for cultural organizations and employers to promote their job openings and supporting the creation of sustainable Partnerships for the Goals (Goal 17) by collaborating with individuals, organizations, and institutions in the arts industry to create a more sustainable and equitable future. By taking action in these Sustainable Development Goals, we are working towards a better and more sustainable future for everyone. We invite you to join us on this journey.
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We are proud to announce that FITA Magazine was awarded the Transforma Portugal Prize, which was supported by Fórum Estudante, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, BPI and La Caixa Bank in 2021; and received The High Patronage Seal of The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in 2022.
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Portugal Expo 2025
‘Floating Waters’ is a special edition of FITA Magazine dedicated to Portugal’s participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, bringing together reflections from leading figures on the connection between art, culture, and the sustainability of the oceans The official launch of this FITA edition is set for 13 April 2025, coinciding with the opening of Expo 2025 Osaka. Public presentations of the volume are scheduled for 17 May at Casa Ásia – Coleção Francisco Capelo, in Lisbon, and on 10 June at the Portugal Pavilion in Osaka.
FITA Magazine launches special edition on Portugal at Expo 2025 Osaka
31 March 2025‘Floating Waters’ is a special edition of FITA Magazine dedicated to Portugal’s participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, bringing together reflections from leading figures on the connection between art, culture, and the sustainability of the oceans The official launch of this FITA edition is set for 13 April 2025, coinciding with the opening of Expo 2025 Osaka. Public presentations of the volume are scheduled for 17 May at Casa Ásia – Coleção Francisco Capelo, in Lisbon, and on 10 June at the Portugal Pavilion in Osaka.
Agenda Cultural Lisboa
The cultural association FITA - Friends In The Arts is presenting the Colour Migrations exhibition with artworks created by the renowned artist Mikha-ez, born in Gijón in 1991. The works will be distributed throughout the city until the end of January 2024. The Colour Migrations exhibition highlights nine current migration movements, using shapes drawn on a cartographic plane, similar to race maps that calculate distances. The works of art, measuring 594x841mm, are printed on fabric and are displayed on the windows and balconies of houses distributed throughout Lisbon's most densely populated neighbourhoods. / Translated from Portuguese
Mikha-ez. Color Migrations
18 December 2023 to 31 January 2024The cultural association FITA - Friends In The Arts is presenting the Colour Migrations exhibition with artworks created by the renowned artist Mikha-ez, born in Gijón in 1991. The works will be distributed throughout the city until the end of January 2024. The Colour Migrations exhibition highlights nine current migration movements, using shapes drawn on a cartographic plane, similar to race maps that calculate distances. The works of art, measuring 594x841mm, are printed on fabric and are displayed on the windows and balconies of houses distributed throughout Lisbon's most densely populated neighbourhoods. / Translated from Portuguese
TimeOut Lisbon
Village Underground has been on Lisbon's agenda for nine years now. Next Saturday, 6 May, it celebrates another birthday with a party that starts at 5pm and won't end until the sun comes up. On this day, number 52 Avenida da Índia will be filled with music, art, workshops with local artists, exhibitions, food trucks with flavours of the world and activities for youngsters. As well as open-air street art galleries, two containers will be occupied by the works of emerging artists, curated by Friends In The Arts (FITA). / Translated from Portuguese
Nine years of Village Underground with concerts, exhibitions and workshops
2 May 2023Village Underground has been on Lisbon's agenda for nine years now. Next Saturday, 6 May, it celebrates another birthday with a party that starts at 5pm and won't end until the sun comes up. On this day, number 52 Avenida da Índia will be filled with music, art, workshops with local artists, exhibitions, food trucks with flavours of the world and activities for youngsters. As well as open-air street art galleries, two containers will be occupied by the works of emerging artists, curated by Friends In The Arts (FITA). / Translated from Portuguese
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Portugal showcases its digital entrepreneurship muscle
22 July 2022
Francisca Gigante is co-founder of FITA, alongside Francisco Teles da Gama, who acts as director of the initiative. “We help talented professionals who are looking for new opportunities in the cultural universe on a daily basis. Our mission is to facilitate the contact with artistic institutions around the world”, says this woman attentive to the possibilities of the 21st century. / Translated from Spanish
Portugal showcases its digital entrepreneurship muscle
22 July 2022Francisca Gigante is co-founder of FITA, alongside Francisco Teles da Gama, who acts as director of the initiative. “We help talented professionals who are looking for new opportunities in the cultural universe on a daily basis. Our mission is to facilitate the contact with artistic institutions around the world”, says this woman attentive to the possibilities of the 21st century. / Translated from Spanish
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FITA awards international literary prize
08 April 2022
FITA - Friends In The Arts and Book Cover Editora promote the International FITA Awards of Literature which aims to "boost the literature of the new generation of authors.” The jury is made up of individuals of recognized merit in their fields, journalist Sara Belo Luís, literary critic Teresa Carvalho, professor Jorge Vaz de Carvalho, professor Bruno Persico, and writer Nuno Abreu e Lima. / Translated from Portuguese
FITA awards international literary prize
08 April 2022FITA - Friends In The Arts and Book Cover Editora promote the International FITA Awards of Literature which aims to "boost the literature of the new generation of authors.” The jury is made up of individuals of recognized merit in their fields, journalist Sara Belo Luís, literary critic Teresa Carvalho, professor Jorge Vaz de Carvalho, professor Bruno Persico, and writer Nuno Abreu e Lima. / Translated from Portuguese
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Festival FITA Kiosk: Music and art on Sundays at Doca da Marinha, in Lisbon
04 September 2021Watch the sunset with a privileged view over the river, rocked by good music and surrounded by works inspired by the European art of the 1920s, namely the Bauhaus. This is the proposal for the late afternoon in Lisbon, presented by Friends In The Arts (FITA), a platform created in 2020 to serve as a launch pad for new talents in the arts. / Translated from Portuguese
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︎︎︎ Vol. III / Star Portraits / London
︎︎︎ Vol. IV / Time Travel / Berlin
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Supported by Companhia Portugueza do Chá, Viarco, Hop Design, Book Cover Editora, Licor Beirão, Tinta-da-China, Smuth Socks, Art of This Place, Rimas e Batidas, Atelier Ruth Lima, Criatividade ao Lume, Hangar Design Store, Midori, E-Comunicar, Lohause, LeBond Watches, AICEP, Embaixada do Japão em Portugal, Fundação Oriente, Casa Ásia - Coleção Francisco Capelo, CIM Douro & Câmara Municipal de Lisboa.
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