ITS Contest 2021
Building the Ark

“Building the Ark” is the concept for ITS Contest 2021: it symbolises the journey undertaken in 2019 to build ITS Arcademy - Museum of Art in Fashion. Fueled by its heart, an archive collection of 15,000 portfolio, over 1300 fashion items, 190 accessories, 120 jewelry pieces and 700+ digital photography projects, ITS Arcademy represents the future of ITS. Still under the COVID-19 pandemic, the event is a mix of physical - with a presentation of the museum spaces - and digital - with an event entirely streamed live, mixing the contest results with an introduction to what ITS Arcademy will be. 2021 also features a web-series involving 3 former finalists developing one-of-a-kind art pieces for ITS Arcademy.

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ITS Contest 2021

Concept

Building the Ark

Building the Ark: is a journey. 20 years in the making of ITS with the international community by our side, leading up to this moment of building ITS Arcademy, the Ark of Creativity. Construction started in 2019, battling incessantly through complex moments with challenging limits and need to bridge the void of human contact and physical distance: ITS Arcademy a space blending exposition and learning, inclusive for all, opening in 2022. ITS Arcademy is Academy, Ark and Archive. Foundations are grounded in ITS Creative Archive, a unique archive of contemporary Art, a cultural and social-economical resource opening a dialogue with creations/art pieces of yesterday, today and tomorrow. A growing collection, that currently houses 18 000 portfolios, over 325 outfits, 152 accessories, 103 jewelry pieces and over 700 photography projects.