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Agosto Foundation was initiated in 2013 with the goal of supporting and developing social and cultural programs, as well as building enduring relationships between disciplines.

Join us for Experience the City Anew festival (Zažít město jinak) at Vojtěšská on 17 September 2016

For several years the unassuming address at Školská 28 has kept something hidden from street view: four separate but related art spaces: the Školská 28 and Fotograf Galleries, the ArtMap office, and Antonín Tomašek’s ceramics workshop.

Sponsored by the Agosto Foundation

by Jaroslav Anděl

Here are some images from a recent concert by Steve Cohn with guests George Cremaschi, Anna Friedländer, Marek Matvija.

25 June from 11 am to 7 pm

The collective jam sessions by Black Market were not reflected as *improvisations* but rather as the *art of en-countering*, as the *art of weaving a network* where the participants act in mutual inter-action, right in the present, right here, right now — see Martin Buber’s motto: “Encountering does not happen in time and space; time and space belong to encountering…”.

The 2016 vs. Interpretation Festival took place from 27 April to 1 May at Studio Alta, Veletržní Palác, the Old Bubeneč Wastewater Treatment Plant, Alfred ve Dvoře Theatre, Insitute Intermedia, Center for Contemporary Arts and more.

vs. Interpretation 2014 full concert

The Agosto Foundation is pleased to support the residency of Adam Basanta in Prague, including his performance at Wakushoppu at Cafe v lese on 7 June, 2015, as well as a solo exhibition at the Školská 28 Gallery, which will open 9 June, 2015.

Master Class in New Shakuhachi Techniques, Vocalization and Mictrotonal Approaches to be Offered by Steve Cohn as Part of Agosto Residency

Tonic Train bring their project “Mobile Radio” to Prague as Agosto Artists in Residence

Second iteration of the vs. Interpretation Festival runs from 27 April – 1 May at various venues in Prague.

The Agosto Foundation is pleased to announce its support of “Dreaming in Sound,” a performance and workshop by American composer and electroacoustic violist Martha Mooke.

Echoing the telecommunications wires circling the globe, the cables of suspension and stay-cabled bridges reverberate with unexpected sounds, each structure creating a unique texture, rhythm and sonic environment.

by Ivan Palacký

David Rothenberg performed at the 2014 vs. Interpretation Festival on 19 July, 2014, at NoD.

Michal Rataj and Jaromír Typlt performed “Scribbles” on 17 July, 2014, at NoD as part of the 2014 vs. Interpretation Festival

Considerable attention in the program of this year’s vs. Interpretation Festival will be devoted to the Lebanese free improvisation scene, which has been steadily on the rise ever since the first freely improvised concert in the Middle East in 2000.

Iva Bittová performed on 22 July, 2014, at NoD as part of the 2014 vs. Interpretation Festival.

by Morgan Childs

Annie Gosfield and Roger Kleier performed on 18 July, 2014, at NoD as part of the 2014 vs. Interpretation Festival.

By Petr Slabý

Exhibition: February 5 – March 4, 2016Školská 28 Gallery, Fotograf Gallery and Ex Post Opening: February 4, 2016 from 6 pmŠkolská 28 Gallery and Fotograf Gallery Symposium: February 5–6, 2016French Institute in Prague

Now in its second iteration, vs. Interpretation is a festival of adventurous art, part of an ongoing transdisciplinary project promoting innovative improvised artistic projects and research. This year's festival will continue to focus on sound improvisation and offer performances, discussions, and workshops on the subjects of movement, sound art, film, visual art, and new concepts in music composition.

vs. Interpretation: An Anthology of Improvisation, vol. 1 is a compendium of essays edited by David Rothenberg. It is the first publication by the Agosto Foundation.

An interview with Lê Quan Ninh

vs. Interpretation, a festival of adventurous art, takes place from 27 April to 1 May, 2016 at Studio Alta and other venues in Prague, such as Alfred ve Dvore, and the National Gallery (Veletržní palác). Now in its second iteration, vs. Interpretation is organized by the Agosto Foundation and will keep its signature focus on sound improvisation, as well as offer related discussions and workshops. The festival will further extend its interdisciplinary reach into media such as movement, sound art, film, visual art, and new concepts in music composition.