Funded by the European Union NextGenerationEU, Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca, Italia Domani, UNISS, Biokip Labs

BLOOP

International Proactive Art Festival

After nearly 15 years in Ibiza, as well as editions in Mexico and Milan, the white isle’s longestrunning art festival will land in Sardinia for the first time. Cities in Sardinia will become a digital open-air museum where installations and digital technologies will transform the streets and heritage sites into interactive experiences.

With the ethos “ART IS FOR EVERYBODY”, BLOOP—produced by Biokip Labs—offers free, inclusive art for all, including monumental works, playful art hunts, and cultural journeys for locals and tourists of all ages. This Edition 0 is a pilot chapter, offering a taste of the inclusive celebration that brings art, technology, and culture together to reshape the city year-round.

This year’s events

Let’s Get Physical Interactive Exhibition

BLOOP Art Hunt – Win an exclusive prize

Your Gateway to a Digital Open-Air Museum

The BLOOP SARDINIA App is more than a guide—it’s the key to experiencing the city like never before. With AR, interactive maps, playful art hunts, and cultural storytelling, every street becomes part of the festival.

Key Features:
Augmented Reality (AR)
Turn every walk into an adventure. With realtime geolocation, AR overlays, 3D animations, videos, and interactive artworks, the city comes alive on your screen
Interactive Map: Navigate BLOOP’s murals, installations, and cultural landmarks using a GPS map enriched with AR content. Discover stories, hidden layers, and digital surprises behind each work.
Wellness & Movement
A unique feature: the app encourages movement and exercise along the way, blending creativity, physical activity, and awareness in a multisensory journey.
Community & Art Hunt
Join a playful urban treasure hunt. Capture and collect artworks, share your discoveries, and complete your digital album. Occasionally, dedicated participants may receive a special BLOOP NFT as a symbolic memento.
About BLOOP
Discover the story of BLOOP, its 15-year journey transforming urban spaces worldwide, and the international artists who shaped this visionary movement.
With the BLOOP SARDINIA App, “ART IS FOR EVERYBODY” becomes an immersive and inclusive experience—where exploring art means exploring the city itself.

The apps are available from October 3rd

The project is part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) – Mission 4 Education and Research, Component 2 “From Research to Business,” Investment 1.5 – Creation and strengthening of innovation ecosystems.
It is funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU, with the support of the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) and the Italian government’s Italia Domani program, in collaboration with the University of Sassari and the Sardinia Innovation Ecosystem (e.INS). The initiative is developed under Spoke 2 – Urban Regeneration and Innovation (Project EINS – Ecosystem of Innovation for Next Generation Sardinia) – PNRR – ECS00000038 – CUP J83C21000320007.