Ženska klapa Ventula osnovana je 2006. u Splitu otkad se rado odaziva brojnim susretima, smotrama, festivalima te drugim klapskim kulturnim događanjima u zemlji i inozemstvu, a naročito u svom gradu Splitu.
Nagrade kojima se Ventula okitila u svom klapskom putovanju su 2. mjesto – srebrna plaketa na Međunarodnom festivalu klapa u Perastu (Crna Gora) .
Izvojevale su 9 finala Festivala dalmatinskih klapa u Omišu, gdje su nagrađivane:
1 brončanim Leutom (3.nagrada publike)
2 zlatna Leuta (1. nagrada publike)
3. mjesto stručnog ocjenjivačkog žirija na Večeri Novih skladbi
1 brončani Štit (3. nagradu žirija) .
2013. godine klapa osvaja visoko 1. mjesto na Festivalu vokalnog tradicijskog pjevanja u Zagrebu .
Ljeto 2018. Obilježio je uspjeh klape sa osvojenim 2.mjestom stručnog žirija na Festivalu klapa u Omišlju na otoku Krku.
Ove 2019. godine Ventula se okitila Drugom nagradom žirija na Festivalu klapa božićnih napjeva u Zadru i dvjema Zlatnim nagradama i to jednim u zemlji na Festivalu dalmatinskih klapa „Delmata“ u Zagrebu , a drugom Zlatnom medaljom i Posebnom nagradom za najbolji originalni aranžman u inozemstvu, na
„2. Michelangelo’s International Music Festival“ u Firenci (Italija) čime potvrđuju svoje mjesto i kvalitetu među ponajboljima u Hrvatskoj.
Od početka 2019.g, umjetnička voditeljica klape je mr.art. Sara Dodig Baučić
Članice klape Ventula vjerne su čuvarice i glasnice izvorne klapske pisme, a “ventula” simbolizira povezanost članica u lepezu prekrasnih glasova, dajući svaki put iznova svježi doživljaj one davne i drevne nam klapske pisme.
The female klapa Ventula was founded in Split in 2006 and since then readily participated in numerous meetings, festivals and other cultural events in Croatia and abroad, especially in its own town, the city of Split.
Ventula won various awards: The Silver Plaque at the International festival in Perast (Montenegro). They also reached 9 finals at the Festival of Dalmatian klapa in Omiš and got the Bronze Leut Award (3rd Audience Award), 2 Golden Leut Awards (1st Audience Award), 3rd Jury Prize at the New Compositions Contest and 1 Bronze Shield (3rd Jury Prize).
In 2013, the klapa won the 1st place at the Festival of vocal traditional singing in Zagreb .
In summer 2018, they won the 2nd Jury Prize at the Festival of klapa singing in Omišalj (Island of Krk).
Their success continues in 2019, when Ventula won the 2nd Jury Prize at the Festival of Christmas Carols in Zadar and two golden awards, at the Festival of klapa singing „Delmata“ in Zagreb and at the 2nd Michelangelo’s International Music Festival“ in Florence (Italy) respectively, including also a special award for the best original arrangement, which all confirms their exceptional position in Croatia.
Since 2019, the artistic director of Ventula has been mr.art. Sara Dodig Baučić.
The members of Ventula take a great care of traditional original multipart singing, and their name (fan) symbolizes the connection of their beautiful voices, giving always a new experience of ancient multipart singing.