As part of the Commemorations of the City of Portimão, the exhibition “Planet in Fury”, by Bruno Gonçalves, is scheduled for December 11th, at 5 pm, at the Portimão Museum. An environmental engineer by profession, born in Portimão, Bruno Gonçalves aims to raise awareness of the profound and severe climate changes on a “Planet in Fury”, through images that possess unparalleled beauty, but are also very destructive. Through the eyes of a photographer of storms, volcanoes, events and severe effects, we are taken through this most intense and dramatic side, but at the same time powerful and impressive of our world. A timely exhibition that, due to the fact that we live in a global context, alerts and challenges us collectively to take an active part in the development of the necessary actions, to minimize this planetary fury and live more sustainably on our unique Planet Earth. An exhibition at the Museum of Portimão, from the 11th of December 2022 until the 19th of February 2023, which can be visited at the following times: Tuesday from 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm and Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm .

As part of the Commemorations of the City of Portimão, the inauguration of the exhibition of the awarded works and the awarding of prizes to the winners of the 22nd Photographic Race of Portimão, held this year in person and online, is scheduled for December 11th, at 5:00 p.m. , at the Museum of Portimão. This initiative, organized by the Municipality and Museum of Portimão and to be inaugurated on the Day of the City, registered in the aforementioned two modalities, the registration of 131 photography lovers, not only from the Algarve, but from various parts of the Country and from 10 nationalities, giving a strong international dimension to this initiative. During the face-to-face test that took place in the Municipality of Portimão, on May 14th, the participants had the opportunity to register, through a current look and their creativity, 3 photographs on each of the 8 themes proposed and delivered throughout the day, on cultural and natural heritage, experiences, people and environments of Portimão. Despite the return of this 22nd Photographic Race in the face-to-face format in Portimão, this year it was also intended to maintain and expand online participation, as in the last 2 years of the pandemic. […]

Praça do Mar Art Gallery – Quarteira 10 december 18h00 Inauguration of the Collective Exhibition “The waterline and the design of the sea” by Christine Henry Milita Doré Rúben Gonçalves Tiago M.C. de Sousa Vasco Marum. Curated by Miguel Cheta This exhibition stems from an invitation to five visual artists, having as its starting point “With your feet on the land and your hands in the sea.”, another permanent exhibition in Quarteira, which addresses the temporal arc of the last 6000 years, revealing all the layers and changes experienced in the place where we find this city today. If in the second exhibition mentioned we are heading towards the past, in this one, the artists future this same territory and work issues related to the environmental challenges that we will have to face. taught, the future holds great changes for us. Life? Will have to adapt. from 10 December 2022 to 04 February 2023 tuesday to saturday 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-18:00

“Future Past” Exhibition by Maria Renée Morales Lam Curated by João Moniz Convent of Espírito Santo Art Gallery, Loulé opening 17 december 18h00 Does the street become more mine the more I observe it and the more I use it? The work of Maria Renée Morales Lam presents a physical-material and imaginary journey through the city, showing evidence of an intimate relationship between the past and matter, where the function of the artifact is diluted in the act of contemplation. Architectural components are compiled as samples of a public memory underlying a collective imaginary that, without realizing it, we forcefully distort. The older work invites us to reflect on the way in which history is being preserved – what we choose to protect or forget, and how this influences the construction and accelerated transformation of the contemporary city. In his most recent work, he tries to exalt the presence and corporeality of city ornaments forgotten in everyday life. “As an incessant effort to belong somewhere, I draw an invisible map of my daily path, reformulating these symbols that represent moments, objects, places and situations, in an attempt to reconcile my own history in a territory that until recently was unknown. […]

We are pleased to invite you to the inauguration of the Milton Aguiar exhibition on the 6th of January at 6 pm, at the gallery of the Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth, I.P. (Algarve Regional Delegation) in Faro. Born in 1999, from Fuseta. He was interested in drawing from an early age and at the age of 12 he joined the comics club at Casa da Juventude in Olhão. Being passionate about superheroes and illustration, he participates in a creative drawing contest, creating his own comic and taking 1st place. His ultimate goal is to create his own universe of superheroes. The first steps are taken through a successful crowdfunding campaign, which allowed the independent publication of his book “Raptor: The Preamble” launched in 2022. The author is back to exhibiting his art at the IPDJ, in Faro, with American-style comic works, containing several illustrations and original pages of his project, worked on in the last two years. The exhibition will be open until the 30th of January and can be visited from Monday to Friday, from 9am to 6pm. We are waiting for you! Contacts for more information: info@ads.org.pt — Co-organization: IPDJ – Portuguese Institute of Sports and […]

The exhibition is on display at the Municipal Library of Olhão José Mariano Gago until 31 January

The II JA Artistic Contest is taking place, which rewards the Writing and Illustration of young people from the municipality of Albufeira, natural or residents/students, between 14 and 35 years old. We decided to extend the deadline for delivery of works until February 15 (another month). Considering the importance of this initiative in promoting a taste for the arts and local talent, I strongly request your support in publicizing and encouraging young people to participate. The theme is free and each participant can submit a work (writing or illustration) to the competition. I enclose the Form, Regulation and Poster, grateful for your esteem and commitment.

It will be in Portimão, on the 20th of January, that the 2nd Symposium ‘Teaching in Fashion and the Textile and Clothing Industry – Training Talent for the Fashion Industry’ will take place, organized by Universidade Lusófona, led by Alexandra Cruchinho. The focus will be on higher education in fashion design. The event has free admission and takes place between 9:00 am and 5:30 pm in the Small Auditorium of TEMPO. In this space, professors and researchers, industrialists and entrepreneurs, graduates, professionals working in the job market will gather. Topics associated with academia and industry will be discussed, such as Marketing and Fashion Brands, Interior Textiles, Corporate Clothing, Sustainability and Local Economy, among other topics. In addition to Alexandra Cruchinho, Manuel Serrão (Selectiva Moda), Paulo Vaz (AEP), Ana Vaz Pinheiro (Mundotêxtil), Ana Roncha (marketing specialist) and Hélder Rosendo (TMG Textile) will take part in the works, among many others.