Latest news and stories about arts in Portugal for expats and residents.
The author of Misericórdia, a 2022 book that earned her several awards, including the Médicis for best foreign book, will now receive this new distinction during the Salzburg Festival.
The banks of Porto and Gaia will unite in a performance that brings together Art and Literature.
Morning briefing: Trump signs a significant agreement with Iran, and Raphael Fonseca presents at Culturgest.
Chosen to direct the visual arts programming at Culturgest, Raphael Fonseca spoke with PÚBLICO about his aspirations and desires in a world as troubled as it is challenging.
Anavitória, the Gulbenkian Orchestra, the Demora project, and Os Quatro e Meia share the agenda with the murals of Wool and the digital works of Still Here.
In an interview with Expresso, the Spanish writer discusses the responsibility that comes with the prominence his books provide, but stresses that it is voluntary rather than an obligation. An advocate for redemption in a polarised world, he celebrates the multiple adaptations of his work, ranging from the small screen to graphic novels and musicals.
Between censorship, artistic freedom, and new directors, FEST returns to Espinho to defend the idea that cinema remains alive and capable of interpreting a changing world.
Relicário Perpétuo, a chamber opera by Luís Tinoco with an irreverent libretto by Luísa Costa Gomes and directed by Nuno Carinhas, is a fresh and pertinent work: what is the point of keeping relics?
Passing away on 11 June in London at the age of 88, David Hockney symbolised a painting style rooted in a fascinating aesthetic and philosophical paradox. Over six decades, his work evolved through varied experimentation while maintaining a commitment to figuration that never dissolved into abstraction. From photography to theatrical set design, his agile and bold approach embraced diverse techniques. This article highlights seven works that serve as testaments to his complex and humorous art, including iconic pieces like 'Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy', his pool series, his Polaroid montages, his portraits of his dachshunds, and his later explorations with digital tools like the iPad.
This meeting between the Church and civil society is not just timely: it is necessary. We need to continue (…) to seek beauty, yes… but also the truth.
In 'Memories of the Future', Siri Hustvedt returns to death and Paul Auster to write about grief and what remains after the disappearance of the 'us'. In Lisbon, she spoke about the words we avoid pronouncing.
“It is curious how a painting allows one to step back in time, go into memory and feel that space as our own.” The emotion “painted” by Joan Guerra does not leave the director of the Naïf Painting Museum indifferent.
Home Arts & Crafts PIGS FOR CHARITY – a Sovereign Art Foundation special project PIGS FOR CHARITY – a Sovereign Art Foundation special project In 2018 in Hong Kong it was the year of the pig in the Chinese 12 year astrological cycle.
The jury highlighted the “intense literary expressiveness” of Castro Mendes' work.
Entering “A.TRAVESSA.DA”, by Piny, is to submerge into a world that is simultaneously intimate and personal, but also brings to the surface of the skin the stories of many people, many cultures, and experiences that are systematically excluded and marginalised.
Over three trips, Joana Craveiro sought to understand how Palestinians live in the West Bank. The result is a complex, committed, and poetic performance.
Guitar in hand, the Malian artist continues to exorcise her own demons, the demons of her country, and the demons of the world. Her music ranges from groove to prayer, delicately touching upon various wounds that will never fully heal.
Short prose texts that expand the queer imagination can be sent to as7bonecas until July 31st.
Writer, poet, and diplomat Luís Filipe Castro Mendes has been awarded the Maria Ondina Braga Grand Prize for Travel Literature for his work 'Países Estrangeiros – Memórias e Viagens' (published by Guerra & Paz). The jury, coordinated by José Manuel Mendes, praised the book for its intense literary expressiveness and its masterful account of the author's experiences as a diplomat, blending historical, political, and ethical reflections with personal memories. The award, established by the Portuguese Association of Writers (APE) and sponsored by the Braga City Council, carries a prize of 12,500 euros.
“Drawing Vocabularies”, by Italian visual artist Rosa Barba: an archaeological journey through the anatomy of the seventh art and a tribute to the cinematic dimension of appearance through light
But there are also notes on Leão, The Golden Light by Silva Porto, and plays about contemporary life.
Martim Sousa Tavares used to hide his surname to prove his worth, but is now at peace with his family heritage. The artistic director of the Sintra Festival praises the decentralisation of artistic schools.
The project explores and connects artistic viewpoints between Portugal and Mozambique.
At Francisco Fino, the Chilean artist presents One Million Points of Light. Art for a world saturated with images, in a state of “moral collapse”.
A reflection on the enduring legacy of Luís Vaz de Camões, Portugal's greatest poet, on the occasion of Portugal Day. The article discusses a new opera dedicated to him, his universal appeal as a world traveler, his significance to the Portuguese identity, and the importance of supporting the work of the Camões Institute in promoting the Portuguese language globally.
There is a world that still exists, that is still interested in philosophy, painting, street cinemas, truth, whatever that may be, and in what human ingenuity is capable of.
In a time where many 'weak humans' do not know where to hide to avoid being killed, it is very fitting to see Camões challenging the gods. Opinion by Nuno Pacheco
Beyond music and theatre, there is dance between worlds, Intervalos on exhibition, Harold Pinter's The Lover, and a book fair.
