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Even with a mural of her face in the city where she grew up, the “mother of Mozambican poets” is not remembered by the locals. Bruno Mateus, a graffiti artist, is going to rehabilitate and restructure the poet's mural.
Marvila is hosting an open-air exhibition. There are 40 works displayed on a street wall, featuring posters by national and international artists.
Conservation work is underway on Alvor’s landmark Ao Pescador sculpture after graffiti was discovered on the artwork. The intervention is being carried out in stages by the conservation and restoration The post Restoration work underway on vandalised Alvor fisherman sculpture appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Home Lisbon The Tilemakers statue in Lisbon The Tilemakers statue in Lisbon Standing quietly amidst the grand plaza of the Praça dos Restauradores, the bronze monument dedicated to the _Azulejadores_ (the tilemakers) offers a grounded, human-scale tribute to the artisans who physically shaped Por
A striking new artwork by Portuguese street artist Bordalo II has been unveiled in Olhão, where three giant flamingos made from around 300kg of recycled waste are already drawing the The post Bordalo II’s giant flamingos take flight in Olhão appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Home Porto & North “Passiflora” is a vibrant street art mural in Porto “Passiflora” is a vibrant street art mural in Porto Check out the video!
This mural in tribute to Lobo Antunes should also have sound: the repeated sound of the men in the café, the abandoned, their refrains, their calm cries for help, their emotions.
A popular Algarve beach has been given a new look after a large-scale mural was completed at Vale de Centeanes, turning part of the seaside area into a permanent piece The post Cliffside Algarve beach gets colourful new mural appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Home Lisbon A Memorial to Peace in Lisbon A Memorial to Peace in Lisbon Check out the video! By Filip Strüven, in Lisbon · 20 May 2026, 19:05 · 0 Comments A Memorial to Peace in Lisbon - YouTube Tap to unmute A Memorial to Peace in Lisbon The Portugal News The Portugal News3.
Alberto Gonçalves comments on municipal spending on 'public art', following the inauguration in Amadora of a work by Vhils commemorating Mário Soares.
Visual artist Alexandre Farto, known as Vhils, presents the tribute piece to the former President of the Republic, Mário Soares, at Parque da Liberdade in Amadora.
The 25th of April celebrations in Amadora were marked by the inauguration of a memorial dedicated to Mário Soares. A work by Vhils in Liberdade Park.
A concrete sculpture of Mário Soares' face, signed by Vhils, was unveiled today in Amadora, with the daughter of the former President of the Republic asking that people fight so that “freedom continues” and the memory does not fade.
Mário Soares' daughter praised Vhils' work, a concrete sculpture that “takes the form of a large-scale diorama.”
Isabel Soares, daughter of Mário Soares, praised the work, a concrete sculpture that “takes the form of a large-scale diorama” and is about five metres long and 2.5 metres high.
Quarteira parish council has launched a competition for an artistic mural at the town’s new dog park, offering a top prize of €3,000. The initiative is being organised in partnership The post Quarteira launches contest for mural at new dog park appeared first on Portugal Resident.
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Asks whether public art is primarily for tourists and outlines ways to engage local communities so public artworks contribute to more liveable, inclusive and people-centred urban spaces.
The memorial 'Windows of Freedom', a public art intervention by artist Irene Buarque evoking the life and work of architect Nuno Teotónio Pereira (1922–2016), will be inaugurated on Friday in Lisbon, Galeria Ratton announced today.
The work will be installed beside the Caxias prison and will be an “artistic and ethical gesture evoking resistance and the struggle for freedom,” the municipality says.
A tile panel by visual artist Graça Morais will be presented on Thursday at Palácio Anjos in Algés.
Francisco Simões was the sculptor of the statues at Parque dos Poetas in Oeiras, and the municipal council will honour him by naming an avenue in the municipality after him.
He was the creator of the work 'Women of Lisbon' and of the sculptures depicting figures of Portuguese poetry in the Jardim dos Poetas in Oeiras. He was 80 years old.
He was the creator of the work “Mulheres de Lisboa” and the busts of Vieira da Silva and Arpad Szenes at Lisbon Metro stations. He was 80.
The presidential candidate inaugurated the Monument to the Portuguese Forest — a real 11-metre eucalyptus tree planted upside down. He later broke a guitar that was apparently signed by Jimi Hendrix.
Until the end of the month, the exhibition 'Lourdes Castro: existe luz na sombra' brings to the Azores a large collection of works and documents by the Madeiran artist, which will later be installed in public spaces on São Miguel.
