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Saturday, October 7, at 4pmDueto: Guided tour to the exhibition
The Galeria Municipal do Porto carries out a guided tour of the exhibitions on the first Saturday of each month.Free entry. -
October 12, 13, 14 and 15
How to look back, over, under and inside out - Fermentation workshop with Inês Neto dos Santos
This workshop seeks to reflect on the possible dimensions of an artistic practice deeply rooted in its surroundings, in this case the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal. What are the dynamics and experiences of beings and elements beyond ourselves? What happens when we collapse the cement walls that surround us, and slow down the pace? In what ways, by looking not only forward but also backwards, above, below and inside out, can we recover ancestral ecological relationships? What are the digestive possibilities of a place - and how does digestion bring us closer to it?Through collective walks, observation exercises, performance, breathing, automatic writing and fermentation, we will investigate and propose empathic possibilities with our surroundings. Discarding the human superiority that characterises the Anthropocene, we will root ourselves in the landscape that welcomes us, meeting its inherent abundance. This workshop thus rejects capitalist thinking of scarcity – hierarchical, extractivist and linear – to adopt a symbiotic, horizontal and multi-species perspective in all directions.
As part of this workshop, the first day will also include an artist talk by Asunción Molinos Gordos.Registrations closed.
Venue:Gardens of Palácio de Cristal.The workshop is free and will be held in Portuguese.Capacity is limited. Registration via email galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt.Participation implies attending all the project sessions:12/10, Thurs. 6pm to 7pm + artist talk, from 7pm to 8pm.13/10, Fri. 5pm to 7:30pm14/10, Sat. 10am to 4pm
15/10, Sun. 10am to 1pm
Inês Neto dos Santos is a multidisciplinary artist, currently based in Brussels. She holds a Master of Arts in Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art (2016) and a degree in Graphic and Media Design and Illustration at the London College of Communication (2013). Her artistic practice exists between performance and installation, making use of food, people and spaces as metaphors to rethink the socio-political contexts we find ourselves in. In her practice, Inês creates environments and structures through which themes such as ecology, symbiosis and gestures of care between species are explored.
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Thursday, October 12 at 7 pm
Artist talk: IN TRANSIT (Botany of A journey), by Asunción Molinos Gordo
Artist Asunción Molinos Gordo will share the ideas behind her project that crosses Art, Science and Ecology, consisting of a global garden grown from the seeds ingested by diverse culinaries, and which travel in the bodies of Dubai's diverse population.
Tomatoes, eggsplants and okra are some of the many foods we eat, the seeds of which are eaten without chewing. Given their characteristics, digestive enzymes cannot damage them, so they are expelled intact and can therefore be germinated. In collaboration with the local wastewater treatment plants, this possibility enables new futures that will contribute to the renewal of waste produced on a daily basis.Asunción will focus on this work which has been conceived as a ruderal garden - which ecologists define as the ability to thrive despite difficult conditions - reflecting on the ideas of globality, interconnectivity, mobility and cohabitation.Venue:Auditório da Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett
This activity is aimed at the general public and admission is free, subject to room capacity.
To attend the conference the free ticket must be collected (maximum 2 per person) up to 15 minutes before the event starts. Reservations can be made in advance by emailing galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt.
The conference will be conducted in Spanish.
This session will be moderated by Inês Neto dos Santos, as part of her workshop How to look back, over, under and inside out. -
Thursday, October 19, at 7pm
Cobracoral
Cobracoral is a project that entwines the voices of Catarina Miranda (Portugal), Clélia Colonna (France), and Ece Canli (Turkey), in a sound cycle where each contributes with her own vocal particularity: Miranda explores orality from a choreographic angle; Colonna conducts research on polyphonic traditions from Asia and the Mediterranean; and Canli investigates expanded voice practices. The result is a constant dynamic of reaction, adaptation, rhythm, and repetition, in search of a balance between voices, patterns, and textures.
Together, they explore the potential of the voice through sound effects - but also gesture - in order to amplify the aural experience suggested by vocal extension, seeking an experience that surpasses the bodies themselves. The physicality and energy, which also shape the sound, resulting in a harmonious fusion of ritualistic chants, oneiric cycles, and contemporary vocal techniques, forming the rhythmic, imagetic, and narrative landscape of this trio.Location:Quartel de Monte Pedral
(entrance from Rua da Constituição)
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Saturday, October 21, at 3pm
INTO THE WILD: Closing session
Following on from the workshop INTO THE WILD - A guide for bodies and the city they create, conceived by María Auxiliadora Gálvez, the project is now presented in publication-guide format.In the same way that the proposal sought to reflect the somatization of our bodies in the face of the various flows that surround us, this guide presents itself as a summary of the different experiences that resulted from it.On Saturday, October 21, María Auxiliadora Gálvez and the participants will gather for a session open to the public in the gardens of the Palácio - the place where the four-day project began - to discuss and share some of the memories and present different ways for bodies to orient themselves in the landscape.Venue: Gardens of Palácio de Cristal -
PING! / schools / October 27 and 28, at 4 pm
Walks trough the gardens with Claire Sivier
We invite you to visit the gardens of Palácio through the perspective of British-Jamaican artist and researcher Claire Sivier, along with local collaborators.Following the 1934 First Portuguese Colonial Exhibition, what lingers within the garden nearly 90s years on? What hidden remitments remain and perhaps mirror current societal perspectives? And how does this connect to the wider narratives of diasporic colonial histories? How can these considerations probe us to reframe our understanding of these narratives in the present moment? This interactive tour will encourage participants to reflect on these questions, bring together their personal perspectives, consider their relationship to the space, and what actions that might want to take forward into the future.Each walk is intended for one class.For registration, please write to galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt
Claire Sivier (she/her) is a black-British researcher, cultural producer, working and living in Porto. For the last 12 years, her work is developed with and for artists, youth and people from marginalized communities, in addition to organizing a variety of festivals and cultural programs in different countries. In 2020, Claire completed her master's degree in Art and Design for Public Space at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto, where she developed a walking art methodology, exploring the lived experiences of black diaspora artists in Porto. Since then, she founded the Black Women's Walk (2021). She is part of the InterStruct Collective.
Image: Tiago Dias Santos -
Centre de Creation Contemporaine Olivier Debre, France
Open call: 25.09 – 30.10.2023
The deadline for submitting applications for the new CCCOD residency is now open.All proposals must be submitted no later than 5:59 p.m. on October 30, 2023, via GMP's email (galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt), complying with all the requirements detailed in the competition regulations available here.The residency will be awarded after the applications have been assessed by a four-member jury, made up of one GMP member, one CCCOD member and one person invited by each institution. -
October 31, from 8:30 to 10:30pm
NOCTURNAL Exodus, with Irina Pereira
The night walks have always excited us. It seems that the city becomes a new and different place.The openings of art spaces or galleries are also captivating. We see, but we also let ourselves be seen. There is also the privacy of artists' ateliers, either individual or collective, located in the neighbourhoods of Bonfim, in the eastern area, and in Fontaínhas.This walk guided by Irina Pereira will be very different from the usual Exodus, so get ready!Limited capacity.Applications by email to: galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt
Meeting point to be defined soon.
Duration: 20h30-22h30
Irina Pereira is an artist and graphic designer, working mostly as an image creator. Her practice also explores editing, creation, art direction and programming, constantly in collaborative processes. She is part of Pedreira, a space, platform and artistic collective that puts different visions and energies in synergy, creating immersive experiences that question reality and individuality through utopias and parallel fictions. She was part of the Oficina Arara, a sonic-visual laboratory linked to screen printing and reproduction of multiples. As a designer she has been collaborating with several institutions and artists, focusing on the area of culture, in image explorations using typography and drawing. In 2020 she started the publications and assemblies project Goodbye Issues. She is part of the Biblioteca Prática, a project that intends to (re)think the book - unfolding in exhibition, discussion and exchange moments.
Image: Inês Cardoso Ribeiro -
Saturday, November 4, at 4pm
Dueto: Ba-Du-Ba, workshop with Maria Paz
Does your body move when you say Ba-Du-Ba? And if you whisper, does your body curl up?Maria Paz invented the Monstras, aluminum figures with articulated bodies, which hang in the Gallery's windows.On Saturday, while some people visit the Dueto exhibition, we'll be with the artist building a giant Monster.Will it have lots of arms? Or will it have lots of claws? In the end we'll see... will it dance when we shout BA-DU-BA?Aimed at children aged between 4 and 10, accompanied by an adult.Registration for the workshop to be opened in the near future.
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Saturday, November 4, at 4pm
Dueto: Guided tour to the exhibition
The Galeria Municipal do Porto carries out a guided tour of the exhibitions on the first Saturday of each month.Free entry. -
Saturday, November 11 at 3pm
Exodus walk with Claire Sivier
Artist, social researcher and facilitator Claire Sivier will guide us on a journey to explore spaces in Porto sitting on the intersection between community, art and activism. This interactive tour will bring us together to explore different artistic narratives off the gallery circuits. Join us to look at the city and its artistic offer through the gaze of these intersections.Meeting point to be defined soon.
Claire Sivier (she/her) is a black-British researcher, cultural producer, working and living in Porto. For the last 12 years, her work is developed with and for artists, youth and people from marginalized communities, in addition to organizing a variety of festivals and cultural programs in different countries. In 2020, Claire completed her master's degree in Art and Design for Public Space at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto, where she developed a walking art methodology, exploring the lived experiences of black diaspora artists in Porto. Since then, she founded the Black Women's Walk (2021). She is part of the InterStruct Collective.
Image: Tiago Dias Santos -
Sunday, November 19, at 6pm
João Grilo + Suzana
João Grilo is a sound artist, performer, composer and lyricist. Interested in the languages of absurdity and astonishment, he seeks to reclaim a disappearing time for contemplation. Co-creator of the project "HVIT" with video artist Miguel C Tavares and composer of the chamber opera "Pequena História de um Povo com Memória" for Quarteto Contratempus, he has been working on the creation of soundscapes for theatre and dance. His vast list of musical collaborations includes names such as Susana Santos Silva, Pedro Melo Alves, Jeff Williams, João Hasselberg, Jo David Meyer, Mynda Guevara, DJ Firmeza, Joana Castro and Hery Paz.+Suzana Francês revealed an interest in music from an early age. At the age of three she started playing the violin at the Escola Metropolitana de Lisboa and belonged to the "Violinhos" orchestra, where she gave her first concert at the age of four, at the Centro Cultural de Belém. After her studies in classical music, Suzana has been embracing different musical styles and projects, as was the case with Tristany's "Meia Riba Kalxa", in which she took part as violinist and vocalist, having been on tour nationally and internationally for three years. She has been presenting her solo project, with original compositions in violin, accompanied by Ariyouok in her loopstation and Célio in the guitar.Location:Túnel
Rua de Justino Teixeira 601, Porto.
Limited capacity.
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09.12.2023 – 10.03.2024
The Sylvan and Harsh North
What are the meteorological patterns, the myths and stories, the rhythms, colours and shapes, the human and nonhuman inhabitants that make up the Iberian Northwest, in its reality and fiction?Wondering about the rituals and expressive modes of people, animals, plants, elements and minerals, we went looking for the roots, terminations and tentacles of the Iberian Northwest, trying to locate the places where they might reside. In doing so, we considered the past but above all faced the present-future of these concrete and imagined spaces between seas, woods and settlements. The Sylvan and Harsh North is an exhibition that follows roads and lines of intensity, centrifugal forces that take us beyond Porto, towards those supposed margins where permutations erupt, to discover and share the references, stories, words and connections to these places with a long past and an even longer future. Curated by Filipa Ramos and Juan Luis Toboso.Curated by Filipa Ramos and Juan Luis Toboso. -
Visitas-Pavão to the Gardens
Visitas-Pavão to the Gardens
To participate in the Visitas-Pavão, all interested groups can register through the email galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt.Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 10 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 6 pm.Duration: 90 min. -
Exodus for Schools
To participate in the Exodus, all interested groups can register through the email galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt.All routes are carried out on foot.Meeting point to be defined.
Thursday and Friday, 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm. Duration: 120min
