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Be part of Faro2027!

20/6/2022

 
Opinion article by Débora Gonçalves, Facilitator Faro2027
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​Having just left university in the midst of a pandemic, the opportunities to develop skills in my area were not the most extensive in the Algarve. Even so, a few days later I was introduced to the “Faro 2027” project, which until that date I only understood as a candidacy for the European capital of culture. I started as a volunteer, suggested ideas and even helped during the South Music Festival, but always something very punctual. A few months later was when I had the ability to understand the dimension that this project carried. More than an opportunity to develop skills, Faro2027 was an opportunity to meet people, to get to know myself, to get to know the Algarve and dream it differently. In the months I was involved in the project, there were many moments of stress, joy, a feeling of accomplishment, frustration, everything that a project of great ambition implies. I see the Faro2027 team as a group of people who dare to dream, who dare to say that the Algarve should not be defined by the labels that people outside our reality give it and that it is our responsibility to understand and transform the Algarve accordingly. with its potential.
​Some of the daily tasks involved talking to people, giving them the opportunity to be heard, empathizing with them and their stories, understanding their frustrations, making them dream or simply giving them back hope, organizing documents, interviewing people, planning events, organize materials and, if necessary, transform an entire office into a Ford model production line to ensure that the results were achieved, but always to the sound of laughter.

​I consider that the moment that most impressed me was the trip to Lisbon to deliver the Candidature/Bidbook Dossier. The emotions that emerged that day translated into a feeling of pride in realizing that, contrary to what is believed, people unite whenever they dream together.
​Despite the final result, plans and projects are drawn, ideas are launched. We dreamed of the title, but we never aspired to it as a final result, we always wanted to guarantee a sustainable cultural plan for Faro and the Algarve. A plan that would do justice to the people who live here and choose the Algarve to be their home. Couldn't have had a better experience.
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Heterogeneous audience fills the Musicians Association for the AL-Bauhaus Dream Factory

11/6/2022

 
New European Bauhaus (Within The Festival)
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On the 9th of June, the event “AL-Bauhaus Dream Factory” took place at the Associação Cultural e Recreativa de Músicos, in Faro, as part of “The Festival New European Bauhaus” taking place in Brussels (as well as in other European cities) between the 9th and 12th of June. With the aim of celebrating the New European Bauhaus movement, this event presented exhibitions, lectures, debates and creative workshops that allowed us to imagine, dream and co-design the future cultural spaces of the Algarve, so that they are beautiful, sustainable and for everyone.

This event also aimed at good practices, projects and creatives from Faro and the Algarve, whose work is part of the New European Bauhaus movement and intended above all to invite those present to reconnect to the true identity of our region through the projects presented and of the ideas discussed.

More than 200 people participated in the event. A very heterogeneous audience that included children from Jardim Escola João de Deus, high school students, university students from the Visual Arts course at UALG, ASMAL users, teachers from different disciplines, artists, creatives, specialists, activists, entities and the curious!!
​The afternoon began with a creative design workshop, led by the Association of Designers of the South and attended by 2nd year students from Jardim Escola João de Deus. It was with great enthusiasm that this group of children imagined the cultural buildings of the future and saw their work on display at the event. The exhibition space also featured a showcase of projects that won the Regional Architecture Prize and 6 XL tapestries, the result of the LIXARTE project. This pilot project, which consisted of creating tapestries from garbage (mainly marine), inspired by the work of African artist El Anatsui, was born with the aim of disseminating the messages of the European Ecological Pact (EU Green Deal) and students from schools EB23 and secondary in the municipalities of Olhão and Faro. The LIXARTE exhibition then moved on to the city of Portimão, the beginning of the tour through the Algarve.

At the AL-Bauhaus Dream Factory, other projects and artists in the region working on the theme of sustainability were also made known. The plastic artist, Joana Rocha toasted all visitors with the piece “Bioco”. Associação Amarelarte presented the clothing recycling project "Upcycling Clothes and Minds". Guilherme Gonçalves exhibited his clothing and decoration pieces inspired by the Ria Formosa.

With a full audience, the “AL-BAUHAUS Dream Factory” program included a participatory debate of ideas and concepts, inserted in this great movement that is the New European Bauhaus, with the motto “New Cultural Spaces”. Among the results presented, we highlight the ideas of students from the Visual Arts course at the University of Algarve, who drew attention to the pressing need for artists to settle in the region, advancing with ideas for the creation of artistic residencies, workshops and galleries and unveiling the willingness of students and teachers of this course to make efforts in this direction.
The Open Mic moment followed with three very interesting talks. Mariana Pestana, Researcher at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Lisboa, was the first to take the floor. He presented the Bauhaus do Mar project and its importance for changing cultural consciousness and values: “we have to stop looking at the sea as an inexhaustible good and work even more towards coexistence between human beings and the environment”. José de Brito, Landscape Architect of the Committee for Coordination and Regional Development (CCDR) of the Algarve, also spoke to us about how we can “live more consciously” and integrate in the construction of our landscapes values ​​and knowledge from the material and immaterial heritage of the region. Presenting a more technical aspect, Cláudio Calveri, Consultant for Digital Cultural Strategies, introduced us to the concept of “Civic Crowdfunding” and how this tool allows us to be cultural agents and develop projects within the scope of the New European Bauhaus and thus contribute for a more beautiful, sustainable and inclusive future.
The highlight of the afternoon was the Al-Bauhaus Talk, “(Re)Constructions with Identity, Innovation and Nature”, which featured Architect José Alegria as keynote speaker and moderator of a panel of guests that included: Adriana Nogueira, Regional Director of Algarve Culture; Lurdes Carvalho, Director of Regional Development Services at CCDR Algarve, and Teresa Valente, Architect of the Urban Regeneration Service of the Spatial Planning Division of the Department of Infrastructure and Urbanism of the Municipality of Faro. With the theme “The importance of local knowledge and materials”, Architect Alegria praised the characteristics of Algarve architecture and promoted the concept of geoarchitecture, that is, the integration of the four elements, fire, air, earth and water in the design and construction of buildings. buildings and spaces. This was the motto for a debate without taboos, which included interventions from the audience and whose main conclusion was the need to develop a relationship between civil society and political power for urban planning that respects the environment, but also the built heritage. and the well-being of citizens.
The event continued through dinnertime and into the night, with moments of fun and celebration. It was with good mood and sustainability tips that influencers Peanuts (Joana Jesus) and Maia Viegas put all those present to participate in the live quiz "Who ever: ugly, unsustainable and individualistic". to the sound of DJ Renato Aka Renato.

The AL-Bauhaus Dream Factory event was produced by AL-BAUHAUS, beautiful, sustainable and for all Algarve, an initiative promoted by a group of regional partners, namely:
  • Associação Al Mouatamid Ibn Abbad
  • Associação Cultural e Recreativa de Músicos
  • Associação Designers do Sul
  • Darquiterra
  • Europe Direct Algarve | CCDR Algarve
  • Faro2027 | Município de Faro
  • Ordem dos Arquitetos Secção Regional do Algarve
  • Sul Informação
  • Universidade do Algarve

Believing in the potential of the Algarve and the Algarve, it is the objective of this group of partners to inform, inspire and clarify this great European movement in the hope that the Algarve and its agents can actively participate in the construction of the New European Bauhaus.
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SCHOOLS OF FARO, LOULÉ AND MAPUTO IN THE SECOND EDITION OF MI.MOMO

13/4/2022

 
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Project that took Minecraft to classrooms now reaches students in the Municipality of Loulé and travels to Maputo, Mozambique.
After the success of the first edition, the Municipality of Faro bet again on the development of the MI.MOMO project, taking it to more schools and more students, in the region and abroad.
Understanding the importance of the project for the promotion of heritage among young people, the Municipality of Loulé responded positively to the challenge of participating in the second edition of MI.MOMO. In addition to the Algarve municipalities of Faro and Loulé, students from the Portuguese School of Mozambique, in Maputo, participate in the second edition of this heritage education project, marking the internationalization of an initiative whose merit has been widely recognized.
With a total of 9 schools participating, the second edition of MI.MOMO has already offered training to 48 teachers and at the moment modernist buildings in the cities of Faro, Loulé and Mozambique are being reproduced in Minecraft by more than 460 students. In addition to the partnerships established last year, namely the Ria Formosa Training Centre, Regional Directorate for Culture of the Algarve, Europeana, Microsoft and the National Arts Plan; the second edition of the project also has the support of Museu Zero.
​The success of this project is also evidenced by its presentation at major events, such as Built with Bits: Designing Virtual Spaces for the Future (organized by Europeana Pro, within the scope of the New European Bauhaus) and Challenges 2021 - “Digital Challenges”: XII International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Education. It should also be noted that MI.MOMO was distinguished with the Honorable Mention for Approaching the Young Public, in the first edition of the Heritage.pt Awards, of the Iberian Biennial of Cultural Heritage 2021.
Applying the potential of new digital tools to teaching and learning, MI.MOMO is a project aimed at 3rd cycle students that aims to disseminate the built cultural heritage through the reproduction of modernist architecture buildings on the Minecraft Education digital platform, in a context of classroom.
In addition to the educational component, MI.MOMO has the ambition to reach the entire community, leading it to think and debate topics such as: the city in the digital age, urban requalification and the built cultural heritage as a legacy for future generations.
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Discover the Faro2027 application in 2 minutes

9/3/2022

 
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What does it take to generate a wave?
Lots of drops of water and a growing energy.
What does it take to generate a wave big enough to drive a process of change?
Even more drops of water and more energy sprouting and growing in the same direction.

In the process of applying for Faro to the European Capital of Culture 2027, ideas, initiatives and projects flow like the waves to the shore. One idea sparks multiple ideas, one person takes us to many people and we create new communities, a concept grows and flows in many directions.
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This has been and continues to be Faro2027. That's how we built the Candidacy Dossier. We continue to gather information and listen to people, inducing an increase in ambition and belief in dreams for our future, pooling our energies... and here we are, self-aware and enthusiastic, surfing waves to shore, surfing to land loaded with creativity and innovation!
dive into faro2027 - candidacy presentation in 2 minutes
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Dive in to Faro2027: What have we done? What are we doing? What plans do we have for the future?

7/3/2022

 
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Faro2027 had strong local and regional support from the beginning. In the municipality, the project was unanimously approved twice, in the region (Association of Municipalities) in addition to financial support and commitment, several projects were developed. The University contributed to the reflection and implementation of projects as well as the Tourism Board. The Regional Agency for Community Funds, The Regional Cultural Directorate, The Regional Youth Institute, Business and Commercial Associations and Political Representatives elected by the Algarve, united for this purpose. All understand the importance of the process for de development of the region. Faro 2027 is one of the important projects in the cooperation agreement in the AAA region (Alentejo – Algarve – Andalusia).
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Faro2027 is a participatory process, a public process. After thousands of participations collected on the street, in the market, in debates and conferences, in interviews and focus groups, we started a structured dialogue with national and international experts who helped to focus on the themes of the application and whose result can be consulted in the book: Faro2027, now what?
Faro2027 is synonymous of Europe and networking. In response to the great confinements that shook the world during the peaks of the pandemic, we launched the Europe at Home project. More than 30 cities, more than 60 artists showed through photos and texts the experiences of cities in confinement. The book recently launched is a piece that will be part of the history of this difficult moment in our history.
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Faro2027 was the precursor of new European networks. The ECRN European Creative Rooftop Network brings together 9 cities funded by the Creative Europe program in a 4M€ program for 4 years, to work on European rooftops, discuss the relationship between public/private space, green cities and new spaces for artistic creation. Also in 2019, Açoteia was born, the first Rooftops Festival in Faro.
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Faro2027 was and continues to be an enabler of urban transformation. The ambitious and innovative project for one of the most iconic buildings in Faro, Fábrica da Cerveja, was recently presented. The city will gradually open up to the Ria Formosa (the lagoon) and the Cultural KM will be born, the recovery of the axis that connects the Theater to São Francisco Square, a new way of experiencing nature.
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Faro2027 went where the people are. We launched the Banca de Cultura project, which for more than 1 year (still is…) has received contributions, listens to the aspirations and concerns of the people of Faro in a stall in the municipal market between the sale of fruit and fish. But “the banca” was also digital, it went to associations and communities, listened to artists and creatives in a real wave of public participation.
Faro2027 was the driving force behind the Faro2030 PEC - The Cultural Strategy of Faro. An innovative document, fully based on the 4 dimensions of UNESCO's reading of the Sustainable Development Goals. A document that intends to completely change the cultural and creative sector of Faro in the next 10 years and that had the participation of more than 400 people in its elaboration. Also at a regional level, the strategic documento “Cultura Algarve 2030” was created, to give a prospective vision for culture in the region for 10 years.
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Faro2027 has entered the schools by creating innovative digital projects that make young people look at their city and its heritage in a different way. We launched the MI.MO.MO.FARO project where more than 120 students recreated modernist houses in the city in a Minecraft environment. The second edition will have around 600 students and the special participation of students from Kaunas and Mozambique.
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With the project Cataplana of the World we bring intercultural dialogue to the table. We invite immigrants to cook a Cataplana (traditional Algarve kitchen pan) with products from their countries of origin. This Cataplana was enjoyed by other families who also live in Faro. The joint experience of different cultures has secular roots in the Algarve.
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SECOND EDITION OF MI.MOMO.FARO: Project that brought Minecraft to classrooms now reaches more students

6/3/2022

 
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After the success of the first edition, Faro's candidacy for European Capital of Culture will take MI.MOMO.FARO to more schools and more students, in the Algarve region and abroad.
In addition to Faro, around a thousand students from Olhão, Loulé and Albufeira are participating in the second edition of this heritage education project. Mozambique and Lithuania also join MI.MOMO.FARO, marking the internationalization of an initiative whose merit has been widely recognized and which has been present at major events, such as Built with Bits: Designing Virtual Spaces for the Future (organized by Europeana Pro , within the scope of the New European Bauhaus), Challenges 2021 and “Digital Challenges”: XII International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Education.
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​Developed with the support of Microsoft, the National Arts Plan and the Algarve Regional Directorate of Culture, Europeana Educação, Museo Zer0 and the Ria Formosa Training Center, MI.MOMO.FARO is a project aimed at 3rd cycle students who want to to disseminate the built cultural heritage through the reproduction of modernist architecture buildings on the Minecraft Education digital platform, in the context of the classroom. Applying the potential of new digital tools to teaching and learning, this project has the participation of dozens of professionals, including teachers, architects and municipal technicians.
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Além da componente educativa, o MI.MOMO.FARO tem a ambição de chegar a toda a comunidade, com a discussão pública das grandes temáticas da candidatura de Faro a Capital Europeia da Cultura 2027, designadamente, a cidade na era digital, a requalificação urbana e o património cultural edificado enquanto legado para as gerações futuras.

Review the work developed in the first edition HERE
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“Europe at Home" through the eyes and words of its artists now in book form

22/2/2022

 
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​Faro's candidacy to be European Capital of Culture has just launched the book "Europe at Home", an artistic reflection on the pandemic and its impact on the daily lives of families and communities in Europe.
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​With an opening text by Lídia Jorge, the book "Europe at Home" gathers literary texts and photographs by more than 60 artists from 30 European cities, in a joint vision about a particularly demanding moment in our lives, marked by the harshness of social isolation and repeated confinements. According to Lídia Jorge: "It is a pleasure for me to participate in this book. May this book and all the involvement it represents be a gateway to Faro, a city that intends to win the title of European Capital of Culture. Art and literature being essential goods to life".
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​The writer Sandro William Junqueira and the photographer Vasco Célio, were the artists invited by Faro2027 to represent the city of Faro in the project Europe at Home. According to Sandro William Junqueira and Vasco Célio, this project is revealing of human fragility. Participating in Europe at Home is to contribute to building a memory for the future of this unprecedented moment experienced by us all. The photographs and texts present in the book "Europe at Home" are a reflection on the unpredictability of nature and on the way we live our lives today.
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​Created in 2020, "Europe at Home" was thought, developed and implemented as a purely digital project, but over time it has grown and gained dimension. The importance of the initiative, as an artistic legacy for future memory, led 30 European cities to join Faro2027 in this initiative, which aims to be a unique and singular record of an unprecedented period in our collective history. As such, "Europe at Home" quickly jumped from the website and social networks to paper, now giving birth to a work with the same name. The public presentation of the book "Europe at Home" took place last Monday, February 21th, in a ceremony held at Club Farense. The books can be purchased at the Municipal Museum in Faro.
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You can watch the video of the event here:
https://www.facebook.com/faro2027/videos/703480297322115
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Faro2027 is a promoter of a new centre for arts and creativity

19/2/2022

 
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​Faro City Council is up to transform one of the city's most iconic buildings into a hub for art and creativity, open to all, and which, if Faro is awarded the title of European Capital of Culture, will be its home for international projects.
​During the preparation process of Faro's candidature to become the European Capital of Culture, the Fábrica da Cerveja was one of the most mentioned buildings in the several and wide participation processes that took place. In Faro's candidature, the Fábrica da Cerveja is an emblematic building which will host the project's Head Office in a close connection with the Cultural KM. Opening the city to the Ria Formosa through this building is an another vehicle that will seek to be a common ground to understand the territory, in a mindset of greater respect for biodiversity.
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​In order to structure a strategic programme that can be solid and allow progress to the project and subsequent construction phases, the municipality established a partnership with Gonçalo Louro & Cláudia Santos - Arquitectos, Lda. in cooperation with Opium, Lda. and Pablo Berástegui which allowed the construction of a Strategic and Functional Programme for the Beer Factory. It was a participative process in which many people, cultural agents and regional agents were heard. This programme is intended to preserve the dynamics that already exist in the space by opening it up to the participation of all.
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Fábrica da Cerveja will be a centre for art and creativity, a space for creation, exhibition and meeting for cultural agents and a space for public use, with the possibility of daily enjoyment in a logic of encounter for all. Its value chain will be: empower - produce - inspire - enjoy - share - expand - enable.
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New Farrobinhas adventure is dedicated to Faro2027

23/12/2021

 
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With the title "A special gift", the 12th book of the collection "The adventures of Farrobinhas" is dedicated to Faro's candidacy to become the European Capital of Culture. As in previous editions, the book was offered and distributed by Faro City Hall in all kindergartens and primary schools in the county.
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This Christmas, Eugénio, Ana, Afonso and Farroba receive a very special visit that takes them back in time. On this journey they will discover and explain to the youngest ones the importance of the region's cultural heritage, as well as the importance of culture and the title of European Capital of Culture 2027 for the economic, social and environmental development of the region.
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The Faro2027 team also created a video where the story is told and all children can hear the adventures of these heroes. During the Christmas season the video will be promoted on the social networks of Faro's Candidature to European Capital of Culture, as well as the Municipality and the Faro Municipal Library. In January the books "The adventures of the Farrobinhas - A special gift" will be at the Faro Municipal Market, with reading sessions at Banca da Cultura, aimed at the youngest visitors.
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"Cataplanas do Mundo" - a project from Faro to the world

14/11/2021

 
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"Cataplanas do Mundo" is one of the projects developed by Faro's Candidature to the European Capital of Culture, in partnership with “Tertúlia Algarvia”. The main goal of this project is the sharing of cultures and the inclusion of immigrant groups present in the Algarve through gastronomy.
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The first meeting took place on 18th of October, at Tertúlia Algarvia restaurant. On that day, the Chef cooked a typical Algarve cataplana and presented the challenge to the participants. We had lunch together and shared countless stories at the table.
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On November 8th, a second meeting took place where Ikram (Moroccan), Diana (Romanian) and Helena (Cape Verdean) prepared typical dishes from their countries inside our Algarvian cataplana, which allowed us to travel through flavours, which is the aim of this huge gastro-diplomatic project. We were also joined by Iram (Pakistani) and Euza (Brazilian), who also will be preparing typical recipes from their origins soon.
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We added a dash of colours and flavours from other cultures, added a handful of dedication and tradition, poured everything into the Algarvian cataplana and cooked the Cataplanas of the World, ready to serve at your home.
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From 18th of November to 2nd of December, these five international cooks will prepare various Algarvian cataplanas, all made with ingredients and recipes from their respective countries of origin. The cataplanas will then be raffled off and delivered to the home of the winning family. Entries for the Cataplanas of the World draw should be made at: https://www.faro2027.eu/cataplanasdomundo.html .
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The first Cataplana of the World is from Brazil and will be prepared on November 18th, followed by cataplanas from Romania (November 24th), from Pakistan and Cape Verde (November 29th) and finally from Morocco (December 2nd).
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“Portraits of the Mask” exhibition

5/11/2021

 
What impact has the use of the face mask had on the pandemic? How many smiles and kisses were lost? 
How many words were silenced? 
And how many stories have been left untold?
The face mask is a symbol of the isolation we experienced during the pandemic. "Portraits of the Mask" is its artistic expression.
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"Portraits of the Mask" is a project developed as a part of Faro's Candidature to the European Capital of Culture 2027, with the participation of photographer Vasco Célio, the 13-year-old multidisciplinary young artist, Matilde Valério, as well as the collaboration of students from the Performing Arts and Contemporary Dance course of Tomás Cabreira Secondary School and the senior and international theatre group Aperitivo.
Until November 12th, visitors to Forum Algarve have the opportunity to enjoy the documental look by Vasco Célio, the poetic texts by Matilde Valério and listen to the different readings (in Portuguese and English) by the actors who, in a joint intergenerational artistic work, reveal the stories of ordinary people from faces.

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Date: until 12th of November
Time: during working hours of the shopping centre 
Entry: free of charge
Location: Forum Algarve (Faro), 1st Floor of the Shopping Centre (on the opposite of the Mango shop)
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The desire to make dreams come true in the region

5/11/2021

 
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Today, November 5th, is World Cinema Day. We mark the date by showing the talented work of one of our “Capsules” - Reym Nasr - whose dream is to do characterization for cinema, more specifically "Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance".
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"At the beginning I was afraid to say that I wanted to be an artist and felt a connection to this area. I was afraid of what people would say and I was afraid that I wouldn't be good enough to publish on social networks and invest in this path. Fortunately, when you do what you really like, everything goes well. I have invested a lot in this dream. I've spent hours watching videos on Youtube and practising as much as possible to get my ideas on faces that I like to call my "canvas", says Reym.
Unfortunately it is not possible for Reym to fulfil her dream in the Algarve and to pursue this career she will have to go abroad to study. Next year she will pack her bags to enter the London College of Fashion in London, UK. Reym is part of the Cápsula Project which aims to give voice to young talents from Faro and the Algarve (under-18), but above all to show that there is a new generation of artists who need to go abroad to become professional and build their dream career.
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The Cápsula project and young people like Reym show the potential that exists in our region and how the title of European Capital of Culture can change and shape its future: "It was also very important to join the Cápsula project, carried out by the Candidature of Faro to European Capital of Culture 2027. This project introduced me to other young artists in the areas of photography, literature and dance who are fighting like me to have a future connected to the arts. Faro and the Algarve really need to win the title of European Capital of Culture so that young people like me have more opportunities for the future in our region. Have you ever thought of an Algarve where Hollywood films with superheroes are made? It would be fantastic!"
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Radar XS, a news programme for children between ages of 8 and 12, which aims to encourage critical thinking and citizenship, came to meet Reym and show how talent has no age and dreams need to be nurtured!
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“Banca da Cultura” collects creative proposals from across the Algarve

28/10/2021

 
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We challenged the community and the cultural agents of the region to join us in building the Candidature of Faro to be the European Capital of Culture in 2027.
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During September there was an open call to the cultural and creative sector in the Algarve region to submit proposals and contributions to the cultural and artistic programme of the application. A total of 73 proposals were received, from agents throughout the region representing different artistic disciplines, with a significant number of multidisciplinary projects. Many of the projects show a great desire to work with and for the community, as well as to disseminate the Algarve's cultural heritage (tangible and intangible) and to take culture to unusual places.
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Bruno Inácio, Team Coordinator of Faro's candidacy to become the European Capital of Culture 2027, highlights the quality of the proposals presented, as well as the mobilising capacity of the entities that joined this initiative: "We are very pleased with the participation of the cultural and creative sector in the call we made to help us generate ideas for Faro's candidature process to become the European Capital of Culture. We received very interesting proposals that show the will and capacity of a sector that permanently seeks to reinvent itself, broadening its vision and capacity for action. We received proposals from all over the Algarve, which is also very important because the candidacy assumes this facet. We will now analyse the proposals and seek that within the process of artistic construction they are relevant".
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This phase of collecting ideas for the artistic content of the Candidature of Faro to European Capital of Culture 2027 also included an appeal to the entire population through the project Banca da Cultura. In online or face-to-face format, this project counted more than 800 participations, not only from individuals but also from entities and organizations that want to join the process. During 3 months, digital sessions were held, visits to associations and regional organizations were made and the existence of a space dedicated to the candidacy in the Faro Municipal Market was also remarkable in this project.
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Among the themes most mentioned by the general population, the urban space and the community stand out, as well as nature, health and well-being, representing respectively 29%, 18%, 11% and 8.2% of the total of proposals submitted. Sofia Martins, responsible for the area of public participation in the candidacy, explains the importance of community involvement: "”Banca da Cultura” appears as a reinforcement of the characteristics of accessibility and proximity that are intended with this project. This initiative allows us to make the project known, to collect ideas for the artistic and cultural programme of the application, but above all to listen to the challenges, ideas and proposals from different groups in our community".
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MI.MOMO.FARO distinguished with an Honourable Mention at the Iberian Biennial of Cultural Heritage 2021

26/10/2021

 
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The project MI.MOMO.FARO, promoted by the Faro’s candidacy to the European Capital of Culture, was distinguished with an Honourable Mention for Approaching the Young Public, in the first edition of the Património.pt Awards, of the Iberian Biennial of Cultural Heritage 2021.
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Sophie Matias, Councillor for Faro City Council, said: "We are delighted to receive this distinction that recognises the capacity of mobilisation of the Municipality of Faro and the Candidature for European Capital of Culture, but mainly, to reward the effort and commitment of the teachers and students of our municipality. They were the ones who gave life to the project. This honourable mention will also leverage a second edition of MI.MOMO.FARO that will involve more schools in the region, more teachers and more students.”
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Tiago Candeias, who represented MI.MOMO.FARO at the Iberian Biennial of Cultural Heritage 2021, said: "We make a very positive balance of our participation. This event is a benchmark in the Cultural Heritage sector, not only at national level, but also at Iberian and International level. We had a great participation from the public. Everyone showed great curiosity, interest and desire to know the project in order to understand how two apparently very different realities (Modernist Architecture and Minecraft) can come together and be taught in such a fun and challenging way. The interest was widespread, with many architects and teachers from schools in the region wanting to know more about the project and discover the buildings built by the students in Minecraft. The feedback we received exceeded all expectations."
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EXPLORE+ Project

25/10/2021

 
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The kick-off meeting of the EXPLORE+ creative exploration of curiosity for innovative transdisciplinary, STEAM and social learning project under the European Erasmus+ Programme Strategic Partnerships for Creativity (KA227) was held on October 21-22th. 
With partners from cities that are involved in European Capital of Culture application processes, this project connects schools and civil society in a Strategic Partnership to implement STEAM methodologies (acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) in a perspective of interdisciplinary work in the school curriculum and the introduction of creative and artistic methodologies in the educational process.
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In Faro, the partnership includes ES Pinheiro e Rosa and Museu Zer0, invited by the structure dedicated to the preparation of Faro's proposal to become the European Capital of Culture 2027.
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Based on the Essential Learning of the different subjects of the Scientific and Humanistic Courses​, during two school years activities will be developed, tested and systematised in the Secondary Education classes of AE Pinheiro e Rosa, using STEAM methodology, using STEAM methodology, with the support of Zer0 Museum as part of its cultural mediation work for Digital Art. This project is part of the School Cultural Project of the Pinheiro e Rosa School Grouping, within the National Arts Plan and will include: 3 study visits to the countries involved; the implementation of an Arts and Technology Fair and the creation of an Activity Manual with the developed work and a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to disseminate the Manual, in addition to holding a final conference in the framework of the Timisoara European Capital of Culture 2023 programme.
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“Europe at Home” on display at AlgarveShopping

9/8/2021

 
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AlgarveShopping hosts the exhibition “Europe at Home”, a photography and literature collective exhibition by several European artists that aims to unite different European cities and bring an artistic perspective on the particular moment in which we live, mostly "at home" (#EuropeAtHome). 

Until the 31st of August, Algarve Shopping visitors have the opportunity to know the artistic works by 54 photographers and authors from 27 European cities, as well as access further content via smartphone - each piece has associated QR codes that allow access to more detailed information about each city, artist and work.

Among the authors, there are also two Portuguese. Sandro William Junqueira is a writer, director and teacher of dramatic expression, having published several novels, including “No Céu Não Limões” (2014, finalist for the APE Award – Portuguese Writers Association) and “Quando as Girafas Baixam o Pescoço” (2017, finalist for the SPA Awards - Portuguese Society of Authors). The exhibition also shows the work of the photographer Vasco Célio, who has pursued a continual demand for a documentary gaze  over Europe, and Africa. He has several photo publications, as well as collective exhibitions, commissioned by different institutions, curators, researchers, and other artists.
“Europe at Home” a European project launched by ‘Faro2027’
The project "Europe at Home" and this exhibition arise within the scope of Faro's candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2027. The city of Faro, through 'Faro2027', invited several European cities that present culture as one of their main axis of development, to decode this particular moment in History through the photographs of artists and through the texts of literary authors. Each city participating in the “Europe at Home” project invited a photographer and a writer to produce images and texts that portray the experience of latent social isolation in the daily lives of their communities, a consequence of the pandemic crisis.

Since 2020, the network of cities and artists "Europe at Home" has been growing. What was a digital-only project now takes on a new form in the first exhibition in Algarve/Portugal.

The exhibition is part of “Cultura no Centro”, a Sonae Sierra's project that aims to support artists and cultural entities at national and local level. Throughout 2021, various artistic activities and events will be held at AlgarveShopping, in order to make culture accessible to all visitors.

 
Date: until August 31
Time: during the opening hours of the Shopping Center
Price: free entrance
Location: AlgarveShopping (Guia – Albufeira), on Floor 1 ​
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Future projects within the New European Bauhaus movement

21/7/2021

 
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What beautiful, sustainable projects for everyone exist in the Algarve? What New European Bauhaus ideas and initiatives exist in other European countries and can be implemented in the Algarve? How can Algarve entities cooperate and co-create with the aim of actively participating in this big European movement?

These were the questions that guided the "Session of Co-Design of future projects under the New European Bauhaus movement", which took place on 21 July at the Museu do Traje, in S. Brás de Alportel, with the aim of contributing to the gathering of ideas for future projects and new unions that are fundamental to the development of the Algarve in this international challenge. The sharing session allowed us to explore new links and synergies between professionals and projects developed and desired for the Algarve region, crossing the areas of sustainability, accessibility, technology, art and culture.

​The session was specially designed to achieve the proposed objectives and included several moments of participation, brainstorming and co-design of new projects. Revitalisation of the urban space and the rooftops, new models of artistic residences, social-based entrepreneurship, renewal and (re)adaptation of traditional knowledge, food education and sustainable consumption habits were some of the topics discussed.
Entities present at the Co-Design Session of future projects within the New European Bauhaus movement"
  • Alexandra Teodósio (Vice-rector of Algarve University, representing UALG and Hippocampus project)
  • Anabela Santos, Almargem and Via Algarviana Association
  • André Pacheco, project Culatra 2030 - Sustainable Energy Community
  • Andreia Pintassilgo, Loulé Design Lab and Loulé Criativo
  • Artur Gregório, In Loco Association
  • Carla Barreto, Qrer - Cooperative for the Development of Low Density Territories
  • Carla Martins, Martins Arguello Design Studio and Linked.green project
  • Catarina Ramos, ADS - Designer Association of the South
  • Cristina Veiga Pires, Algarve Living Science Centre and Algarvences Geopark
  • Joana Carmo and João Vargas, Zero Museum
  • João Ministro, Proactivetur and project Tasa 
  • Maria João Cabrita, Recreativa Républica 14
  • Marlis Weissenborn, Museu do Traje/ Friends of the São Brás de Alportel Museum
  • Nelson Horta, Associação Poeta Aleixo and Casulo - Incubadora de Inovação Social Loulé e Algarve
  • Nicolas Blanc, Sciaena and Marmotto project
  • Raquel Ponte, Geek Girls Portugal
  • Rute Gago, Faro Municipality and the Açoteia Rooftop festival and Living Street projects 
  • Silvia Palma, Agrupamento de Escolas Pinheiro e Rosa and project MI.MOMO.FARO

​Currently projects and initiatives are being collected for the construction of the "digital gallery of inspiring projects in the Algarve, within the New European Bauhaus" through the following link: "New European Bauhaus" inspiring projects in the Algarve (google.com). Have you realized or have an ongoing project that fits the vision of the New European Bauhaus? Then this challenge is for you!



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CLOSING SESSION OF THE "MI.MOMO.FARO" PROJECT

16/6/2021

 
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What happens when you put Modernist Architecture and Minecraft together?

The Grand Auditorium of the Gambelas Campus of the University of Algarve (UAlg) June 18, at 10:00 am will welcome the closing session of the educational project MI.MOMO.FARO. The ceremony will be accessible online and live on the Facebook page @faro2027, an event that will be attended by the Mayor of Faro, the National Commissioner for the National Arts Plan and partners of the project, as well as students, teachers and technical team involved in it. Besides the presentation of the works produced by students from the 3rd cycle of the local schools, the closing session of MI.MO.FARO also includes a cultural moment promoted by the National Arts Plan (PNA), now marking its second anniversary. The ceremony will be joined, by video, by a representative of Kaunas2022 (European Capital of Culture in 2022) that will integrate the second edition of MI.MOMO.FARO. MI.MOMO.FARO is a project developed by the Faro’s candidacy to European Capital of Culture, with the support of Microsoft and the National Plan for the Arts, with the aim of spreading the modernist architecture, as built cultural heritage and legacy for future generations.

Click to access the event and programme, Link to event on Facebook ​
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You are all invited to generate ideas and design projects for 2027

4/6/2021

 
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What show would you like to see? Would you like to suggest an event or an exhibition? Do you have a good idea or project you'd like to get out of the drawer? If you answered yes to at least one of these questions, drop by our Culture Booth and join us for online meetings.  We want to hear what you have to say. Together we will build the cultural programme for Faro's Candidature to be European Capital of Culture 2027.

In order to mobilize and integrate the community in a project with the importance and dimension of the Candidature of Faro to European Capital of Culture 2027 (Faro 2027), we created Banca da Cultura, a space for cooperation and sharing, where ideas and proposals can be presented for the realization of initiatives, spaces or construction of events in order to build the artistic program of the Candidature. These meeting points for the exchange of ideas are open to all citizens of the Algarve region who wish to participate and contribute with their ideas and points of view, without needing to be connected to the cultural and creative sector of the region.

How can you participate?

Banca da Cultura will be accessible to all those who wish to participate, through four online meetings:
  • 7 June, Monday, 12pm
  • 8 June, Tuesday, 11:59pm
  • 13 June, Sunday, 10h00
  • 16 June, Wednesday, 6pm
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There is a permanent Banca da Cultura on our website where through a simple form you can submit your idea, dream or project for 2027.
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So that no one is left out, and everyone can contribute towards building Faro 2027, our Banca da Cultura will have a physical space in the Faro Municipal Market (to be opened on a date that's to be announced) and will also travel around the Algarve with necessary stops in communities, associations and other entities, such as immigrant communities.
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If you are an Artist or a Cultural Agent, this announcement is for you!

7/5/2021

 
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In the scope of the Cultura Algarve Horizonte 2030 process, a World Café for the Cultural and Creative Sector in the Algarve region will take place on May 12th between 5.30pm and 8pm, for which you can register HERE.
This board session for the Algarve Cultural and Creative Sector uses the group methodology commonly known as World Café. This is a methodology of sharing and group discussion widely used throughout the world, being very useful to stimulate creativity, explore relevant themes and create space for collective intelligence to emerge. The name Café appears precisely to invite people to talk in an informal, relaxed way, as if they were at a table in a café/restaurant. Although this World Café is Virtual, taking place on the Zoom platform, it will use methodologies that allow this action to be developed with dynamism and generating opportunities for everyone to participate, just as they would in a face-to-face setting.

The aim is that the participants' contributions can be integrated in the document "Cultura Algarve Horizonte 2030", which should be concluded by the end of the summer and will serve to guide the municipalities and regional entities, framing public policies, with a view to the cultural development of the region.
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In a partnership between AMAL, Faro2027, the Regional Directorate of Culture of the Algarve and the University of the Algarve, a series of online actions have been carried out, focusing on the importance of culture in the development of the territories. Another consultation session open to the public is scheduled for the 19th of this month.
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Living in a Modernist House: Online Session - 29th of April, 18:30

28/4/2021

 
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What leads a family to buy or live in a building with modernist architecture? What impact do the characteristics of modernist buildings, such as minimalism, functionality, or the integration of interior and exterior spaces, have on the daily lives of families living in them? What experiences do families associate with their modernist buildings?
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Living in a Modernist House is the theme of the second round table, promoted by the Candidature of Faro to become the European Capital of Culture, under the MI.MO.MO.FARO project.

Accessible to the public through the Facebook page @Faro2027, "Living in a Modernist House" will take place on April 29th, at 18:30pm, moderated by Graça Lobo, from the Regional Directorate of Culture of the Algarve and Coordinator of the Regional Programme HArPA - Stories, Art in the Heritage of the Algarve.

​This online session will also include the presence of several owners of modernist buildings in Faro who, with their testimonials, will highlight the characteristics of this architectural movement and how they impacted on their experiences in their respective buildings.

​The project MI.MOMO.FARO aims to promote public discussion on major themes of Faro's Candidature to become the European Capital of Culture 2027: the city in the digital era, the enhancement of cultural heritage as a legacy for future generations and institutional cooperation in urban regeneration.
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"Faro, Modernist city in Southern Europe” - Live at Facebook

23/3/2021

 
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March 25th, at 6:30 pm Facebook Live @faro2027

​The MI.MO.MO.FARO project, developed within the scope of the Faro Candidacy for the European Capital of Culture 2027, promotes the first in a series of round tables dedicated to modernist architecture.
“Faro, Modernist City in Southern Europe” is the theme of this online event, accessible to the public through the Facebook page @ Faro2027, which takes place on March 25, at 6:30 pm.
This round table, moderated by Tiago Candeias, brings together three architects, deeply knowledgeable about modernist architecture in the region and in the city: Teresa Valente, Ricardo Agarez and Gonçalo Vargas. In an informal environment, these guests will discuss topics such as: the history of modernist architecture in Faro, the characteristics and specificities of the city's emblematic buildings, as well as their conservation and requalification.
The MI.MOMO.FARO project thus intends to bring the main themes of the Candidature of Faro to the European Capital of Culture 2027 to public discussion, among them: the valorization of cultural heritage as a legacy for future generations and institutional cooperation in urban regeneration .
More about MI.MOMO.FARO project
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Discover the New Bauhaus

23/3/2021

 
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Online Session - March 24th, at 10amLive: Facebook | Youtube @ faro2027
If science and technology intersect with art and culture to build a sustainable, inclusive and beautiful world? If the construction of a new model of society were to build bridges, between thinkers and entrepreneurs, with a view to discovering innovative solutions to complex problems?
"Discover the New Bauhaus" is the theme of the first online session to present the project the New European Bauhaus. A session promoted by a set of regional partners, namely Associação Designers do Sul, Associação Al Mouatamid Ibn Abbad, the European Commission representation in Portugal, Europe Direct Algarve, CCDR Algarve and Faro2027 European Capital of Culture Candidacy.
Accessible to the public through the Facebook or Youtube @ Faro2027 page, “Discover the New Bauhaus” takes place on March 24, at 10 am, and includes the participation of the European Commission representative in Portugal, Rory Campbell.
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This online event also includes leading figures in the field of arts and architecture, Ana Sousa, professor and coordinator of the Research Group in Art Education at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon and Architect José Alberto Alegria, a pioneer in Portugal the renewal of geo-architecture.
In the online session “Discover the New Bauhaus”, in addition to the presentation of the European New Bauhaus, the network of partners in the Algarve will also be presented, as well as discussing the region's potential and contribution to the project.
The New European Bauhaus is an interdisciplinary creative movement, open to all, which aims to mobilize designers, architects, engineers, scientists, students and creative minds to, within the scope of the European Ecological Pact, improve the quality of life experience, through the creation of more affordable and accessible spaces, the reinvention of sustainable lifestyles and financial support for innovative ideas and projects.
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Faro takes Minecraft to classrooms

10/3/2021

 
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What if Minecraft was more than just a game? If it was also an educational tool that allowed you to reproduce remarkable works of Portuguese architecture? And if it was present in classrooms? 


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A present for the future of Faro, ​Faro2027 is promoting young Algarve artists through the Cápsula project

24/2/2021

 
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