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ECOC?
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ECOC is an acronym for European Capital of Culture, an initiative run by the European Union with the aim of valuing the richness of European culture, which is built on diversity, but also on common characteristics.
For a period of 1 year, the cities awarded the title of European Capital of Culture get the chance to show off their creative and cultural potential to Europe and the wider world, by developing their city in a way that fosters a feeling of belonging among all citizens of Europe, in a land we all call home.

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Faro2027
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Strategic Plan for Culture

Status In Progress

Developing a Strategic Plan for Culture is a vital, essential part of any application for the title of European Capital of Culture, and should be the starting point of the entire project.

Mar Motto

Status In Progress

Discover the public art exhibitions held throughout the municipality of Faro, aiming to make all those who see them reflect on the Sea and its multiple dimensions.

Rooftops for Europe

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Discover other European cities that, like Faro, take a creative approach to their rooftops and undertake projects that aim to transform these spaces, making them more community, art and sustainability-focussed.

Capsule

Status In Progress
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​​Meet the new generation of artists in Faro and the Algarve Together, we’ll find out these young people’s visions of the future, their plans and how they experience culture in the city.

Europe at Home 

Status In Progress
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​This project brings different European cities together in an artistic reflection of the unprecedented circumstances all Europeans are living through due to the Covid-19 pandemic, carried out through photography and literature.

Projecto Pergunta

Status Encerrado
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​O "Proyecto Pregunta" teve como objetivo potenciar o debate no espaço público e consequentemente ativar o conhecimento coletivo na nossa cidade.  Em Faro, o projeto incluiu cinco ações com grupos diferentes, onde o público foi convidado a participar num conjunto de actividades para promover ferramentas de questionamento sobre diversos temas sociais e fomentar novos tipos de discussão e consciência cívica, culminando posteriormente em intervenções de rua onde uma estrutura gigante "passeou"  pela cidade de Faro apresentando os resultados desse trabalho e simultaneamente incentivando a população a formular novas perguntas.

Mar d'estórias

Status In Progress

As part of the European Commission's "European Maritime Day in My Country" scheme, this project aims to boost the connection and relationship children have with the Ria Formosa, intensifying their imagination through storytelling.

The Role of Art in Times of Crisis

Status ​Concluded

Inspired by the Artiști Împreună (Artists Together) project, we challenged artists from all over the Algarve to create pieces of art that both inform and raise awareness among the general public of the importance of following and complying with the recommendations put forward by health authorities during the state of emergency declared as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

 ... and so we start paving away for our Bid for European Capital of Culture. 
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