RadioATIVIDADE – National Takeover

Developed between 2022 and 2025 at the Guarda Prison (EPG), as part of the PARTIS & Art for Change initiative, the project established an artistic practice centred on radio and radio drama as tools for creative expression within a prison setting. The experience enabled the development of a methodology that combines writing, playwriting, performance, recording, editing and the dissemination of audio content, affirming radio production as a space for expression, participation and access to culture.

In 2026, RadioATIVIDADE will embark on a new phase of national expansion, extending its work to five prisons in different regions of the country: Guarda, Coimbra, Izeda (Bragança), Santa Cruz do Bispo (Matosinhos) and Pinheiro da Cruz (Grândola).

Over the course of two years, the plan is to produce 20 radio plays and set up an in-house radio station in each prison, with the aim of replicating the project’s methodology in different contexts and creating the first collaborative network of radio stations within the prison system.