The first workshop dedicated to Impact Challenges brought together Merit scholarship holders and New Talents on the second weekend of December. Thinking of a “force for the common good”, the group of students came up with initiatives to implement in their communities.
Ioannis Petropoulos, Director Emeritus at Harvard, received a Gulbenkian grant to teach master's and doctoral students about the importance of Hellenic education this academic year.
Lungo Drom is a multidisciplinary project supported by the PARTIS & Art for Change initiative, which starts from the construction of a Nomadic Museum to reflect on the history and culture of Roma communities, deconstruct prejudices and create social change.
As part of the ‘Engawa Films’ programme, we screened ‘Mountain Plain Mountain’ and ‘Wrong Revision’, by Yu Araki. In this interview, the Japanese artist talks about his trajectory and his creative process.
The Beja Diocesan Caritas project aims to ensure that the beneficiaries remain at home for as long as possible, with the highest possible quality of life.
Curator Sara de Chiara spoke with Michele Rizzo about 'HIGHER xtn.', a performance that began at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and is now being presented in Lisbon.
Japanese artist Saeborg occupied our Studio with ‘Slaughterhouse’, an inflatable farm that crosses fantastical dream and dystopian nightmare. In this conversation, she tells us about the performances at CAM and reflects on cosplay culture and the dance between the audience and her animals.
In Campo Maior, when the six professionals from Santa Casa da Misericórdia are not visiting their 32 beneficiaries, they can count on “Cuidadora São”.
Vicente Megre, an aerospace engineering student, reveals his experience as part of CAM’s Youth Advisory Group, looks back on what he has learnt, and explains why he seized the opportunity to represent people from a non-artistic background as part of the Group.
Oficina Fritta, a collective of artists in residence at CAM's Learning Space, reflects on the work developed with families at ZAAM.
Home 360 is a specialized response that seeks to bring the community into the homes of people with dementia in Sintra and Oeiras.
In Alto Minho, a multidisciplinary team of nurses and a psychologist travel kilometres, often outside of working hours, to accompany 64 beneficiaries.
Each bird has its own melody – an important clue for identifying them when they are hidden among trees and bushes.
In the city of Porto, around 64 older people can overcome their isolation with visits from professionals from the Associação Mutualista Benéfica e Previdente.
ATOS para a Democracia Cultural brought together agents who have implemented the ATOS programme with other actors who play an active role in promoting cultural participation.
Approximately 185 people living in Almada are receiving home care from the Santa Casa da Misericórdia teams.
Marcus Faustini brought his experience in participatory art in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the conference Acts for cultural democracy, based on the ‘Atos’ programme developed by the D. Maria II National Theatre and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
The Women of the Ria want nothing more than to protect the ecosystem in which they live, in Culatra, and ensure their family's livelihood. Get to know this climate action civic participation project.
Marcus Faustini founded the Agência de Redes para Juventude 13 years ago in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His work has inspired initiatives in other countries, including Portugal.
In the year marking the 35th anniversary of the first appearance at the Encontros ACARTE of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Company, directed by Pina Bausch, we look back at the participation and influence of this internationally celebrated dancer and choreographer, in and on the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's programming.
"The investment made in the perinatal period has a very significant benefit", says Teresa Reis, who believes that in addition to working with mothers, we’re also promoting the children’s mental health, ensuring that they grow up to be happy and more capable adults.
As a student, Siza receives a grant that allows him to travel to Finland, where he meets Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.
In the 1950s, Álvaro Siza travelled to Paris on a grant from the Gulbenkian Foundation, where he came into contact with the work of Picasso, who would forever influence his own work.
Learn how the fundings from the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity has benefited communities and accelerated climate action across the globe.
