Through articles, interviews and reports, digital magazine BANTUMEN has teamed up with Gulbenkian to convey the stories of outstanding artists from a decentralised perspective. In this opinion piece, Vanessa Sanches, the magazine’s co-founder, reflects on her connection to culture and the barriers she has overcome along the way.
A major challenge emphasized during the conference, where the outcomes of projects supported by the Gulbenkian Home Care initiative were presented and discussed, was securing funding and ensuring the future integration of new care models into public policy.
“Nós os Loucos” works on free artistic experimentation through drawing, with residents of national mental health institutions. A project supported by the PARTIS & Art for Change initiative.
In 2024, CAM acquired 21 photographs from the 'Confidencial/Desclassificado' series by the artist Manuel Botelho. Two photographs from this series were presented for the first time in the exhibition 'Tide Line. CAM Collection'.
The Viral project promotes the education and training of young people through artistic work that combines the body, photography, sound and writing around futsal, with the support of PARTIS & Art for Change.
Music and dance are the main forms of expression of the ZHA! project, promoted by Visões Úteis with the support of PARTIS & Art for Change, to celebrate living traditions of the gypsy community and enhance more inclusive and participatory life paths.
Chikako Yamashiro was in Lisbon for the first time for the opening of the exhibition ‘The Song of the Land’, in which she presents two video installations. The curator of the Engawa Season, Emmanuelle de Montgazon, spoke to the Japanese artist about her work, which explores memory and identity.
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 of Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, received a Gulbenkian grant to teach master's and doctoral students about the importance of Hellenic education this academic year.
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.
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.
Each bird has its own melody – an important clue for identifying them when they are hidden among trees and bushes.
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.
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.
On the 50th anniversary of the 25 April Revolution, we asked different generations to choose a work from CAM’s Collection and relate it to this decisive moment in our recent history.
In the late 1940s, Calouste Gulbenkian, then resident in Portugal, paid special attention to the deep tensions generated in the Middle East, particularly those following the foundation of the new State of Israel, the discussion of the political status of Jerusalem and the consequences for the Armenian community in the Holy City.
What is a Book of Hours? What is its function? What is written in its pages? Find the answer to these questions in this text by curator Ana Maria Campino.
