Leila Photo Competition

about the competition Date: November 1st 2011 – December 31st 2015Location: Front patio of Palácio BelmonteAddress: Pateo Dom Fradique, 14 – 1100-624 LisboaContacts: +351 218816600 _ office@palaciobelmonte.com Artist/Author: Maria Pia de OliveiraPartners: DaST, WOA-Way of ArtsSponsors: Palacio Belmonte Lisboa Lda about the artist Born and currently living in Lisbon, Portugal, Maria Pia studied Plastic Arts at Ar.Co, in Lisbon, and […]

Maria Pia de Oliveira Event & Exhibition

about the event Date: September 30th – October 31st 2011Schedule: 10am – 20pmLocation: Palácio BelmonteAddress: Pateo Dom Fradique, 14 – 1100-624 LisboaContacts: +351 218816600 _ office@palaciobelmonte.com Artist/Author: Maria Pia de OliveiraCo-Artist/Author: Isabel CaldeiraTitle: Clarear as Nuvens Densas AcumuladasCurated by: Maria and Frederic Coustols / Belmonte Cultural ClubPartners: DaST, WOA-Way of Arts, RH PositivoSponsors: CML-Agenda Cultural de Lisboa, Palacio Belmonte Lisboa lda about the artist Born and currently living […]

Elisha Abas Live Performance

about the event Date: 20th July 2011Schedule: 9pmLocation: Belmonte Cultural Club CafeAddress: Pateo Dom Fradique, 14 – 1100-624 LisboaContacts: +351 218816600 _ office@palaciobelmonte.com Artist/Author: Elisha AbasCurated by: Maria and Frederic Coustols / Belmonte Cultural ClubPartners: DaST, WOA-Way of ArtsSponsors: CML-Agenda Cultural de Lisboa, Palacio Belmonte Lisboa lda about the artist Elisha Abas, Israeli born Concert Pianist, was the lifelong student of Pnina Salzman, (herself […]

Soundwalk Live Performance

about the event Date: June 3rd 2011 – 1 Night PerformanceSchedule: starting at 00:00Location: Palácio BelmonteAddress: Pateo Dom Fradique, 14 – 1100-624 LisboaContacts: +351 218816600 _ office@palaciobelmonte.com Artist/Author: Soundwalk CollectivePartners: DaST, WOA-Way of ArtsSponsors: Palacio Belmonte Lisboa Lda about the artists Soundwalk Collective is an international art collective based in New York City.Since 2000 they have been sonic nomads, embarking on never ending journeys […]

Vasco Luz for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China

“One of these days, while walking through one of the valleys surrounding JiuXian, I came across a root. At first sight, I was drawn to the way it stood out against the grass. In a contemplative state, I observed it, and without delay, it took hold of my thoughts. The seed was sown for the […]

Tim Madeira for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China

“From wooden posts for constructing a new museum and recycled materials, my work emerged, linked to nature and the immense respect that the place and project demanded.” Tim MadeiraMultidisciplinary Artist “I have a small grove in distant lands of the East…” **For immense respect …** …for the dream of a man and a woman who […]

Sara Yan for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China

“Interior happenings, Self found in substance and without it, presides strength.” Sara YanArtist Arrival stay.Feel seehear to be Dark nightCould see nothing, ground soil scent tree shadows.Going interior land Chinastrange language.Foreignerswe and they Light day. See all landscape. Self.Cry, way made person to person , arrives until me.At the table.Interior happenings, Self found in substance […]

Rui Pinto Gonçalves for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China

“The relationship between Man and Nature has always been inseparable, but the connection between the two has undergone numerous and profound changes over time. If we move along the timeline, we can clearly observe these transformations.” Rui Pinto GonçalvesArchitect In the past, we began from a phase of harmony and balance, where Man, a conscious […]

Michel Batlle for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China

“The different peoples that make up China are referred to as “minorities.” This is the title of my painting created in JiuXian. It follows my series from the early 1980s titled “The Cultural Wars.”” Michel BatlleSculpture Artist “The Succession of Shadows” From one shadow to another, Surpassing the shadow, falling back into it, In successive […]

Marta Alvim for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China

“I didn’t expect to visit China so soon, despite always having felt a genuine attraction to the East. This attraction, which is common to many Westerners, was also accompanied by a deep sense of inertia—the inertia of someone who knows they are about to embark on a wonderful and exhausting journey. An open, demanding, and […]