Art - Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

promotion of Portuguese artists and their
works, namely through the support that
is given for the holding of exhibitions.
The programme also provides support
for independent publishing projects
of an experimental nature, in the areas
of essay writing and art criticism.
In 2008, support was given to
24 projects, some being developed
at artistic training institutions such
as Ar.Co (Almada), and others
at infrastructures involved in the
production and promotion of art,
such as the cultural associations
Zé dos Bois (Lisbon), PIN –
Artistic Creativity Project. Joana Villaverde. Picture of the Studio, 2008.
Associação Portuguesa de Joalharia
Contemporânea (Lisbon), Porta 33 –
Associação Quebra Costas (Funchal)
and Luzlinar (Feital). Among the subsidies awarded to publishing projects were those given
to Diários de Viagem by Eduardo Salavisa, Atlas Projecto Desenho by André Romão, Gonçalo Sena
and Nuno Luz, and the support given for the launch of the book Videoarte e Filme de Arte e Ensaio
em Portugal, published by Associação Número – Arte e Cultura, which took place at the Modern Art
Centre (a publishing project that had already received support in 2007). Finally, as far as subsidies
for the promotion of artists and their works is concerned, we should like to highlight the support
given to the international collective nip – New Interfaces for Performance (Espaço do Tempo,
Montemor-o-Novo), the Pizz Buin collective (Espaço Avenida, Lisbon), the artists Paula Prates and
Miguelângelo Veiga (Sala do Veado, Lisbon) and Mónica de Miranda (Plataforma Revólver, Lisbon).
Direct activities [352 173]
Book on António Sena da Silva [37 060]
Work was undertaken on the preparation of the book dedicated to the life and work of António Sena
da Silva, which will be published in 2009. The book includes the contributions of a very significant
group of both Portuguese and foreign authors and specialists in the areas of design, ecodesign,
architecture, photography and painting. The book was published in association with the Portuguese
Design Centre, with scientific coordination by Bárbara Coutinho and graphic design by Jorge Silva
(Silva Designers!).
Survey and dissemination of the Department’s Visual Arts Archive [331 500]
Research continued into the Department’s Visual Arts Archive, in continuation of the work that had
begun in 2006 under the scope of the preparations for the “50 Years of Portuguese Art” exhibition,
which was held in the Temporary Exhibition Gallery at the Foundation’s headquarters in 2007.
098.099 098.
Annual Report 2008