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Galeria do Parque presents the exhibition ‘SCULPTURE. TRANSMUTATION,’ featuring works from the EDP Foundation Art Collection.

From 9 June to 05 September 2026, Galeria do Parque in Vila Nova da Barquinha will host the exhibition ‘SCULPTURE. TRANSMUTATION’, featuring works from the EDP Foundation Art Collection and curated by Margarida Almeida Chantre, who oversees the EDP Foundation’s Portuguese art collection.

The EDP Foundation is investing in new projects to support over 4,200 people in situations of vulnerability

A nova edição do programa apoia 13 projetos sociais e ambientais em 13 distritos, representando um investimento de cerca de 1 milhão de euros. De forma a assegurar um impacto mais duradouro nas comunidades, O EDP Energia Solidária passa a ser bienal, o que permite um acompanhamento mais aprofundado dos projetos, desde a fase de candidatura até à sua implementação, através de mentoria, formação e envolvimento de voluntários EDP.

Céleste Boursier-Mougenot : from here to ear

For his first exhibition in Portugal, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot presents one of the works that has most contributed to his international recognition, both in France and abroad. from here to ear brings together, within a controlled environment, a community of 100 zebra finches and 20 electric guitars that serve as both perches and stimuli for this particular group of birds.

THREE. The EDP Foundation Collections at ARCOlisboa

EDP Foundation will show, for the first time under one roof, works from its three collections: the Art Collection, the Collection of the Documentation Centre and the Energy Heritage Collection.

Manuel João Vieira. The Purple Island: Landscapes and Notes

Manuel João Vieira engages in a wide range of artistic and civic activities and is a prominent figure on the music scene and a regular presence in the political one. Yet it is as a painter, his main area of influence, that he is featured here.

João Penalva is the artist honoured with the 2026 EDP Foundation Art Grand Prize

João Penalva is the artist honoured with the EDP Foundation Art Grand Prize. The decision was made unanimously by an international jury, which highlighted his ‘singular and non-linear trajectory, grounded in profound research and experimentation with diverse materials and languages, the various ambitious projects he has realised, and the consistent quality of his work.’

Electra 32: Infrastructures

The special feature of Electra issue 32 is ‘Infrastructures’. In a globalized world, this subject has become fundamental for understanding the dynamics that support contemporary societies: from technical progress to the circulation of information and goods, from the logistics that sustain life in major cities to the geopolitical strategies and new technologies

Margarida Correia – Mais Alto

The artist investigates, with a special focus on photography, personal and institutional archives of specific communities, which she presents in exhibitions and through richly illustrated catalogues. In Mais Alto (which means Higher) her proposal addresses a transcendental issue in contemporary art related to historical questions of post-colonialism. Through interviews and material collections, MC literally portrays a group of female paratrooper nurses from the Portuguese army serving in Africa in the 1960s and 1970s.