Public Art

“Art as an instrument for social inclusion” is the motto for EDP Foundation Public Arts Programme.

Aimed at areas with low population density all over the country, this project encourages access to art and involving the population in new cultural experiences, as well as stimulating local development through bringing public artworks to rural areas.

Curated by EDP Foundation, artists are invited to develop a collaborative process with the local population, encouraging them to take part in community meetings to discuss the artistic intervention proposals to be performed in public spaces (building facades, walls, EDP electricity transformation stations, etc.)

The project foresees partnerships with official institutions and local associations connected with the arts. These partners are involved from the initial stages in the project until its completion, with the goal of supporting the promotion of art programmes at a local level.

Having begun in 2015, the project is already present in 31 locations. Each one represents a project with its own identity.

Xana, Alexandre Farto aka Vhils, Luís Silveirinha, Manuel João Vieira, Mariana A Miserável e Menau are some of 50 artists and collectives who signed 139 interventions performed.  

Once each group’s project is completed, EDP Foundation publishes a roadmap listing the interventions carried out and their respective artists. These roadmaps are passed on to the local institutions for them to use as a tool to better promote their new assets in public art. All roadmaps are also available for free download on the EDP Foundation website.

LOCATIONS:
VILA DO BISPO
BARÃO DE S. JOÃO
SÃO BARTOLOMEU DE MESSINES
MEXILHOEIRA GRANDE
FIGUEIRA
ALTE
ALPORTEL

ARTISTS: 
JORGE PEREIRA
MARIANA A MISERÁVEL
MENAU
PADURE
SUSANA GAUDÊNCIO
TIAGO BATISTA
XANA

LOCATIONS:
CAMPO MAIOR
OUGUELA
DEGOLADOS

ARTISTS: 
LUÍS SILVEIRINHA
ANDRÉ CALADO aka NADA
LUÍS MANAGEM aka ORPHÃO
ANDRÉ CLÉRIGO

LOCATIONS:
VILA DA MARMELEIRA
ASSENTIZ
SÃO JOÃO DA RIBEIRA
RIBEIRA DE SÃO JOÃO

ARTISTS: 
JOÃO SEGURO
SAMINA
ALECRIM
DESEJOS URBANOS (PRISCILLA BALLARIN)

LOCATIONS:
ALFÂNDEGA DA FÉ
TORRE DE MONCORVO
MIRANDA DO DOURO
MOGADOURO

ARTISTS:
GABRIELA VAZ PINHEIRO
NUNO PIMENTA
SOFIA BORGES
R2 DESIGN
FAHR 021.3
ALUNOS DO MESTRADO EM ARTE E DESIGN PARA O ESPAÇO PÚBLICO
CRISTINA MATEUS
FERNANDO JOSÉ PEREIRA
MAR
PEDRO ALMEIDA
MIGUEL SCHRECK
RICARDO SANTOS

LOCATIONS:
VILA NOVA DA BARQUINHA
TANCOS
PRAIA DO RIBATEJO
ATALAIA

ARTISTS: 
ALEXANDRE FARTO aka VHILS
MANUEL JOÃO VIEIRA
VIOLANT
CARLOS VICENTE
ALUNOS DO CENTRO DE ESTUDOS DE ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA (CEAC) E DA ESCOLA D. MARIA II

LOCATIONS:
CRESPOS E POUDASA
PADIM DA GRAÇA
MERELIM (SÃO PAIO)
PANÓIAS E PARADA DE TIBÃES
PALMEIRA

ARTISTS:
JOSÉ PEDRO SANTOS
CAROLINA BATISTA
DIOGO BESSA
EDUARDA MAIA
FRANCISCA SÁ
JOÃO COSTA
RAFAEL ALVES
SEBASTIÃO PEIXOTO

LOCATIONS:
ALCARIA
CAPINHA
PÊRO VISEU
VALE PRAZERES

ARTISTS: 
CATARINA REAL
FRED ARANHA
GUGA LUIZZI
JOANA VALADÃO
MARIANA SANTOS