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Shuttle supports art from Porto abroad
Porto Municipal Council unanimously approved support to art internationalisation at the Executive meeting held this morning in Porto City Hall. This endorsement is named Shuttle and its fundamental goal is to promote contemporary art work, creators and cultural operators of the city of Porto abroad. This open call runs till December 2018 and is targeted at developing artistic projects at a global level.
Joana Gama draws on Erik Satie to tickle the ivories and tell endless humorous stories
The programme "Cultura em Expansão" [Expanding Culture] travels to Campanhã, on April 7 featuring the performance "whisper in my ear", at 4 pm at the Entertainment Association Malmequeres de Noêda. Entrance is free.
Victim Support Centre in Porto takes stock of five years of service
The Information Office and Victim Support Centre in Porto (GAIV) was established five years ago. During this time, 6.577 people have benefited from this project. The most usual crime is domestic violence and the victims are predominantly women, between the ages of 30 and 40. A packed Almeida Garrett Municipal Library auditorium debated Domestic Abuse and Gender Equality with the Porto Metropolitan Command of the Police Force, Porto City Hall and over 70 institutions involved in this project,...
April is devoted to books and to reading in Public libraries
April is here, so it means that the magic of reading is all around the city. Municipal Libraries in Porto promote a programme devoted to the pleasure of reading with a broad range of activities.
Porto hosts the World Spine 8, from April 15 to 18
Porto Palácio Congress Centre will play host to the World Spine 8, from April 15 to 18. The 8th edition of the congress of the World Spinal Column Society features a pioneering scientific programme of activities and welcomes health professionals of this medical speciality, as well as the public at large trough the awareness raising activity "Healthy spine for all".
Start & Scale 2018 in Porto will take place from 5 to 11 May
The Start & Scale 2018 will take place from 5 to 11 May. Every year, this event promotes innovation, entrepreneurship and technology headquartered in the city of Porto.
Domestic Violence and Gender Equality are debated at a seminar in Porto
Porto Metropolitan Command of the Police Force marks the five years of the Information Office and Victim Support Centre in Porto (GAIV) with the seminar on Domestic Abuse and Gender Equality, to be held on April 3, at the auditorium of Almeida Garrett Municipal Library.
TEDxPorto asks the following question: Is it Natural?
Is natural better than artificial, in all circumstances and covering all situations? In the new knowledge society involving huge progress but also containing certain shortcomings, one generally wonders. And, it raises further issues.
Resident company Estrutura in Porto conducts vocational training in theatre in the context of the Criatório Programme
The creative artistic initiative, themed Recurso started to be implemented in the city of Porto. This action is supported by Porto City Hall, in the context of the Criatório Programme. This is a project in the area of theatre training, promoted by Estrutura, which is a resident company of Campo Alegre Theatre, within the Campo Aberto agenda of Porto Municipal Theatre.
Exhibition on Almada Negreiros closes March 31 at Soares dos Reis Museum
The exhibit featuring Almada Negreiros'work, on display at Museum Soares dos Reis, will close March 31, after the end date has been postponed. The exhibit gathers 90 drawings by Almada Negreiros, who viewed himself as a futurist artist, inspired by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and Eugène Ionesco or Arthur Adamov. This will be an occasion to see, first hand, some unpublished works by the author.