Satellite Exhibitions

In addition to several IAC Members’ Exhibition, the hosts are pleased to present a number of exhibitions highlighting local ceramic art, traditions and practices.

Alcobaça

JOSÉ AURÉLIO – A CERAMIC RETROSPECTIVE

| 20.08.2024 – 02.03.2025 |

Opening: 20.08.2024, 3pm
Guided visit with curators and artists: 23.08.2024, 7pm (free entry)

Curator: Alberto Guerreiro, with the support of the Municipality of Alcobaça

José Aurélio spent a decade exploring ceramics, convinced it would be his primary medium of expression. This marked the only period in the sculptor’s artistic journey where he dedicated himself exclusively to a single material.
After this decade, he expanded his exploration to multiple materials and forms of expression, from wood to iron, and even stone.
This exhibition is a compilation of his artistic work dedicated to ceramics and simultaneously serves as a retrospective that has never been presented before.

Armazém das Artes
R. Eng. Duarte Pacheco 38
Alcobaça

 Thur – Fri 2pm – 5pm
Sat – Sun 10am – 12:30pm, 2pm – 6pm

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45/24 PRATOS DA GUERRA, PRATOS DE PAZ

| 20.08.2024 – 02.03.2025 |

Opening: 20.08.2024, 3pm
Guided visit with curators and artists: 23.08.2024, 7pm (free entry)

Curators: José Aurélio, Alberto Guerreiro and Maria Manuel Aurélio, with the support of the Municipality of Alcobaça, S. Bernardo PPA., Jomazé.

Collection of Alcobaça Pottery: Collections of António Villa Nova, Carlos and Conceição Marques

Inspired by the initiative of the Olaria de Alcobaça in the 1940s, which provided updates on Allied advances during World War II, and by José Aurélio’s admiration for this movement and its results, Armazém das Artes will once again exhibit “Pratos da Guerra, Pratos de Paz.” This time, the exhibition will present a contextual dialogue between the plates from the Great War era and the reflections, visions, thoughts, conclusions, and doubts that contemporary artists bring regarding war and peace — a theme that remains relevant and, we might say, perennial throughout human history.

Featuring artwork by guest artists ana+betânia, José Aurélio, Liliana Sousa, Paulo Óscar, Sofia Areal, Thierry Ferreira, Virgínia Fróis, Conceição Cabral, Wilson Esperança.

Armazém das Artes
R. Eng. Duarte Pacheco 38
Alcobaça

 Thur – Fri 2pm – 5pm
Sat – Sun 10am – 12:30pm, 2pm – 6pm

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UNITY THROUGH FIRE

| 16.09.2024 – 29.11.2024 |

This exhibition is a collaboration between two artists dedicated to the art of ceramics: Liliana de Sousa, an artist from Alcobaça, and Emma Inman, an African-American artist who also found her inspiration and home in Alcobaça. “Unity Through Fire” is a reflection on cultural intersections and the transformative power of art. The artists use ceramics not only as a means of expression, but also as a form of unity and connection between different traditions and experiences. Fire, a fundamental element in the ceramic process, symbolises both transformation and purification, and in this context acts as a link that unites each artist’s narrative. The exhibition presents a variety of works that explore the beauty, resistance and diversity of ceramics. Through their work, Liliana de Sousa and Emma Inman seek to celebrate collaboration and inclusion, promoting an artistic dialogue that transcends geographical and cultural boundaries. We invite the community of Alcobaça and all those interested to visit the exhibition and participate in this space of creation and reflection. Together, let’s celebrate art, community and the unity that comes when we connect through creativity.

Gallery 5Piso of the Crédito Agrícola de Alcobaça
Rua Dr Brilhante 20
Alcobaça

9am – 3pm

Caldas da Rainha

CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS IN CALDAS DA RAINHA – WORKS FROM THE MUNICIPAL COLLECTION

| 16.09.2024 – 11.11.2024 |

Curator: José Antunes

The collective exhibition of contemporary ceramics includes designer ceramics belonging to the Caldas da Rainha Municipal Collection and featuring the most important names of the last 50 years.

Featured artworks by Ferreira da Silva, Eduardo Constantino, Armando Correia, Paulo Óscar, Ana Sobral, Mário Reis, Carlos Enxuto, Bolota, Vítor Reis, Vítor Agostinho, Antónia Labaredas, Lídia Santos, Francisco Vidal, Elsa Rebelo, Miguel Neto, Eneida Tavares, Mariana Sampaio, Umbelina Barros, Francisco Correia, Filipe Faleiro, Paula Violante, Marta Lucas, Ana+Betânia.

Concas Space, Caldas da Rainha Arts Centre
Rua Dr. Ilídio Amado
2500-217 Caldas da Rainha

16-20 Sept:
Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri 9am – 12:30pm / 2pm – 5:30pm

16 Sept to 11 Nov:
Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri 9am – 12:30pm / 2pm – 5:30pm
Sat & Sun 9am – 1pm / 3pm – 6pm

A COLLECTION OF FOLK ART BY VICTOR SANTOS

| 20.09.2024 |

Curators: Victor Santos and José Antunes

The Victor Santos Folk Art Collection includes various types of folk art and handicrafts, collected over more than five decades: pottery, clay, pastoral art, tinware, basketry, metals, miniature traditional boats and masks are among the most representative items.

Featuring artwork by Rosa Ramalho, José Maria Rodrigues, Júlia Côta, José Franco, Álvaro Chalana, Izaclino Palma, Ti Guilhermina, Ana Baraça, António Manuel Tito, Isidro Manuel Verdasca, among others.

Yellow House, Caldas da Rainha Arts Centre
Rua Dr. Ilídio Amado
2500-217 Caldas da Rainha

20 Sept: 9am – 12:30pm / 2pm – 5:30pm

LINGUAGEM

| 16.09.2024 – 23.09.2024 |

Curator: Marta Pereira

The temporary exhibition Linguagem, curated by Marta Pereira, features artwork by Sílvia Jácome and reflects the artist’s language. Sílvia Jácome characterises her pieces as her own language, with the aim of arousing feelings. Her work is delicate, made with calm, time and feeling, and she identifies herself as a maker of pieces.

Barata Feyo Museum, Caldas da Rainha Arts Centre
Rua Dr. Ilídio Amado
2500-217 Caldas da Rainha

16 – 20 Sept: 9am – 12:30pm / 2pm – 5:30pm

Until 23 Sept: Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri 9am – 12:30pm / 2pm – 5:30pm, Sat & Sun 9am – 1pm / 3pm – 6pm

AVULSO XXI

| 16.09.2024 – 20.09.2024 |

This solo exhibition highlights the work of Fernando Sarmento. In his work, the artist reflects on the reference that make up his/our lexicon of visual representations and how they can integrate the imagery of tiles.

Exhibition Room at the Municipal Tourism Office
R. do Provedor Frei Jorge de São Paulo
Caldas da Rainha

16 – 20 Sept 2pm – 8pm

THE PERMANENCE OF KNOWLEDGE: A CREATIVE HERITAGE

| To be confirmed |

The collective exhibition of the artistic collection of the Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro High School reflects the artistic knowledge developed over the years by students and teachers of this institution, since its foundation in 1885, with special emphasis on the work carried out in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.