At this first symposium organized by Fórum Eugénio de Almeida, experts as well as national and international artists from different domains of contemporary art will analyze the current artistic practices and the new roles of the different agents involved in the creative and operative dynamics of art and culture today.

Against an increasingly complex global background, there is a growing need to rethink and identify new networks that link the different sectors and professionals in the art world. Six main topics, branching out of this central point, will be addressed at presentations and round table discussions: curator and exhibition circuits; art market strategies; the premise for criticism; dissemination and communication; potential of individual initiatives and proposals; local strategies; and the role of culture in the context of cities.

A special session for portfolio presentation, dedicated to young Luso-Spanish designers, will promote the dialogue between emerging artists and recognized national and international professionals from the different cultural circles.

The event is integrated in the Conviver na Arte project | Cross-Border Network of Young Artists, as part of the program of activities organized to mark the inauguration of Fórum Eugénio de Almeida. 

The conference will have simultaneous translation Portuguese-English-Portuguese.

The special session of 13th july is limited to selected artists and special guests. The session will have simultaneous Portuguese-Spanish-Portuguese translation.

Free admission

More information:
Tel.:(+351) 266 737 144
E-mail: [email protected]
www.forumea.pt

Fórum Eugénio de Almeida Auditorium, Évora
July 12-13, 2013
Curator: Claudia Giannetti
Organisation: Eugénio de Almeida Foundation

PROGRAM

July 12 

EXHIBITION AND CURATOR CIRCUITS

14:30   Opening
Eduardo Pereira da Silva, President of the Administrative Board of the Eugénio de Almeida Foundation
Francisco Moreno Crespo, Antonio Gala Foundation for Young Artists

15:00   Introduction
Claudia Giannetti, Curator

1. Topic: Contemporary Art and Curatorship Circuits. The Role of Contemporary Art Museums and Cultural Centres and the Relationship of Curators with Emerging Artists.

15:30   Carlota Álvarez Basso, Director of Contemporary Culture Programs at Matadero, Madrid. 

16:30   Break

16:45   Nav Haq, Curator of the Museum of Modern Art, Antwerpen

17:45   Juan A. Gaitán, Curator and Director of Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art 2014.

18:15   Round Table Discussion: National and International Circuits for Young Artists
Carlota Álvarez Basso, Nav Haq and João Onofre, plastic artist, Lisbon.
Moderator: Claudia Giannetti

July 13 

PROFESSIONAL CIRCUITS 

2. Topic: The Art Market Circuit

10:00   Relationship of Young Artists with the Art Market, Galleries, Collectors and Art Fairs. 
Nicola Lees, Curator of Frieze Foundation, London
Cristina Guerra, Gallery owner, Lisbon
Miguel Comporta, Director of Arte Lisboa, Contemporary Art Fair, Lisbon
Nuno Centeno, Gallery owner, Porto
Debate. Moderator Claudia Giannetti

11:30   Break 

3. Topic: Criticism, Communication and Dissemination Circuit 

11:45    The Role of Critics and Editors Specialized in Contemporary Art and Their Relationship with Young Artists.
Roberta Bosco, Art Critic, Barcelona 
Sergio Rubira, Assistant Director of EXIT and co-director of FLUOR, Madrid
Maria Pallier, Director of Metrópolis, RTVE, Madrid
Sandra Vieira Jürgens, Director of artecapital.net, Lisbon
Celso Martins, Art Critic, Lisbon
Debate. Moderator Roberta Bosco

13:30   Break

 4. Topic: Independent Initiatives and Networks Circuits.

14:30   Parallel Proposals, New Forms of Management and Support for Emerging Artists.
Birgitta Persson, Executive Director of Trans Europe Halles, Lund, Sweden
Rui Horta, O Espaço do Tempo, Montemor-o-Novo
Anarita Rodrigues, Zorra Artistic Productions, Evora
Natxo Checa, Zé dos Bois Gallery, Lisbon
Juan Tomás Martín, The Art Boulevard, Madrid/ Lisbon
Debate. Moderator Natxo Checa

16:15    Break

SOCIOCULTURAL CIRCUITS

5. Topic: Art Against Adversity: Local Strategies.

16:30   Isabel André, Associate Professor, with Aggregation, at The Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon (UL-IGOT) and researcher at the Centre for Geographical Studies.

6. Topic: City and Culture.

17:00   Frank Moulaert, Professor of Spatial Planning, Director of Planning and Development Unit - ASRO, Director of the Research Centre for Space and Society, Faculty of Engineering, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.

SPECIAL SESSION

16:30 - Meeting of young artists with curators, museum directors, directors of cultural centres, art critics, gallery owners and artists.

Of the twenty portfolios selected for analysis by specialists, ten artists will make a 10 minute presentation of their work, followed by a debate. The purpose of this meeting is to, both provide an opportunity for emerging artists to present their work to professionals in the field and receive their respective input, and to foster creation of a network of contacts, in order to facilitate the artists’ first steps in the art world.

Ana Cristina Baptista, diretora de projetos, Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, Évora
Antonio Franco Domínguez, Director of MEIAC - Extremadura and Ibero-American Museum of Contemporary Art , Badajoz
Celso Martins, Art Critic, Lisbon
Claudia Giannetti, curadora do Simposio e do projeto Portas Abertas, Oldenburg, Barcelona, Évora.
Cristina Guerra, Gallery Owner, Lisbon
Filipe Rocha da Silva, Professor at the Department of Visual Arts and Design, University of Évora 
Joachim Bernauer, Director of Goethe-Institut, Lisbon
Maria Pallier, Director of Metrópolis Arte e Cultura, RTVE, Madrid
Marina Bairrão Ruivo, Director of Fundação Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva, Lisbon
Miguel Comporta, Director of Arte Lisboa, Contemporary Art Fair, Lisbon
Nuno Centeno, Gallery Owner, Porto
Roberta Bosco, Art Critic, Barcelona; 
Sandra Vieira Jürgens, Director of artecapital.net, Lisbon
Sergio Rubira, Assistant Director of EXIT and Co-Director of FLUOR, Madrid