An exhibition by Francisco Piçarra, at the Pintor Samora Barros Art Gallery, and two others about World War I are exhibits to see, during the month of October, in Albufeira.
At the beginning of the month, at the Pintor Samora Barros Art Gallery, right in the heart of the city, the exhibition “Introspecção, Vida e Obra”, by Francisco Piçarra, from Albufeires, opened.
«The exhibition, which will be open to the public until the 29th of October, is intended to be a posthumous tribute to a painter who felt his homeland like no one else», says the Câmara de Albufeira.
«Throughout his life, Francisco Piçarra was transposing his artistic vision to the canvas with an impressive aesthetic sensibility».
«Autodidact, he soon distinguished himself in the knowledge and application of the materials that he would use masterfully in the execution of his works. Albufeira, its typical architecture, the white and the shapes of its houses, the fishing boats and the sea are its favorite themes», according to the municipality.
“His artistic maturity would appear at around 22 years of age, when he was completing his obligatory military service. A set of paintings on military themes dates from this period, which are still displayed in the Barracks of Tavira. His works enrich various private collections in the four corners of the world».
The exhibition can be visited from Monday to Saturday from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and from 13:30 pm to 17:30 pm. The Gallery is closed on Sundays and holidays.
Since last Thursday, the Municipality remembers the First World War with exhibitions and testimonies of families of soldiers from Albufeira who participated in the conflict.
The exhibition, which can be visited until the 31st of October, at the Espaço Multiusos in Albufeira, includes two exhibitions: one is entitled “De Lágrimas e de Mud – 14-18 in the Eyes of a Soldier” and is the responsibility of the Associação Cívica , directed by Paulo Marques, president of that association of Portuguese in France.
The other exhibition is the responsibility of the Albufeira Historical Archive and is entitled “The March to the Trenches – Remembering 1914-1918” and describes the participation of the inhabitants of Albufeira in the First World War.
The exhibition includes not only the names of those who were in the War, but also accounts told by family members, along with the effects of the War in the municipality and in the Algarve.
After traveling through Germany and France, the exhibition curated by Cívica arrives in Albufeira thanks to the support of the French interministerial committee “Mission Centenaire”. The exhibition also has the High Sponsorship of the Presidency of the Republic, the Ministry of Defense and the Municipality of Albufeira. During the exhibition, contemporary photographs of the prime minister and the President of the Republic will also be presented in memory of the victims and the 100th anniversary of the commemorations of the armistice of the great war.
This exhibition, free of charge, can be seen from Monday to Friday, from 9:30 am to 17:00 pm (closes between 13:00 pm and 14:00 pm) and on weekends between 14:00 pm and 19:00 pm.
Meanwhile, at the Galeria Municipal de Albufeira João Bailote, the exhibition of paintings by João Cláudio da Silva is still on display. The exhibition can be visited until the 20th of October, from Tuesday to Saturday from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and from 13:30 pm to 17:30 pm. The Gallery is closed on Sundays, Mondays and holidays.
Born in Olhão, João Cláudio da Silva studied at the School of Applied Plastic Arts in Poitiers (France), the city where he opened his first studio. Graphic designer, painter, watercolorist and sculptor, he also teaches plastic arts in various cultural centers and schools. His works are exhibited in France, Portugal and Italy, and he was invited to present his work in the space “St – Bernadin” at Cannet, “les Bains douches” in Antibes, at the Consulate General in Paris and also at the University “La Sapienza " In Rome.
Some of his works were acquired by collectors in France, Germany, China, Portugal, among other countries.
The exhibition “Albufeira por Artur Pastor”, considered one of the great Portuguese photographers of the 16th century, can be admired until the next XNUMXth of December.
Twenty years after having held its last exhibition in Albufeira, the municipality intends to show part of its history and pay homage to the legacy it left to the municipality.
The exhibition consists of two exhibition centers “Locals with History”, open to the public at the Historical Archive, from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and from 13:30 pm to 17:00 pm, and “The Sea and its People” in exhibition at the Municipal Museum of Archeology, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and from 13:30 pm to 17:30 pm. On Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, the hours are from 14:00 pm to 22:00 pm.
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