The photographic exhibition “Oficinas no Cabo do Mundo” will show the Fortress of Sagres «through the eyes of two generations» at Mar Shopping, in Loulé, from the 14th to the 27th of June.
This exhibition, made up of 43 photographs of the Fortress of Sagres, captured by young people aged between 16 and 20 and seniors aged up to 85 years, is the result of the project that, with the same name, involved the students of the Tourism Technician Course at the School Professional Cândido Guerreiro – Alte and seniors residing in that parish.
Together, the participants in the initiative «embarked on a journey of discovery, exploration, learning, sharing experiences, exchanging knowledge, sharing affections and artistic creation about the Fortress of Sagres», according to the In Loco association. , one of the project partners.
The exhibition has traveled through villages, towns and cities from the coast to the mountains, «installing itself in spaces with the most diverse characteristics, adapting to their architecture and volumetry», providing, «in a very comprehensive way, in terms of territorial and diversity audiences, the opportunity to visit/revisit the Fortress of Sagres».
«The use not only of traditional cultural spaces, almost always non-existent in villages and small towns, but also of spaces suitable for this purpose, transforming them into spaces for reception, creation and dissemination of cultural goods and products, providing populations that, due to geographical or symbolic barriers, they do not have access to traditional cultural spaces, promotes the formation and attraction of (new) audiences, contributes to the democratization of culture and to the development of cultural citizenship», believes In Loco.
The “Oficinas no Cabo do Mundo” project, started from an idea by Isa Catarina Mateus and was developed from May to October 2021 within the scope of the Program for the Promotion and Enhancement of Monuments (DiVaM), of the Regional Directorate of Culture of the Algarve.
The project partners are Associação In Loco, the Parish Council of Alte, the Professional School of Alte, CIPRL and its Professional School Cândido Guerreiro, the Center for Animation and Community Development of the Parish of Alte and the Casa do Povo de Alte / Altense Youth.
The initiative was financed by DiVaM and had the support of the Municipality of Loulé – Municipal Museum – Cândido Guerreiro and Condes de Alte Museum Pole, the Algarve Tourism Region, the National Federation of Film Clubs and the International Federation of Film Clubs.
The exhibition, which has been traveling in the Algarve region since August 2021 and until the end of December 2022, has the support of entities, organizations and companies that throughout this “trip”, which will last 500 days , are hosting it in their facilities: the Fortress of Sagres, the Cândido Guerreiro and Condes de Alte Museum Pole; the Rosmaninho Restaurant – Sarnadas/Alte, the Algarve Regional Directorate of the Portuguese Institute for Sports and Youth, the Algarve Regional Directorate of Culture, the Salir Tourist Office, the Parish Councils of Quarteira, Boliqueime, Salir, Almancil, Ameixial , the Union of Parishes of Querença, Tôr and Benafim, the Municipality of São Brás de Alportel, the CineTeatro de São Brás, Editora Sul, Sol e Sal, the University of the Algarve – Penha Campus Library – Faro and the Portimão Campus Library, the Algarve Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR), MAR Shopping Algarve and the Vila do Bispo Interpretation Center, the municipality where the “journey” began and where it will end on the last day of the year 2022.
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