Designers, creators and artists open the doors of their studios and workshops to the public this weekend in Faro

For Toma Svazaite and Daniela Garcia, in the first edition there was a need for "more active work to attract participants" but this year they already felt that the artists "contacted the organization directly" and there are "visits directed to secondary schools".
The studios are spread out all over the city, a floating atelier installed in the middle of Ria Formosa whose visit is possible by appointment and a small boat trip.
There are 16 spaces that open their doors during the three days and where artists "from various areas" with "performance notes, architecture, tattoos, photography, jewelry, multimedia or sculpture" participate.
The event aims to open spaces usually closed to the public, such as the old carpentry shops of Faro City Hall, next to the Municipal Museum, which will serve as the basis for the exhibition "Blindfold Sessions - Dialogue at the Infinity", prepared jointly by Filipe Paixão and Gustavo Jesus, whose inauguration, at 18:30 today.
Two artists from outside the city "chose to set up an improvised studio" to "recreate their studio" and "welcome the public". One will be located at Largo da Madalena and the other at the Musicians Recreational and Cultural Association (ARCM).
The invitation is for the public to create their own itinerary, but it is possible to have a guided tour, on Saturday at 10:00, intermediated by university professor Miriam Tavares.
The Pop Up Gallery is a space that emerged following the first edition of Open Studios, serving as the basis for the organization giving "continuity to the work that began there". It also provides "space for artists to work" and can be observed by the public. It will host two exhibitions during the event.
A debate around the (over)cultural experience in times of pandemic and the development of culture in contingency, joining on Saturday at 18:00 at Gimnásio Clube de Faro, various experiences and perspectives.
For Sunday a street intervention by the artist Inês Barradas is scheduled with the participation of the public and the elaboration of a canvas that "fuses pixel-art with elements found in the carpets of Arraiolos".
The event closes on Sunday with the concert of the META project from Porto, at ARCM, which will serve as "another of the moments of conviviality among artists" and where they will be able to "share some of their experiences", they said.

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AUTHOR Ana Catarina Neto
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