VAGABONDS
Artistic Residency '24
theater and performance
Open Days take place on May 30th and June 2nd, an opportunity to learn about the work being carried out
by the artists, the result of research and creation with the
community of Mina de S. Domingos
May 30th at 6pm - Cineteatro da Mina de S.Domingos | Mértola
June 2nd at 5pm - Penha Sco - Arte Cooperativa | Lisbon - includes debate with the artists and this year's jury panel: guest artists Ana Borralho, Raquel André and Inês Achando (Cepa Torta)
During the month of May, artists Margarida Azevedo and Vera Santana were able to develop their proposals at Mina de S. Domingos, Mértola. At the closing of this Residence there is now room to share the work developed as a result of research and creation with the community of Mina de S. Domingos and also to take advantage of the moment to debate the challenges inherent to creating the feminine in communities where cultural and social desertification are a reality.
These Open Days will be held at the location where the Residency took place and in Lisbon, promoting the crossing of the two fronts: the valorization of the female presence in artistic creation, simultaneously linking the two places with greater and lesser access to the arts and diversity cultural, in the interior of the country - Mina de S. Domingos - and the capital.
Discover the various stages of this Program
During the month of March, the VAGABUNDAS Open Call took place with the aim of selecting two Portuguese artists or artists residing in Portugal, for the award of a scholarship and artistic residency in Mina de S. Domingos, municipality of Mértola, and the birthplace of Mercedes Blasco
This year we received 24 applications and our jury, which this year included the participation of artists Ana Bugalho, Raquel André and Inês Achando, had the difficult task of choosing the two winning projects of this VAGABUNDAS edition.
The artists Margarida Azevedo and Vera Santana were selected, with the projects “Alma Lavra” and “PAPOILAS”, respectively.
With the “Alma Lavra” project, Margarida Azevedo intends to make known the reality of women in the interior of the country through stories and photographs, which result from portraits and interviews with those who live in the interior on a daily basis. The involvement of the local community is crucial for “Alma Lavra” to be a project that fuels public discussion about the interior/coastal dichotomy and the role of women.
“PAPOILAS” by Vera Santana is a multidisciplinary proposal that seeks to promote the development of female memory in the Mina S. Domingos community. From the collection of true stories, to an exploration of emotions about these memories that are shaped, depending on demographic factors, until being explored through a theatrical artistic language, and ending with the experience of sharing with the community.
During the month of May these artists are in residence at Mina de S. Domingos, taking advantage of this inspiring place and the generosity of its people, and with the necessary conditions to develop their creative projects, conditions that many still condition the work of women artists in our country.
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WHAT IS THE VAGABUNDAS CREATION RESIDENCE?
VAGABUNDAS is an artistic creative residency that aims to promote artistic creation in the feminine and at the intersection with the development of decentralized artistic work, particularly in communities with development and desertification problems.
With an annual frequency, this residency is inspired by the story of Mercedes Blasco, one of Conceição Vitória Marques' many pseudonyms, and the name of her best-known literary work “Vagabunda”, a diary of memories of the woman and the artist. Recognizing her importance and having her as an inspiration is to reinforce her existence, her legacy and give her the political relevance that, in life, Mercedes did not have.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Artists of Portuguese nationality or residents in Portugal, of legal age, who identify as female, whether cisgender or transgender.
WHAT DO WE OFFER?
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Artistic residency for creation, investigation and research lasting one month, from May 1 to 31, 2024, at Mina de S. Doming os, for two artists selected through an open call;
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Creation grant worth €1000 (one thousand euros), for each selected artist;
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Shared workspace at Mina de S. Domingos;
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Accommodation and food and travel allowances for the period of residence in Mina de S. Domingos (1 month) and stay in Lisbon (3 days), with a total value of €600 (six hundred euros).