In February, the European Commission announced the list of 40 candidates selected for the 2015 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The Arquipélago – Contemporary Arts Centre, along with the High Performance Rowing Centre in Vila Nova de Foz Coa, was one of two Portuguese projects on the shortlist. […]

O Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center opens its second exhibition, featuring the António Cachola Collection, on October 16th, 2015. “A Horizon of Proximities – A Topology from the António Cachola Collection” is curated by Sérgio Mah and will be on exhibit until February 28, 2016. After 11:00PM, the vernissage will continue with the DJs Mr. […]

On May 22th, Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Centeropens the first exhibition of its contemporary art collection. “Pontos Colaterais – Coleção de Arte Contemporânea Arquipélago, uma seleção” (Pontos Colaterais – Arquipélago Contemporary Art Collection, a selection) is curated by João Silvério in a cooperation protocol with FLAD – Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento. The event begins […]

April was the month to RE-OCCUPY the space through an interaction between the team, the community and the audience. Guided tours through the different areas of the building included an explanation of the architectural design and of the assets of this cultural and artistic facility. In the exhibition rooms, the artist/director Pedro Sena Nunes showed […]

The institutional opening of the Arquipélago – Contemporary Arts Centre included the presence and speeches by the Director of the Centre, the Regional Director of Culture, the Regional Secretary of Education and Culture, and the President of the Regional Government. For this event, the Centre invited artist/film director Pedro Sena Nunes to create three films […]