Workshop – “Reimagining the Landscape” Collage

Reimagining the Landscape ( “Reimaginando a paisagem”) – Collage Workshop | Workshop de colagem

Exploring landscape through simple collage techniques, you are invited to create an abstract landscape that reflects your own relationship to a significant place/place. Using magazine images to explore color, pattern, composition and symbolism, you will have access to many types of magazines and papers, from vintage to modern. All materials are provided.

Explorando a paisagem através de técnicas simples de colagem, está convidado a criar uma paisagem abstracta que reflicta a sua própria relação com um lugar/local significativo. Utilizando imagens de revistas para explorar cor, padrão, composição e simbolismo, terá acesso a muitos tipos de revistas e papéis, desde o vintage ao moderno. Todos os materiais são fornecidos.

In this 2-hour workshop you will have the opportunity to learn the printmaking process and participate to the creation of postcards and notebooks.

This workshop was created in the context of Largo Refugio, a project run by Largo Residencias. It will be led by a pair of instructors – an artist and a refugee.

Instructors

Nina Fraser

Professional practising artist with over eight years of experience working in the visual arts. Born in UK, she has been living in Portugal since 2014. Nina has exhibited her work internationally in galleries, artist run project spaces, festivals and museums. Her work is represented in public and private collections worldwide. She has extensive management experience as a grassroots community builder, co-founding a community arts cafe and venue when she was just 23 years old. As an advocate for creativity as a foundation for development, she facilitates workshops and talks within the visual arts, working with international schools, universities, and independent art venues. She conceives her artistic practice as a shared journey, co-creating projects and practical structures to improve our social and human experience. In 2020, she co-produced the online platform SUPERSONIC, providing cultural activities to the public while financially supporting artists during the pandemic.

Artista praticante profissional com mais de oito anos de experiência a trabalhar nas artes visuais. Nascida no Reino Unido, vive em Portugal desde 2014. Nina expôs o seu trabalho internacionalmente em galerias, espaços de projectos de artistas, festivais e museus. O seu trabalho está representado em colecções públicas e privadas em todo o mundo. Tem uma vasta experiência de gestão como construtora comunitária de base, tendo sido co-fundadora de um café de artes comunitárias e de um local de encontro quando tinha apenas 23 anos de idade. Como defensora da criatividade como base para o desenvolvimento, facilita workshops e palestras no âmbito das artes visuais, trabalhando com escolas internacionais, universidades, e locais de arte independentes. Concebe a sua prática artística como uma viagem partilhada, co-criando projectos e estruturas práticas para melhorar a nossa experiência social e humana. Em 2020, co-produziu a plataforma online SUPERSONIC, fornecendo actividades culturais ao público enquanto apoia financeiramente os artistas durante a pandemia.

Pabitra Bhusal

Pabitra Bhusal was born in 1997 in Nepal. She grew up in Ghorahi, Dang district, where she developed her passion for music and started learning the piano. Living in Portugal for 2 years, her passion for the arts led her to the Art&Craft collective, being one of the first participants since the beginning of the project.

Pabitra Bhusal nasceu em 1997 no Nepal. Cresceu em Ghorahi, distrito de Dang, onde desenvolveu a sua paixão pela música e começou a aprender piano. Vivendo em Portugal durante 2 anos, a sua paixão pelas artes levou-a ao colectivo Art&Craft, sendo uma das primeiras participantes desde o início do projecto.

September 10, 2022 – 10am – 11.30am

Gallery – Nova SBE Campus, Carcavelos

Open to all visitors from Oeiras, Carcavelos, Cascais, and Lisbon – children and adults, as well as to the Nova SBE community (students, staff and professors).

No previous experience required.

Language: English and Portuguese

The workshop is sponsored by the ERA chair in Social Innovation and therefore free for participants.

However, additional donations are welcome to support further the instructors.

Registration is required.

This workshop is part of Nova Vista.

NOVA Vista is a program created by the DESIS Lab @ Nova SBE and the ERA Chair in Social Innovation. It promotes community engagement through art and design with a focus on social impact and sustainable development. Our first edition in partnership with Largo Residencias will take place in September 2022 at Nova SBE.