Exodus
The Exodus programme aims to recognise the local artistic community through guided visits to galleries, exhibition spaces and artists' studios in the city of Porto.
The Exodus para todos routes, which are scheduled on a monthly basis for the general public, are designed and guided by specialists with experience in art criticism, the market and contemporary art collections, in curatorship and in the production of exhibitions.
Exodus para escolas, aimed at secondary and higher education students, includes three exploratory itineraries through the cultural scene of the city of Porto. Each course is preceded by a background session, held in the classroom.
All routes are carried out on foot. Meeting point to be defined.
All routes are carried out on foot. Meeting point to be defined.
15.06
Walks for schools
ping! — Programa de Incursão à Galeria / Ensino Secundário e Superior
Oriente–Campanhã
Session I: 50 min. — School space
Session II: 120 min. — Making the walk
Boavista–Baixa
Session I: 50 min. — School space
Session II: 120 min. — Making the walk
Baixa–Rio Douro
Session I: 50 min. — School space
Session I: 50 min. — School space
Session II: 120 min. — Making the walk
Saturday, June 26, from 4pm to 7pm
Walk with Vera Carmo, Boavista–Baixa
ping! — Programa de Incursão à Galeria
Exodus / Exodus para Todos
Researcher and independent curator, Vera Carmo graduated in Sculpture and completed her master's degree in Museum and Curatorial studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. She currently attends the PhD program in Fine Arts at the same institution. Professor at the University Institute of Maia, she is also a collaborator on the CineVideoArte platform — Catalog of Films and Videos of Portuguese Artists and co-creator of the MOLA fanzine, dedicated to the independent spaces of the city of Porto. She is a founding member of the Rampa association.
Saturday, September 25, from 4pm to 7pm
Walk with Maura Marvão, Baixa–Rio Douro
ping! — Programa de Incursão à Galeria
Exodus / Exodus para Todos
With a law degree from the Catholic University of Portugal, Maura Marvão completed a master's degree in Arts Administration from New York University (USA). She worked at the United Nations and at the New Museum of Contemporary Art (USA), she was president of the International Contemporary Art Diffusion Association and taught the subject of Cultural Marketing at several institutions, amongst them at the School of Arts — Catholic University of Portugal. Currently, she is the representative in Portugal and Spain of the auctioneer Phillips, member of the Board of Directors of the Youth Foundation (Department of Culture), and founder and president of the Portuguese center of the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington.
Saturday, October 2, from 4 to 7pm
Walk with Francisco Babo, Oriente–Campanhã
ping! — Programa de Incursão à Galeria
Exodus / Exodus para Todos
With a degree in Painting and Contemporary Artistic Practices by the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, Francisco Babo develops, together with José Oliveira, the programming at Café CCOP, through the duo Leosandro Vincitelli. He is editor of Pánčho magazine and founder of the band Kã and the project Sashimi Fishmonger. Recently, he was involved in the performance of the Windhund group in the event MIDL#03 (Independent Resource Location, Portugal, 2019), in the performance and exhibition Monsieur Mercure (Home alonE, France, 2019) with Svenja Tiger, in the exhibition Xau Aí (Galeria do Sol, Portugal, 2018), and the presentation of Cabaré Brutal, in a duet with Svenja Tiger (CCOP Auditorium, Portugal, 2019-2020).
Saturday, October 23, from 4pm to 7pm
Walk with Fátima Lambert, Boavista–Baixa
ping! — Programa de Incursão à Galeria
Exodus / Exodus para Todos
The new Exodus route, part of ping! - Programa de Incursão à Galeria, will be proposed by Fátima Lambert. The curator and art critic will present a tour that will begin in the Palácio de Cristal gardens, focusing on the sculptures present and that were part of the “Simpósio Internacional de Escultura em Pedra - Porto 85”, then continuing with a guided tour to the Galleries Quadrado Azul and Pedro Oliveira.
Independent curator, art critic and organizer of scientific and cultural events focusing on the Brazil–Portugal axis, Fátima Lambert holds a PhD in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy - Aesthetics from the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Catholic University of Portugal. She teaches Aesthetics and Education at the School of Education of the Polytechnic of Porto, where she coordinates the line of research Culture, Arts and Education at inED - Center for Research and Innovation in Education, the Degree in Heritage Management and the Masters degree in Heritage, Arts and Cultural Tourism. She is a member of several scientific commissions of international journals. She is the author of monographs and books, publishing regularly in scientific journals.
Independent curator, art critic and organizer of scientific and cultural events focusing on the Brazil–Portugal axis, Fátima Lambert holds a PhD in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy - Aesthetics from the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Catholic University of Portugal. She teaches Aesthetics and Education at the School of Education of the Polytechnic of Porto, where she coordinates the line of research Culture, Arts and Education at inED - Center for Research and Innovation in Education, the Degree in Heritage Management and the Masters degree in Heritage, Arts and Cultural Tourism. She is a member of several scientific commissions of international journals. She is the author of monographs and books, publishing regularly in scientific journals.
Saturday, November 13, from 4pm to 7pm
Walk with Felícia Teixeira, Oriente–Campanhã
ping! — Programa de Incursão à Galeria
Exodus / Exodus para Todos
In this Exodus itinerary, the visual artist Felícia Teixeira will propose a visit to different spaces of creation and artistic exhibitions in the area, maintaining the premise of bringing the public closer to the places and cultural agents of the city.
In this new 'Oriente-Campanhã' route, the participants will have the oportunity of meeting the colectibe atelier Campanice, the Atelier Logicofobista and the Hotelier space.
Felícia Teixeira works since 2011 as a visual artist, in partnership with João Brojo, integrating national and international exhibitions, in spaces such as Galeria Graça Brandão, Maus Hábitos, Espaço Mira (Portugal) and New Jorg (Austria). In 2014, she completed her master's degree in Contemporary Artistic Practices at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. In parallel, she develops work in cultural production having already collaborated with the Serralves Foundation, the Câmara Municipal do Porto, Maus Hábitos, the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, the Casa da Animação, UPTEC and the Municipalities of Vila Real and Fundão.
31.12
PING! - Exodus para escolas
Exodus, part of ping - Programa de Incursão à Galeria - aims to recognize the local artistic fabric through guided visits to galleries, exhibition spaces and artists' studios in the city of Porto.
The programme is divided into two categories, Exodus para todos and Exodus para escolas, the latter aimed at secondary and higher education students, comprising three exploratory itineraries of the cultural scene in the city of Porto. Each route is preceded by a framming session, which takes place in a classroom context.