Interview on RTP Mais Perto! "ARTE=MUSICA=ARTE" Exhibition in the Posto do Tourismo, Dornes

Very happy to watch the interview on RTP Mais Perto about Dornes, featuring Smulders-Waijers Els, Agneta Ohrstrom Bjorkman, Jacqueline Arriaga da Cunha, Tom Bund and Francisca da Silva exhibition, currently showing at the Posto de Tourismo, Dornes in collaboration with the music festival in Ferreira do Zezere. Brian MacKay.

To watch the interview, click on link

RTP Mais Perto. Episode Dornes . Section 5.
(section 5)

Please visit the exhibition 

"ARTE=MUSICA=ARTE"  which is on until 1st September.

Parabens to everyone involved and Congratulations too all the artists of Create Portugal for keeping the network alive and thriving. 👏💙😊

Create Portugal Artists EXHIBITION at the Zezere Arts Music Festival 2018

Im delighted to announce Create Portugal's talented artists once again exhibiting their beautiful art at the music festival in Ferreira do Zezere, Portugal.

Five artists are exhibiting their photography and paintings which depict each artist's response to music.

The exhibition is being held at the Tourist Office in Dornes from the 16th July to the 31st August. 

Please see the posters below for times and details. 

EXHIBITION OPENING 16th July , 5pm.

Please come and visit this joyful exhibition in the stunning setting of Dornes and attend one of the concerts too!

Exposição Reflexões - Reflections Exhibition

Our next Create Portugal member exhibiton opens this week!

We look forward to welcoming you at our exhibition reception on
 Saturday, 25 November, at 17h.
 The show continues until 6 January, 2018.

Location: Galeria de Arte do Estoril, Rua de Santa Rita, 45
2765-281 Estoril. 

It is in the Sao Joao Frequesia building where, car parking at the back.  

Zêzere Arts Festival 2016

Musicando Exposição, Zêzere Arts Festival 2016.

Coming soon!!....

Musicando Exhibition, opening 20th July in the tourist office of Dornes by 4 artists from the Create Portugal network to accompany the Zêzere Arts Festival.

Exposição "Aguarelistas de Portugal"

Workshop com Els

Aqui fica a recordação de um dia bem passado a experimentar e treinar novas técnicas no workshop organizado pela Els. 

A great team in a fantastic day with Els Smulders- workshop of pastel.

Summer Pastel workshop at Els Smulders- Waijers studio.

Jackie has emailed photos of the recent pastel workshop at Els´s studio held especially for Create Portugal members.
Thanks! Looks a wonderful experience and a very interesting workshop.

Els writes,
 "The pastel workshop went very well, with Jacky, Ruth, Carla and a friend of Ruth, Barbara. We all liked it! Next one, on Saturday 29th of August 4 other Create members, will participate for again a one-day-workshop in pastels. "
Please get in touch if your are interested in doing a pastel workshop set in Els´beautiful home and studio in Mendeira, Portugal.

Rebecca Rason Flor Ferreira

Caros Artistas e Amigos,

Gostaríamos de vos convidar a juntarem-se a nós na inauguração de mais uma exposição coletiva da Create Portugal, Caminhos de Cor, a qual se realizará na Fábrica Braço de Prata, no próximo dia 3 de abril, pelas 19h00.

A Fábrica Braço de Prata é um espaço dinâmico, onde ocorrem em simultâneo diversos eventos, tais como: exposições de arte, concertos, apresentação de obras literárias, performances, jantares temáticos... Estamos certos de que a nossa criatividade enriquecerá a vossa Páscoa!

Contaremos com o vosso apoio!

Maria João Neves, Carla Martinho, Els Waijers, Francisca da Silva, Ruth Hurst, Agneta Orhstrom, Richard Hartnoll , Marsha Pluhar e Jaqueline Arriaga de Cunha

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Dear Artists and Friends,

We would like to invite you to join us on the opening day of this Create Portugal group exhibition, Caminhos de Cor, which will be held at Fábrica Braço de Prata, Lisbon, on the 3rd April, at 19h00.

Fábrica Braço de Prata is a dynamic space, where several events occur simultaneously, such as: art exhibitions, concerts, book presentations, performances, theme dinners... Certainly, our creativity will enrich your Easter spirit!

We are expecting you!

Maria João Neves , Carla Martinho, Els Waijers, Francisca da Silva, Ruth Hurst, Agneta Orhstrom, Richard Hartnoll , Marsha Pluhar and Jaqueline Arriaga de Cunha

Exhibition at Centro Cultural de Cascais / Música e Monumentos / 27 March - May 24

New Watercolors

                                             
                                              Marsha Turner Pluhar
                                              "Rubber Ducky"
                                              Watercolor - 12" x 12"

                                            Dolls from the Toy Museum, Ponte de Lima, Portugal

                                              
                                              Marsha Turner Pluhar
                                              Boy Dolls with Pacifier
                                              Watercolor - 12" x 10"

                                            Dolls from the Toy Museum, Ponte de Lima, Portugal

22nd NOVEMBER - FINISSAGE OF SONS VISUAIS EXHIBITION.

22nd NOVEMBER - FINISSAGE OF SONS VISUAIS EXHIBITION.
This will be a special event. The gallery will be open from 15H00 and at 17h00, classical guitarist Sandor Mester, will give a perfomance. 
This is a free event and not to be missed!.

Painting, Photography and Ceramics - art inspired by music.
Exhibition of works by Artists from the Create Portugal network.


Final Opening Hours: 
22ND NOVEMBER 15h00 - 19h00
and at any other time previous to next saturday, by appointment.
Please contact Quinta dos Caniços.

NOV 08 OPENING: SONS VISUAIS Exhibition at Arte Galeria Quinta dos Caniços

Painting, Photography and Ceramics - art inspired by music and sound.

Exhibition of works by Artists from the Create Portugal network.

 
Venue: Arte Galeria QC, Quinta dos Caniços, Av. Júlio Dantas, 89. Tires. S. Domingos de Rana


 INAUGURATION SATURDAY 8TH NOVEMBER
17h00 - 19h00
The inauguration will include a recital by the Academia de Música Tires.


Special finissage event: On the 22nd November, there will be a performance given by the classical guitarist, Sandor Mester at 5pm.

Opening Hours: SATURDAYS 8TH, 15TH & 22ND NOVEMBER 17h00 - 19h00
and at any other time by appointment.
Please contact Quinta dos Caniços.
email:
quintadoscanicos@gmail.com

How to write an artist´s CV. A very helpful link and blog for artists!

 
I´m having a pause between exhibitions and it´s time to refresh my CV before i resume searching and applying to galleries and exhibitions opportunities for later this year and into 2015.
Here is a link i found that I thought was useful to us creative folk:

How to write an artist´s CV. A very helpful link and blog for artists!

http://thepracticalartworld.com/2011/02/12/how-to-write-an-artists-cv-in-10-steps/

Rebecca

Announcing the next Create Portugal exhibition: Sons Visuais

Sons Visuais is an exhibition of contemporary painting, photography, printmaking, collage and drawing. 

All the works are based on music with each artist creating visual representations of a heard experience. 

Music and sounds of all kinds and styles are the sources of inspiration for this wide-ranging exhibition. 
There is also an "Opera panel " featuring a piece of Art made by all the artists exhibiting in Sons Visuais.
The exhibition shows the work of 14 artists of various nationalities, who belong to the Create Portugal network. 
The art will be displayed in the Cultural Centre and the municipal library of Ferreira do Zêzere from the 24th July to the 2nd August.

SONS VISUAIS / Visual Sounds Exhibition

In colaboration with Zêzere Arts Festival, festival of Opera, music and singing. 

Opening on the 24 July , 7.30 pm at the Cultural Centre of Ferreira do Zêzere, before the first concert of the festival.

Inauguração no dia 24 Julho as 19h30 no Centro Cultural do Ferreira do Zêzere, antes de primeiro concerto do festival.

Sons Visuais exhibition Venues:
Cultural Centre of Ferreira do Zezere
Municipal Library Dr. António Baião

Biblioteca Municipal Dr. António Baião e no Centro Cultural Ferreira do Zêzere

Zezere Arts festival is taking place in Ferreira do Zezere, Convento do Tomar, Alcobaça, Batalha.

em colaboração com o Festival de Artes do Zêzere
Opera, Música e Canto.
Ferreira do Zezere, Convento do Tomar, Alcobaça, Batalha.

Inauguração dia 24 Julho, 19h30 no Centro Cultural

Biblioteca Municipal Dr. António Baião e no Centro Cultural Ferreira do Zêzere

Artists from the Create Portugal network:

Agneta Ohrstrom Bjorkman
Heather Taylor
Rebecca Rason Flor Ferreira
Catharine M. Sens
Francisca da Silva
Els Smulders
Marsha Turner Pluhar
Katherine McLaughlin
Candida da Piedade
Richard Hartnoll
Jacqueline Arriaga Da Cunha
Mary St. George
Maria João Neves
Carla Soares

Centro Cultural do Fereira do Zezere

Some photos from a shoot in the space we will use for the exhibition "Visual sounds".  Helio was so kind to give me permission to do a shoot in that space during the time I had a friend photographer and a model over from England.

The photos however are not related to the exhibition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to Charcoal ~ Workshop by Rebecca R F Ferreira

I recently gave a workshop introducing drawing with charcoal at Heather Taylor´s atelier in Estoril.

We explored drawing with different types of charcoal and manipulating it with many different tools: rubbers, cloth, brushes, scalpels. We explored using a combination of these to create textures, light and dark, reflection and mark-making. We drew from life and also practised letting our intuition take control of our drawing, in an exercise of abstract drawing.

An enjoyable day was had by all!

Please contact Rebecca if you are interested in a charcoal workshop in the future, thank you.

rfrstudio@gmail.com

exercise in form and reflection

exercise in texture

exercise in mark-making and letting go...

CURSO PRÁTICO DE AGUARELA - INSCRIÇÕES ABERTAS

Free Etching Workshop - Casa do Celeiro, Colares
6 students (full house) learned the technique of hardground (águaforte) starting from preparing zinc plates to printing.  It went very well and all learned the basics of this age old technique.  I would be happy to offer more workshops to groups at a reduced rate and could  include accommodation for those coming from afar.  Have a look at the work below and thanks everyone for participating in this jolly event! Mary