Foundation OBRAS runs an Art Residencies program.
We aim to provide an atmosphere for inspiration and effective working. The focus is on residencies for (emerging) professional artists. Disciplines include visual art, music, dance, and writing. Occasionally exhibitions, concerts and site-specific performances are organized.

Most activities take place in a rural area of Portugal, in a carefully renovated quinta with eight apartments, two cottages and five artists’ studios. The region is full of culture and history, and the nature is inviting and mysterious. The weather is warm in summer (with cool, starry nights) and mild in winter.
In Holland OBRAS has an auxiliary establishment: a beautiful mansion with place for two artists, in a village surrounded by nature and with good connections to bigger cities.

Since 2004 OBRAS hosted 750 artists from 53 countries for residencies of 3 to 10 weeks and organized 108 cultural events such as exhibitions, concerts and performances.

latest news:

Robert Monaghan made a video: “I Am All Things” with Phyllis Akinyi performing in an abandoned marble quarry. On 10 January 2020 his video was screened on the Fuselage Dance Film Festival, in Seattle, USA. Robert and Phyllis had several residencies at OBRAS in 2017 – 2019.

On 16 February we had a beautiful music event: Trio Vadis (Mauro Dilema: piano, Beate Schnaithmann: cello and Andreía Vaz: violin) gave a try out for a concert in the near future. And Vintani Nafassi did sing contemporary versions of traditional African songs. The newsletter has more info.

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