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Artists in ResidenceOBRAS is a Portuguese word and means “work in progress”. General aim of Foundation OBRAS is to provide all space, service, peace and hospitality necessary for effective working on art and science. The contact with the surrounding landscape and culture may provide additional inspiration. Artists and scientists with (emerging) professional standing are eligible for residence. Disciplines include visual arts, architecture, music composition, film/video, writing, dance, drama and science. The Herdade consists of eight double-bed apartments, two cottages, several artist's studios and a music hall with piano. A swimming pool is located on a remote spot hundred meter from the house. OBRAS is in operation since 2003 and most of its activities take place in the Herdade da Marmeleira in Evoramonte. Some 80 artists and 3 scientists from 18 countries had a residence. The center in open the whole year round, but OBRAS intends to have some concentration of residents in April, June and September. In these months there are no guests other then artists. And we can plan, together with the artists, meetings, performances and other small scale activities. You are welcome to apply for other months as well. Do not hesitate to contact us for more information. In April the day temperature is already pleasant (17-25 oC) and vegetation is starting to flower abundantly, but nights can be chilly and there is some change of rain. Days in June and September are warm (25-35 oC) with very little change of rain. And vegetation is in summer rest. OBRAS co-operates with organizations in Portugal and abroad. If required, OBRAS advises and assists in networking with the art community in Portugal.
More information on Accommodation, Duration of residencies and Fees is in the application form.
An impression of artists in residence: 2008-2009: In June 2009 Pat Loucks (textile artist; Canada) got a wonderful exhibition in a 17th century monument: the Convento das Servas in Borba. A long time ago this convent was an incredibly rich cloister for Carmelites. Many frescos are dedicated to friendship and mystic love. Pat Loucks exhibited together with two Portuguese jewelry makers: Cláudia Branco and Miguel Tomás. A fruitful and inspiring combination as the works were complementary. More information is in Face Book. George Moore (USA) wrote 31 poems during his residency in May. Most of them were directly inspired by his direct surroundings: a slightly socially disabled shepherd, an abandoned chapel, encounters on the farmers market and so on. Helga Eibl (Painter; Austria) returned after a fruitful residency in 2008. And again she was highly productive. In April 2009 Leonor Venançio (Portugal) showed her recent drawings in an “open-atelier” and in May she joined Christel van Hoeckel in making floating objects. Sibylla Weisweiler (Germany made intriguing studies in warm colors for the urban landscapes that she will make in the months to come. Berlin is the subject, And her leitmotiv is “appear and disappear”. Christel van Hoeckel (Holland) made a number of installations, objects and collages, mainly with the use of found materials. They impressed a lot, among other reasons because many of the works concerned the rearranging her feelings after the decease of her boyfriend. Bia Maas (Holland) painted pigs, railway tracks and a dead lizard in the sink of the swimming pool shower. But these were just breaks in her main project: to photograph in black-and-white the interiors of unpretentious Alentejan houses. In March / April 2009 we organized a prestigious solo exhibition: O Espaço do tempo of René Coelho (France / Holland) in the Igreja S. Vicente in Évora. In photo collages and video installations he considers the relativity of time and space. The decay of tulips, changes of his face over 65 years and the move of clouds were the metaphors that he used. In December/January the Australian artist / scientist: Tori Lawson was our guest. As part of her doctorate she did a performance in Évora. She walked from the Capella d´Ossos along the aqueduct of to a cork oaks plantatation. In the Capella she left behind a sentence chopped in marble: art makes me immortal and in the plantation a marble sheet with photography kills me. During the walk she recited poems of Lord Byron on his Iberian journey. The result will be presented on internet and in an art book that will be incorporated in the collection of the library in Évora, an Australian library and the royal library in The Hague, The Netherlands. In September 2008, Ana Friedman, visual artist from Munich (Germany), made poetic work was very productive: she made 74 intriguing, half abstract drawings of human like creatures. In September, the Belgium visual artist Luc van der Velde (Brussels) made wall size, shocking oil paintings, inspired by the social impact of the collapse of the USSR. In August-September Dan Scott and Trish Cunning worked on a performance inspired by marble quarries and the sound of marble. In August Marchall Crossman (Visual artist, USA) made a large number of paintings. While is a model painter she was so intrigued the landscape that she painted a beautiful series of tree scapes. In June Anne MacMahon came back for the third time; in this case to prepare her prestigious photo exhibition on ancient olive trees: Immortal life, in the Igreja S. vicente in Évora. A small side exhibition was in the convento do Espinheiro. Also in June a group exhibition was organized Claustro town hall Estremoz for the artists in residence of that month: Janice Fuller (USA), Babette Werth ( Germany), Helga Eibl (Austria), Anne Mc Mahon (Ireland), Katalin and Istvan Nagy (Hungary), Jee Won Kim (Korea), Janet Pierce (Ireland), Patricia Loucks (Canada), Sally Stafford (UK) and Fritska van Dorsten (Netherlands). For more info on exhibitions and events by these artists: see below on this page. In January the Australian video artist : Adam Ceczki, was with us. He got a show in the Convento São Francisco in Montemor. Tiago Froís was the producer. He also gave an impressive lecture on the art academy of Évora. Also in January the Dutch writer and visual artist Nicole van Schaijck was working on her book (on language education) and on portraits of trees. In December- January the American visual artist Susanna Mira collected inspiration for her architecture project. In the period 2005-2007 among the artists in residence were: Iris Haeck (writer; The Netherlands), Liljana Maletin-Vojvodic (writer, photographer; Serbia), Dragan Vojvodic (visual artist; Serbia), Carla Ribeira (dancer, choreographer; Portugal) Anne Mc Mahon (art photographer; Ireland), Karen Kerkhoven (choreographer, Australia), Sally Stafford (painter; UK), Howard Ross (painter, Canada), Jennifer Hurley (poet; USA), Ana Parreira (multi media artist; Portugal), Erik Dyckhoff (singer, Netherlands, Belgium), Josephine Alcott (multi media artist, landscape architect; USA), Jacobien de Rooy (visual artist; Netherlands), Tathiana Lobo (dancer; Portugal / Brazil), Christian Hüssel (Germany; writer), Lissa Brennan (USA); play write and performer). Monica de Miranda (Portugal / England); multi-media artist. Kirsten Svenstrup (Denmark; ceramist), Joergen Svenstrup (Denmark; painter), Hanni Stolker (the Netherlands, painter). Gaylord Brewer (USA, poet). Caroline Ansink (The Netherlands, composer), Adrièn Brequet (France; photographer). C éline Charpentier (France, visual artists), Monique Kwist (Netherlands; visual artists), Elsa Cham's (Portugal,dancer), John Macdonald Barret (Scotland; visual artist), Anita Ammerlaan (The Netherlands, painter), Paula Dreijer (USA; musician), Jan Kremer (the Netherlands; writer), Sung Ung Kim (South Korea; photographer), Jun Kim (South Korea: sound artist), JCJ Vanderheijde (The Netherlands; visual artist), Molly Sturges (USA; Singer and actor), Chris Jonas (USA; Sax player and actor), Christopher Steadman (England; video artist).
Apart from facilitating residencies, OBRAS organized several events:
Recent events:
SELECTION OF UPCOMING EVENTS (2009-10)
photo impressions..... .... of projects in a marble quarry
..... of music events at the Herdade
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