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OBRAS HOLLAND
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OBRAS has its principal seat in Portugal and an auxiliary establishment in Holland. OBRAS-Holland uses a spacious mansion, in a village surrounded by nature and with good public-traffic connections to bigger towns. Several museums are near enough to include them in an easy bicycle tour. 

The two locations: OBRAS-Portugal and OBRAS-Holland, have similar goals: providing space, service, peace and hospitality necessary for effective creative work in art and science. There are differences between OBRAS-Portugal and OBRAS-Holland: while OBRAS-Portugal is a kind of art colony where up to 10 artists can be accommodated, OBRAS-Holland can host only one person, or two artists working on the same project, or an artist couple.
OBRAS-Portugal is situated in nature, while OBRAS-Holland is in a village.
In Portugal the communication with your host can be on a daily basis and cultural events can be organized, while in Holland you live and work largely on your own.
Another difference is of course the climate. Holland has an oceanic climate with mild summer, moderately cold winter and rain (800 mm) evenly distributed over the year. In Portugal, the summer is hot and the winter mild, while rain (600 mm) is largely concentrated in April and November.

An extensive introduction of OBRAS,
including guidelines and rates is on the
Introduction of OBRAS-Holland page.


Have a look at the list of residents.
An impression of nature around the residency is on this page.
There is an online application form and a downloadable Application form.



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shopping street in the village

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  • home
  • Newsletter
  • Obras Portugal
    • apartments and studios
    • info and rates 2025 OBRAS Portugal
    • Application OBRAS Portugal
    • Residents and projects (2004-2025) >
      • residents 2025
      • residents 2024
      • residents 2023
      • residents 2022
      • residents 2021
      • residents 2020
      • residents 2019
      • residents 2018
      • residents 2017
      • residents 2016
      • residents 2015
      • residents 2014
      • residents 2012, 2013
      • residents 2004-2011
      • selected highlights >
        • Ingrid Simons 2010-2020
        • co-operations with Luis Branco
        • Sandra Trujillo
        • Antonio Tavares
        • Erika Dahlen
        • Barinamo
        • Jonathan Roson
        • Dasha Sitnikova
        • Scott Sherk and Pat Badt
    • Events; running, upcoming and past
    • marble related projects >
      • introduction
      • marble project for Evora 2027
      • performing in quarries
      • marble for sculpting and more
      • photo projects
    • More information >
      • OBRAS: goals, Codes of Conduct, board
      • Local climate
      • History of the house
      • Nature around the house
      • man-made traces in nature (50 -5000 yrs)
      • megalithic monuments
    • How do I get to OBRAS Portugal?
  • Obras Holland
    • Info and rates 2025 - OBRAS Holland
    • application OBRAS Holland
    • residents OBRAS Holland
    • nature around OBRAS Holland
    • How do I get to OBRAS Holland?
  • Contact