This visual essay portrays the first phase of a communication experience via postcards with parti... more This visual essay portrays the first phase of a communication experience via postcards with participants from Portugal of the project “AMASS: Acting onthe Margins: Arts as Social Sculpture”, under the social distance restrictions of the Covid19 pandemic situation, between January and June 2021. Theexperience is described and discussed in terms of the dynamics created, the methodologies of the research group and possibilities of the strategy to overcome the limitations of digital communication in disadvantaged communities and arts based projects.
REVISTA IBERO-AMERICANA DE PESQUISA EM EDUCAÇÃO, CULTURA E ARTES, 2020
This article is the result of a critical reflection on an experience integrated in a lifelong lea... more This article is the result of a critical reflection on an experience integrated in a lifelong learning project carried out in Portugal during 2017-2018. The project called ‘Circle’ was funded by the European Union and aimed at the acquisition of basic skills by people from disadvantaged communities. This reflection was conducted using art-based research methodologies, which helped to systematize and interpret the data collected in the two communities in Portugal. The Portuguese ‘Circle’ experience had forty-six adult participants who participated in workshops where relational situations were created using techniques such as typography; silk printing; illustration; sound and digital editing. The authors present the results that helped to facilitate si-tuations through images, objects and affections that intertwined all participants in a common le-arning
Data Set of Existing and Ongoing Case Studies in the Arts 2008-2020
PURPOSE: The data set of case studies fulfills a specific purpose: •identify good practices of ar... more PURPOSE: The data set of case studies fulfills a specific purpose: •identify good practices of arts-based social interventions, document their results, evaluate their sociocultural approaches and educational methods, •and reveal their commonalities and specialties that make them valuable for practitioners working with marginalized groups. •this deliverable, D2.1, is the data collection of previous artistic projects. This deliverable is presented as a data set of collected case studies of previous and ongoing case studies of artistic projects. It is connected to the AMASS D1.2, which is the report with the analysis and assessment of the project data collected in the data set D2.1. In D1.2 we also connect the findings of the analysis to the literature review.
Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Committee for Design History and Design Studies, 2014
The Machine Art exhibition determines the moment when machine and daily use artefacts took their ... more The Machine Art exhibition determines the moment when machine and daily use artefacts took their place in an art museum. Although the Machine Art exhibition represents the foresight of MoMA's founding director Alfred H. Barr, expanding the scope of the museum beyond painting and sculpture, it was also a moment of optimistic belief in machines. Influenced by Futurism, it was a time of feverish enthusiasm fuelled by the propaganda that would enable consumerism. It's also the moment, unlike architecture, when curators under the ideal of modernity initiate the task of establishing criteria for a museology of artifacts of design. With this article we intended to interpret the significance of this exhibition as critical contribution to the museology of design in its relation to society; in other words, to assess the role of museum as a laboratory to shape behaviors and mentalities. This assumes even more importance given that this article is part of a doctoral research of the first author of this study, devoted to define validation principles that can contribute to the museological treatment and the creation of an artifacts selection system for the Museum of Portuguese design.
The paper focuses on educational art practices involving adults with disabilities. The introducti... more The paper focuses on educational art practices involving adults with disabilities. The introduction elaborates on two issues-the critical views of visual stereotypes and the negative representation of persons with disabilities in the media, and the arts as a means to give visibility to the hidden voices of people with disabilities. The second part of the article opens with a brief overview of research having to do with the fields of art education and disability studies, followed by the description and discussion of findings during a project funded by the European Community "CIRCLE OF COMPETENCES FOR COMMUNITY WORK WITH ADULTS", implemented by the Art Teacher Association APECV and taking place in Portugal throughout 2018-2019. The APECV research team works both in formal and non-formal education contexts and develops participatory art education projects with other associations working with adults with intellectual disabilities.
RESUMO Este artigo é o resultado de uma reflexão crítica, sobre uma experiência integrada num pro... more RESUMO Este artigo é o resultado de uma reflexão crítica, sobre uma experiência integrada num projeto de educação ao longo da vida realizado em Portugal durante 2017-2018. O projeto denominado 'Circle' foi financiado pela União Europeia e visava a aquisição de competências básicas por pessoas de comunidades desfavorecidas. A reflexão aqui apresentada foi realizada utilizando metodologias de investigação baseadas nas artes, que ajudaram a sistematizar e a interpretar os dados recolhidos, nas duas comunidades em Portugal. A experiência portuguesa do 'Circle' contou com quarenta e seis participantes adultos que participaram em oficinas onde se desenvolveram situações relacionais, contaram-se histó-rias com recurso a técnicas como: tipografia; serigrafia; ilustração; sonoplastia e edição digital. As autoras apresentam os resultados do projeto que permitiram criar redes de imagens, objetos e afetos, entrelaçando todos os participantes numa aprendizagem comum. ABSTRACT This article is the result of a critical reflection on an experience integrated in a lifelong learning project carried out in Portugal during 2017-2018. The project called 'Circle' was funded by the European Union and aimed at the acquisition of basic skills by people from disadvantaged communities. This reflection was conducted using art-based research methodologies, which helped to systematize and interpret the data collected in the two communities in Portugal. The Portuguese 'Circle' experience had forty-six adult participants who participated in workshops where relational situations were created using techniques such as typography; silk printing; illustration; sound and digital editing. The authors present the results that helped to facilitate situations through images, objects and affections that intertwined all participants in a common learning .
Andragogical Studies Journal for the Study of Adult Education and Learning, 2019
The paper focuses on educational art practices involving adults with disabilities. The introducti... more The paper focuses on educational art practices involving adults with disabilities. The introduction elaborates on two issues-the critical views of visual stereotypes and the negative representation of persons with disabilities in the media, and the arts as a means to give visibility to the hidden voices of people with disabilities. The second part of the article opens with a brief overview of research having to do with the fields of art education and disability studies, followed by the description and discussion of findings during a project funded by the European Community "CIRCLE OF COMPETENCES FOR COMMUNITY WORK WITH ADULTS", implemented by the Art Teacher Association APECV and taking place in Portugal throughout 2018-2019. The APECV research team works both in formal and non-formal education contexts and develops participa-tory art education projects with other associations working with adults with intellectual disabilities.
Machine Art Exhibition, MoMA 1934 Artifacts of use displayed in the museum
Authors: Balsa, Raquel; Providência, Francisco; Pombo, Fátima.
Article:
The Machine Art exhib... more Authors: Balsa, Raquel; Providência, Francisco; Pombo, Fátima.
Article:
The Machine Art exhibition determines the moment when machine and daily use artefacts took their place in an art museum. Although the Machine Art exhibition represents the foresight of MoMA’s founding director Alfred H. Barr, expanding the scope of the museum beyond painting and sculpture, it was also a moment of optimistic belief in machines. Influenced by Futurism, it was a time of feverish enthusiasm fuelled by the propaganda that would enable consumerism. It’s also the moment, unlike architecture, when curators under the ideal of modernity initiate the task of establishing criteria for a museology of artifacts of design. With this article we intended to interpret the significance of this exhibition as critical contribution to the museology of design in its relation to society; in other words, to assess the role of museum as a laboratory to shape behaviors and mentalities. This assumes even more importance given that this article is part of a doctoral research of the first author of this study, devoted to define validation principles that can contribute to the museological treatment and the creation of an artifacts selection system for the Museum of Portuguese design.
This visual essay portrays the first phase of a communication experience via postcards with parti... more This visual essay portrays the first phase of a communication experience via postcards with participants from Portugal of the project “AMASS: Acting onthe Margins: Arts as Social Sculpture”, under the social distance restrictions of the Covid19 pandemic situation, between January and June 2021. Theexperience is described and discussed in terms of the dynamics created, the methodologies of the research group and possibilities of the strategy to overcome the limitations of digital communication in disadvantaged communities and arts based projects.
REVISTA IBERO-AMERICANA DE PESQUISA EM EDUCAÇÃO, CULTURA E ARTES, 2020
This article is the result of a critical reflection on an experience integrated in a lifelong lea... more This article is the result of a critical reflection on an experience integrated in a lifelong learning project carried out in Portugal during 2017-2018. The project called ‘Circle’ was funded by the European Union and aimed at the acquisition of basic skills by people from disadvantaged communities. This reflection was conducted using art-based research methodologies, which helped to systematize and interpret the data collected in the two communities in Portugal. The Portuguese ‘Circle’ experience had forty-six adult participants who participated in workshops where relational situations were created using techniques such as typography; silk printing; illustration; sound and digital editing. The authors present the results that helped to facilitate si-tuations through images, objects and affections that intertwined all participants in a common le-arning
Data Set of Existing and Ongoing Case Studies in the Arts 2008-2020
PURPOSE: The data set of case studies fulfills a specific purpose: •identify good practices of ar... more PURPOSE: The data set of case studies fulfills a specific purpose: •identify good practices of arts-based social interventions, document their results, evaluate their sociocultural approaches and educational methods, •and reveal their commonalities and specialties that make them valuable for practitioners working with marginalized groups. •this deliverable, D2.1, is the data collection of previous artistic projects. This deliverable is presented as a data set of collected case studies of previous and ongoing case studies of artistic projects. It is connected to the AMASS D1.2, which is the report with the analysis and assessment of the project data collected in the data set D2.1. In D1.2 we also connect the findings of the analysis to the literature review.
Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Committee for Design History and Design Studies, 2014
The Machine Art exhibition determines the moment when machine and daily use artefacts took their ... more The Machine Art exhibition determines the moment when machine and daily use artefacts took their place in an art museum. Although the Machine Art exhibition represents the foresight of MoMA's founding director Alfred H. Barr, expanding the scope of the museum beyond painting and sculpture, it was also a moment of optimistic belief in machines. Influenced by Futurism, it was a time of feverish enthusiasm fuelled by the propaganda that would enable consumerism. It's also the moment, unlike architecture, when curators under the ideal of modernity initiate the task of establishing criteria for a museology of artifacts of design. With this article we intended to interpret the significance of this exhibition as critical contribution to the museology of design in its relation to society; in other words, to assess the role of museum as a laboratory to shape behaviors and mentalities. This assumes even more importance given that this article is part of a doctoral research of the first author of this study, devoted to define validation principles that can contribute to the museological treatment and the creation of an artifacts selection system for the Museum of Portuguese design.
The paper focuses on educational art practices involving adults with disabilities. The introducti... more The paper focuses on educational art practices involving adults with disabilities. The introduction elaborates on two issues-the critical views of visual stereotypes and the negative representation of persons with disabilities in the media, and the arts as a means to give visibility to the hidden voices of people with disabilities. The second part of the article opens with a brief overview of research having to do with the fields of art education and disability studies, followed by the description and discussion of findings during a project funded by the European Community "CIRCLE OF COMPETENCES FOR COMMUNITY WORK WITH ADULTS", implemented by the Art Teacher Association APECV and taking place in Portugal throughout 2018-2019. The APECV research team works both in formal and non-formal education contexts and develops participatory art education projects with other associations working with adults with intellectual disabilities.
RESUMO Este artigo é o resultado de uma reflexão crítica, sobre uma experiência integrada num pro... more RESUMO Este artigo é o resultado de uma reflexão crítica, sobre uma experiência integrada num projeto de educação ao longo da vida realizado em Portugal durante 2017-2018. O projeto denominado 'Circle' foi financiado pela União Europeia e visava a aquisição de competências básicas por pessoas de comunidades desfavorecidas. A reflexão aqui apresentada foi realizada utilizando metodologias de investigação baseadas nas artes, que ajudaram a sistematizar e a interpretar os dados recolhidos, nas duas comunidades em Portugal. A experiência portuguesa do 'Circle' contou com quarenta e seis participantes adultos que participaram em oficinas onde se desenvolveram situações relacionais, contaram-se histó-rias com recurso a técnicas como: tipografia; serigrafia; ilustração; sonoplastia e edição digital. As autoras apresentam os resultados do projeto que permitiram criar redes de imagens, objetos e afetos, entrelaçando todos os participantes numa aprendizagem comum. ABSTRACT This article is the result of a critical reflection on an experience integrated in a lifelong learning project carried out in Portugal during 2017-2018. The project called 'Circle' was funded by the European Union and aimed at the acquisition of basic skills by people from disadvantaged communities. This reflection was conducted using art-based research methodologies, which helped to systematize and interpret the data collected in the two communities in Portugal. The Portuguese 'Circle' experience had forty-six adult participants who participated in workshops where relational situations were created using techniques such as typography; silk printing; illustration; sound and digital editing. The authors present the results that helped to facilitate situations through images, objects and affections that intertwined all participants in a common learning .
Andragogical Studies Journal for the Study of Adult Education and Learning, 2019
The paper focuses on educational art practices involving adults with disabilities. The introducti... more The paper focuses on educational art practices involving adults with disabilities. The introduction elaborates on two issues-the critical views of visual stereotypes and the negative representation of persons with disabilities in the media, and the arts as a means to give visibility to the hidden voices of people with disabilities. The second part of the article opens with a brief overview of research having to do with the fields of art education and disability studies, followed by the description and discussion of findings during a project funded by the European Community "CIRCLE OF COMPETENCES FOR COMMUNITY WORK WITH ADULTS", implemented by the Art Teacher Association APECV and taking place in Portugal throughout 2018-2019. The APECV research team works both in formal and non-formal education contexts and develops participa-tory art education projects with other associations working with adults with intellectual disabilities.
Machine Art Exhibition, MoMA 1934 Artifacts of use displayed in the museum
Authors: Balsa, Raquel; Providência, Francisco; Pombo, Fátima.
Article:
The Machine Art exhib... more Authors: Balsa, Raquel; Providência, Francisco; Pombo, Fátima.
Article:
The Machine Art exhibition determines the moment when machine and daily use artefacts took their place in an art museum. Although the Machine Art exhibition represents the foresight of MoMA’s founding director Alfred H. Barr, expanding the scope of the museum beyond painting and sculpture, it was also a moment of optimistic belief in machines. Influenced by Futurism, it was a time of feverish enthusiasm fuelled by the propaganda that would enable consumerism. It’s also the moment, unlike architecture, when curators under the ideal of modernity initiate the task of establishing criteria for a museology of artifacts of design. With this article we intended to interpret the significance of this exhibition as critical contribution to the museology of design in its relation to society; in other words, to assess the role of museum as a laboratory to shape behaviors and mentalities. This assumes even more importance given that this article is part of a doctoral research of the first author of this study, devoted to define validation principles that can contribute to the museological treatment and the creation of an artifacts selection system for the Museum of Portuguese design.
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The Machine Art exhibition determines the moment when machine and daily use artefacts took their place in an art museum. Although the Machine Art exhibition represents the foresight of MoMA’s founding director Alfred H. Barr, expanding the scope of the museum beyond painting and sculpture, it was also a moment of optimistic belief in machines. Influenced by Futurism, it was a time of feverish enthusiasm fuelled by the propaganda that would enable consumerism. It’s also the moment, unlike architecture, when curators under the ideal of modernity initiate the task of establishing criteria for a museology of artifacts of design. With this article we intended to interpret the significance of this exhibition as critical contribution to the museology of design in its relation to society; in other words, to assess the role of museum as a laboratory to shape behaviors and mentalities. This assumes even more importance given that this article is part of a doctoral research of the first author of this study, devoted to define validation principles that can contribute to the museological treatment and the creation of an artifacts selection system for the Museum of Portuguese design.
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The Machine Art exhibition determines the moment when machine and daily use artefacts took their place in an art museum. Although the Machine Art exhibition represents the foresight of MoMA’s founding director Alfred H. Barr, expanding the scope of the museum beyond painting and sculpture, it was also a moment of optimistic belief in machines. Influenced by Futurism, it was a time of feverish enthusiasm fuelled by the propaganda that would enable consumerism. It’s also the moment, unlike architecture, when curators under the ideal of modernity initiate the task of establishing criteria for a museology of artifacts of design. With this article we intended to interpret the significance of this exhibition as critical contribution to the museology of design in its relation to society; in other words, to assess the role of museum as a laboratory to shape behaviors and mentalities. This assumes even more importance given that this article is part of a doctoral research of the first author of this study, devoted to define validation principles that can contribute to the museological treatment and the creation of an artifacts selection system for the Museum of Portuguese design.
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