Since
1997, date of the 1ª Exposition of Contemporary Medal in
Seixal, which took place in the Exhibitions Gallery Augusto
Cabrita, at the Fórum Cultural do Seixal, that Câmara
Municipal do Seixal invests in the dissemination and promotion
of contemporary medal as a form of autonomous art.
At
the I International Biennial of Contemporary Medal of Seixal,
held in 1999, some of the most important authors were present,
totalizing 61 medalists, from various countries. Confirming the
growing logic and the prestige of the Biennial we’ve counted,
on the last edition, with the participation of 154 medalists of
25 countries: Portugal, Germany, Australia, Bulgaria, USA,
Slovakia, Spain, Finland, France, The Netherlands, Hungary,
United Kingdom, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Yugoslavia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxemburg, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden,
Switzerland and Ukraine.
It
is, then, the major portuguese event in this area.
With
the realization of the IV International Biennial of Contemporary
Medal – Seixal, the Seixal Municipality looks to contribute to
the knowledge about the past, the present and the future of
contemporary medal and unite, in the same public space, the
academic community, the creators and the local community.
Therefore,
besides of the Exhibition of the works in contest, it’s
planned a large assembly of initiatives,
like conferences, art ateliers and workshops, targeted to
diversified audiences and to the county schools.
Please
download the file ,
print the form of the initiative that you will participate, and
send it for the address below.
Divisão
de Acção Cultural
Sector de Artes Plásticas
Fórum Cultural do Seixal
Qt. Dos Franceses
