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Conferences, talks, guests



All throughout the 1970’s it is difficult to say what exactly Ar.Co’s training consists of. Is it the school’s regular programing, that slowly but steadily tests itself? Is it the endless variety of events of all kinds that find their way into the welcoming space of Rua de Santiago 18? As the training programs become more structured and stable, the spectrum of the extra-curricular initiatives and projects tends to narrow down, though the school will keep its voccation to complement courses with presentations and interventions of outside guests. Not only Ar.Co believes that specialized training does not always allow for a multi-disciplinary dimension in learning and teaching, it also believes that other voices (whether they come from areas taught in school or not) can provide an antidote to school boredom. From the 1990’s onwards - with a competitive program and the school at the centre of the association’s concerns - Ar.Co will recover  a tradition of complementing classroom teaching with interventions by “outside agents”, that promote the student’s confrontation with specific worlds of experience and knowledge.


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    Announcement for conference with Ernesto de Sousa, Ar.Co, Lisbon, 1973.

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    Poster announcing conference with Gui Bonsiepe, Ar.Co, Lisbon, 1977.

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    Meeting of sculptors: Saint Clair Cemin with Rui Sanches and Rui Chafes (back to camera). St Clair presented his work and views on art in a conference held at Ar.Co. Lisbon, 2000.

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    Conference with Hellmut Wohl, Ar.Co, Lisbon, 1995.

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    Presentation by Jivan Astfalk, Ar.Co, Lisbon, 2008.

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    Conference with Michael Craig-Martin, Ar.Co, Lisbon, 1993.

  • Large a conf jose gil 1997

    Conference with José Gil, Ar.Co, Lisboa, 1997.

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    Conference with Paulo Herkenoff, Ar.Co, Lisbon, 1999.

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    Meeting/presentation with Roger Willems, Ar.Co, Lisbon, 2007.

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    Meeting/presentation with J.T.Pellizzi (The Bruce High Quality Foundation), Ar.Co, Lisboa, 2008.

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    Meeting with Rachel Raupke. Ar.Co, Lisbon, 2008.

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    Performance by Gustavo Sumpta at Ar.Co Lisbon, at the invitation of the Cinema/Movement Image department, 2014.

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    Talk by Neil Rettig, Ar.Co, Lisbon, 2010.

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    Open class with Francisco Tropa, Ar.Co Almada, Jan 2015. Image: António Jorge Silva.

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    Manuela de Sousa, invited artist/jeweller as part of the Jewellery department theoretical courses. 2015.

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    Manuel Júlio, invited artist/jeweller as part of the Jewellery department theoretical courses. 2015.

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    Open class with Bruno Pacheco, Ar.Co Almada, 2016.

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    Film director João Pedro Rodrigues talks about his movie "The Ornithologist". Ar.Co, Lisbon, October 2016.

  • Large conversa c joalh beppe kessler 15 fev 2017 xabregas reverso ar.co

    Talk with jeweller Beppe Kessler. A collaboration between Ar.Co and Reverso Gallery. Ar.Co Xabregas, Fev 2017.

  • Large conversa com fot grafo duarte belo  ar.co xabregas  jun 2018.

    Talk with photographer Duarte Belo. Ar.Co Xabregas, Jun 2018.

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    Open class with Alberto Velho Nogueira. Ar.Co Xabregas, 2019.