In May A Brasileira do Chiado announced the launch of a Painting Prize to mark 100 years of the first modernist paintings of A Brasileira, placed there in 1925, with the aim of resuming the close relationship between the Café and the community artistic. The award ceremony is scheduled for November 19th, the date on which the 119th anniversary of A Brasileira is celebrated and will take place at MUDE, the Design Museum, in Lisbon, recently reopened.

 

Until September 30th, there is still time to participate with a work of your own. Just follow the rules stipulated in the competition, which you can check on the brand’s website, at www.abrasileira.pt. The 10 winners will have the opportunity to see their work exhibited in A Brasileira, an unmissable showcase of Lisbon as the historic and privileged place that it is.

 

To boost the competition, from September 4th to December 5th, Mensagem de Lisboa, which has its emotional headquarters in A Brasileira, promotes a cycle of talks, always at 6:30 pm, moderated by Mensagem journalists Catarina Carvalho and Ana da Cunha. Entry is free; If you want to reserve a place, send an email to geral@amensagem.pt.

 

September 4th – The importance of A Brasileira in the modernism movement

João Bernardo Galvão Teles, great-grandson of Adriano Telles

Paulo Almeida Fernandes (Lisboa Museum)

Moderation: Catarina Carvalho

 

September 19 – Modernism, the multifaceted artist Almada Negreiros and his relationship with architect Pardal Monteiro

José Quaresma (FBAL)

Moderation:  Ana da Cunha

 

October 3 – Women in A Brasileira and Chiado

Emília Ferreira (MNAC)

Sandra Leandro (Museu do Cenáculo)

Moderação: Maria João Martins

 

 

17 de outubro – Jorge Barradas, o renovador

Carlos Silveira

Adriana Anselmo de Oliveira

Moderation: Ana da Cunha

 

November 7 – Stuart Carvalhais, painter, illustrator and caricaturista

João Alpoim (Museu Bordalo)

Ferreira Fernandes (Mensagem de Lisboa)

Nuno Saraiva (illustrator)

Moderation: Catarina Carvalho

 

November 19th – this debate will take place at MUDE, with the awarding of prizes

José-Augusto França and the second wave of paintings in A Brasileira

Mariana Pinto dos Santos

Maria de Aires Silveira (MNAC)

Moderation: Catarina Carvalho

 

December 5th – Bernardo Marques, José Pacheko and Eduardo Viana

Guilherme d’Oliveira Martins

Moderation: Ana da Cunha