Rua Cruzado Osberne
nº7, 3ºesquerdo
1900-174 Lisboa
Lisbon
Portugal
- Arts
XEREM is a cultural association which aims to: organize, develop, implement and disseminate cultural,multidisciplinary and intercultural projects within the social, artistic, educational field. It aims to promote activities locally, nationally and internationally, collaborating with public and private institutions, involving artists and diverse communities, with the following aims: Consulting, curating and agency in the field of visual arts and performing, cinema, audiovisual and multimedia among other intersections of art; Promotion of social action through art, in particular interventions within the public space; Production and dissemination of contemporary artistic creation in a multidisciplinary perspective (activities of museums, architecture, urban planning, science, literature, etc.); development of workshops and seminars mainly orientated for educational and therapeutic issues in the context of formal education; Vocational training in partnership with entities of different nature; Creation of Residences and artistic development of creative networking platforms; Publishing and distribution of artworks and publications in print and digital forms.
Our main project is the International Artists Workshop developed in partnership with Triangle Network (TN). It aims to create a space where artists can experience and experiment with new ideas, and be inspired and challenged by each other’s creative processes.
It consists of bringing together a group of 20 local and international artists to work together for a period of approximately two weeks. To artists we provide the opportunity to exchange ideas and work collaboratively and is also developed a program of artists presentations, events that culminate with the Open Day.
We aim to facilitate artists’ networking, supporting the production of new and experimental work and to promote cultural exchange through the dissemination of creative ideas and connections with the public.
The first edition was held in Sintra (Portugal), having as the underlying theme the subject of globalisation and the relationship between identity and cultural heritage.
By organizing artists in residence programmes in partnership with other artists organization, we believe that we can promote work within the Portuguese network. We are open to act on digital culture as a way to work and build ideas together.
Our recent experience in launching opportunities for artists in Xerem website make us believe that our work can be engaged on understanding the local necessities and creating responses for community needs.
We have done this on our last workshop by creating an open call for Portuguese artists and a programme that brought a group of volunteers to live and work together with artists.
As an independent artists organization we believe in Networking and we are interested in working with countries of the mediterranean, including north Africa"connect with local partners to develop projects and think together.
We feel that by networking with ALF we will be able to build new opportunities for Portuguese artists among neighboring countries and cultures in which our activity can propose dialogue and interchange of fresh ideas and partnerships.
We are interested in the dialogue between art and heritage, thinking about the Portuguese culture and its origins from a contemporary perspective in a contemporary perspective. We see ALF network as an opportunity to engage mobility in between Portugal partnerships and other countries, networking as a way to sustainable growth.