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Project

Artistic creation
in public space

Outdoor Arts Portugal is characterized as an interdisciplinary platform, promoted by Bússola, aimed at creative and production professionals in the fields of public space performing arts and contemporary circus in Portugal. Its objective is to enhance the improvement of conditions for the development of contemporary artistic creation in these domains.


The training of professionals and audience education, combined with national and international promotion of this artistic context, are aligned with a mission of sectoral research and observation. These constitute the essential pillars of activity, focusing on the promotion and dissemination of contemporary languages and innovative dramaturgies.

Activities

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Information and resources sharing

Outdoor Arts Portugal provides news and alerts about opportunities, events and resources related to artistic creation in public space and contemporary circus, including regular updates of the digital platform, a monthly newsletter with specialized information and a section of useful professional resources for artistic work in these disciplines.

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Capacity building

Outdoor Arts Portugal provides an annual capacity building plan for Portuguese artistic and production stakeholders, targeting strategic themes, good creative practices and also the environmental and human dimensions. Additionally, through an international partnership network, it creates conditions to access relevant international programs in the defined training plan.

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Sectoral development

Outdoor Arts Portugal develops strategic actions aimed at different target audiences with a view to support the integrated sectoral development of artistic creation in the public space, with a special focus on aesthetic and dramaturgical innovation and strategic mediation actions for the audience development, namely in their introduction to contemporary arts. Its activity aims at the continuous evolution of the political and social recognition, contributing to the legitimacy of the sector on a national scale, in line with its European counterparts.

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Research

Outdoor Arts Portugal provides an annual capacity building plan for Portuguese artistic and production stakeholders, targeting strategic themes, good creative practices and also the environmental and human dimensions. Additionally, through an international partnership network, it creates conditions to access relevant international programs in the defined training plan.

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Sectoral database

The Outdoor Arts Portugal interactive map constitutes a unique sectoral database in Portugal, in strategic alignment with European priorities for mapping and (re)knowledge of artistic agents. Categorized into five typologies - artists, festivals, creation spaces, training and umbrella organizations - the database also includes a factsheet of artistic creations, available in a bilingual model, promoting integrated international communication.

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National and international networks

Supported by the international vision promoted by Bússola, Outdoor Arts Portugal takes part in different European networks and platforms, collaborating with multiple international projects aligned with the priorities of legitimizing artistic creation in the public space and circus as dimensions of contemporary arts. In addition to participation in international networks - Circostrada Network, IETM, IN-SITU, N.I.C.E. - Outdoor Arts Portugal takes active roles in cooperation projects and informal collaborative networks.

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