PORTUGAL GUIMARAES- INTERNATIONAL ART CENTRE JOSE DE GUIMARAES

PLARAFROMA DAS ARTES E DA CRIATIVDADE /CENTRO INTERNATIONAL DAS ARTES JOSE DE GUIMARAES ( PLATFORM OF ARTS AND CREATIVITY –INTERNATIONAL ART CENTRE JOSE DE GUIMARAES)

Inaugurated on the 24^th of June of 2012, the Plataform das Artes e da Criatividde was the result of a project whose objective laid in the transformation of the old market of Guimaraes into a multifunctional space dedicated to artistic,cultural and socio economics activities.Aside from a magnificent square for public use, it is equipped with various facilities and spaces dedicated to 3 major programme areas: Centro international das Artes Jose deGuimaraes (CIAJG) ,the Emerging Ateliers and the creative laboratories.

The CIAJG, named after the Vimaranense artists Jose de Guimaraes , is a facility dedicated to contemporary  art and the relationships that it establishes with art and the relationships that it establishes with art from other eras. A place where one can find different cultures and disciplines, the CIAJG holds among its assets 3 collections assembled by Jose de Guimaraes over fifty years –Tribal Art – as well as works by the artists himself.These collections share the space with pieces from other contemporary artists and objects of popular and religious heritage from the region.

The Plataforma das Artes e da Criatividade been awarded various prizes. In 2012, it won the international architecture prize “Detail Prize 2012”. In 2013, it received the National Prize for Urban Rehabilitation in the category “ Social Impact “ and it was awarded the  prize “Red Dot Design Award 2013”.