WOOL TALKS

WOOL 2024 returns with a new programming axis dedicated exclusively to thought. The WOOL TALKS are presented as an international conference and are one of the highlights of this edition. They are a response to the desire to bring to the unique context of WOOL and Covilhã, a space for debate, reflection and sharing on this sector, artistic area and other dimensions with which it dialogues. The theme that will guide us throughout the day will be the relationship between “Urban Art and Low Density Territories” and we will count with the participation of some of the most respected national and international researchers, festivals and agents in this sector.

TALK 1 – “How do we work with these urban expressions in low-density territories and rural contexts?”
– Nuart Festival, Stavanger (Norway) _ Susan Hansen
– CVTà Street Fest, Civitacampomarano (Italy) _ Alice Pasquini
– Parees Fest, Oviedo (Spain) _ Laura Lara Sánchez
– Alfredo Martínez Pérez, co-founder of ASALTO – International Urban Art Festival, Zaragoza (Spain)
– WOOL | Covilhã Urban Art, Covilhã (Portugal) _ Lara Seixo Rodrigues
– ASALTO – International Urban Art Festival, Zaragoza (Spain) _ Luis García Alamán _ moderation

TALK 2 – “Why and how to value women in the Visual Arts?”
– Marina Bortoluzzi (Brazil)
– Vitor Belanciano (Portugal) _ moderação

TALK 3 – “Can Urban Art be an instrument of public policy for the development of territories?”
– Lisbon City Council – Urban Art Gallery + MURO festival, Lisbon (Portugal) _ Hugo de Nóbrega Cardoso
– Estarreja City Council – ESTAU festival, Estarreja (Portugal) _ Isabel Simões Pinto
– Diputación de Cáceres – Muro Critico festival, Cáceres Region (Spain) _ María Esther Gutiérrez Morán
– João Aidos (Portugal) _ moderation

TALK 4 – “Can Urban Art help build community?”
– José Carlos Mota (Portugal)
– Vitor Belanciano (Portugal) _ moderação

GUIDED TOUR of the WOOL Urban Art Route

FINAL COMMENTS
– Alice Neto Sousa (Portugal) _ poet

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