It was on the 23rd May that ALMADA project went to the famous, and oldest, secondary school of Arts in Lisbon - The António Arroio Secondary School - to present the project as well as some of its results to 10th and 12th grade students. The session started shyly but, quickly and when challenged by the speaker, the future young artists revealed the curiosity and perspicacity that so characterizes art students. The next challenge is to climb the scaffolding in July at the Gare Marítima da Rocha do Conde de Óbidos to see the paintings by Almada Negreiros up close.
For those who don't know, the António Arroio Secondary School, founded in 1919, produced some of the most important and renowned Portuguese artists of the 20th century, including Julio Pomar (Painter), João Abel Manta (architect, illustrator and painter) and Joana Vasconcelos (artist plastic). Who knows if there will be a follower of Almada Negreiros' art in the future? Only the future will tell....