Crazy Horses – British sculptress creates bronze horse figurines
North of Lisbon, the great Golegã horse fair takes place this week with celebrations reaching a crescendo on November 11, St Martin’s Day. Attracting a wide cross-section of traders, breeders
Art auction at Galeria Arte Algarve
This Saturday, October 25, the second open art auction is taking place at Galeria Arte Algarve in Lagoa from 3pm. Sixty pieces have been selected and a list informing about
Sardines portrayed in painting by Portuguese artist Roma Markov
Gliding like a shimmering sea monster, a glistening shoal of sardines is one of nature’s wonders. Inspiring Portuguese artist Roma Markov, his painting displayed at Galeria Côrte-Real in Paderne accurately
Art: Irish eyes on Portugal
Taking up an ideal vantage point, Irish photographer Garrett Walsh pictures one of Portugal’s most ancient fortified towns. For centuries a strategic look-out point across the Alentejo plains, the image
Autumn’s first storm – Exhibition of paintings by Gill Campbell
On the beach at Alagôa a lone photographer, Gill Campbell, captured the ominous onset of an autumn storm. The immaculately reproduced image is on display at Galeria Côrte-Real in Paderne.
The British abroad – exhibition of paintings by Mike Hall
More than a century ago in São Domingos in the Alentejo a quintessentially British village was built. Its purpose was to replicate the sort of lifestyle that its inhabitants would
Islands of the lagoon
Ernesto Mies lives in Seville but frequently travels to the Algarve’s Ria Formosa where he creates stunning paintings of the sandbar islands. Dotted with colourful fishing shacks and boats, his
Gordon Hunt succeeds in his ambition to paint light
Glinting on rippling water, Gordon Hunt succeeds in his ambition to paint light. Selecting glorious locations along the Atlantic coastline, an exhibition of his work is now on display as
Contemporary art at Vale do Lobo
Paintings || Vale do Lobo will feature a bold collection of vibrant paintings from the acclaimed Portuguese artist Gervásio during an exhibition from September 2 until November 3. Carlos Gervásio,
Photographic first for multinational group
Presenting an eclectic exhibition of fine quality photographs at ‘Galeria Arte Algarve’ in Lagoa, this is the first occasion that the Algarve Photographers Group (APG) have ventured into a commercial