PADA STUDIOS OPEN DAY 2026
PADA Studios is once again opening its doors for a day entirely dedicated to the local community. Aimed at bringing together artists, industry professionals and neighbouring institutions in the Barreiro Industrial Park, the programme invites the public to take part in a guided tour. This tour will showcase some of the entities that make up the City of Archives, revealing works produced by artists who have been associated with PADA, now on display in each of these spaces.
Técnica Mista - Bolsa Barreiro 2026 Exhibition
Concluindo o programa da Bolsa Barreiro deste ano, com o apoio do Município do Barreiro, estamos felizes por anunciar a inauguração da exposição “Técnica Mista”.
Esta exposição coletiva inclui os trabalhos de Cristiano Spencer, Francis de Assis Abdullah e Camila Vale, artistas que frequentaram o programa de residências artísticas com o apoio da Câmara Municipal do Barreiro. A exposição terá a curadoria de Frederico Vicente.
A inauguração acontece na sexta-feira, dia 17 de outubro, das 18:00 às 21:00.
Visitas à exposição durante a semana apenas por marcação prévia pelo info@padastudios.com. A finissage, com visita à exposição, acontece no dia 24 de outubro, coincidindo com a programação do Open Day, e carece de inscrição através deste link https://tr.ee/Tm28wzCEZB
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At the conclusion of this year's Bolsa Barreiro Program, with the support of Barreiro’s Municipality, we are happy to announce the opening of “Técnica Mista”.
This group exhibition includes the works of Cristiano Spencer, Francis de Assis Abdullah and Camila Vale, artists who participated in the artist residency programme supported by Barreiro Municipal Council. The exhibition will be curated by Frederico Vicente.
The opening will take place on Friday , 17th October, from 18:00 to 21:00. Visits during the week by appointment only at info@padastudios.com. The finissage,will take place on the 2eth October, coinciding with the Open Day’s programme, and registration is required via this link https://tr.ee/Tm28wzCEZB.
CURADORIA/CURATOR
Frederico Vicente @fredericovicente_
BOLSA BARREIRO
Cristiano Spencer @sculptural_cr1sys
Francis de Assis Abdullah @franclsdeassls
Camila Vale @camiliavale
institutional support/apoio institucional
República Portuguesa – Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / Direção-Geral das Artes @dg.artes / Rede Portuguesa de Arte Contemporânea (RPAC)
Município do Barreiro @municipiodobarreiro
PADA 59 EXHIBITION + OPEN STUDIOS
On 26 September, PADA Studios will once again open the gates of its gallery, situated in the Barreiro Industrial Estate, at 6.00 pm, showcasing the results of the 10 artists’ month-long residency at PADA in an exhibition curated by Paula Ferreira.
The exhibition and open studios, which are free to enter and open to visitors between 6.00 pm and 9.00 pm on Saturday, allow the local community to discover and engage with artistic practices that have been influenced by, and offer new perspectives on, the potential of the Barreiro Industrial Park. With artistic works ranging from painting to sculpture and video – and, in some cases, using discarded materials – the work of this group of artists offers fresh perspectives on what we consider to be obsolete materials, transforming them and giving them new meaning.
PADA’s 59th group in residence comprises artists from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Malta and other countries, notably Flávio Rodrigues, an artist selected through the PADA Grant, Pedro Roque, an artist selected through the Odemira Grant, and Camila Vale, who is participating in the residency in parallel through the Barreiro Grant programme and will soon have a dedicated exhibition.
The exhibition is curated by Paula Ferreira, an independent researcher, writer and curator. Born in São Paulo, she lives between Brazil and Portugal. Her work draws on the practice of writing to critically examine modes of circulation and production in the cultural sphere. She founded Aos Cuidados, a project that brings together various initiatives – including exhibitions, film cycles, publications and discussion groups – to explore the intersections between the ecologies of care and art.
PADA Studios is an independent, non-profit, artist-run organisation based in Barreiro. Founded in 2018, PADA offers artists the time, space and support to develop their practice in a unique post-industrial setting. Its residency programmes promote dialogue, experimentation and critical exchange in a collaborative environment.
Below are the artists currently in residence:
PADA 59
Aislinn Evans (UK)
Hannah Bang (UK)
Jade Zammit (MLT)
Jelle van Kuilenburg (NL)
Jocelyn Tsaih (EUA)
Jolene Liam (UK)
Kate Burnett (UK)
Pedro Roque (PT)
Ros Ford (UK)
BOLSA BARREIRO
Camila Vale (PT)
ALUMNI STUDIO
John Reno Jackson (CYM)
PADA 58 EXHIBITION + OPEN STUDIOS
Final exhibition of PADA 58's Group. With works from Enrique Traver, Francesca Van Haverbeke, Gaia D'Arrigo, Isha Naguiat, Johanna van der Linden, Kate Broad, Kim Winder, Laetitia Morais (BP), Marta Troya and Sophia Siersted.
EXPOSIÇÃO PADA 57 + ESTÚDIOS ABERTOS
curated by Paula Ferreira
PADA 57
Abbey Rich
Annabel Sutton
Emma Quin
Haeji Min
Hanna Orion
Jesse Strikwerda
João Carinho
Medha Khosla
Nabuurs&VanDoorn
Suri Park-Woo
EXPOSIÇÃO PADA 56 + ESTÚDIOS ABERTOS
PADA 56
Aralia Maxwell
Beatriz Santos
Gerardo Ros
Janna Yotte
Laura Armengol
Nickolas Roblee-Strauss
Nicole Clift
Silvia Koistinen
Theresa Goessmann
Zhengwei Li
RESIDÊNCIA DE INVESTIGAÇÃO
Dedipta Bhattacharjee
BOLSA BARREIRO
Cristiano Spencer
EXPOSIÇÃO PADA 55 + ESTÚDIOS ABERTOS
This coming Saturday we host the final exhibition and open studios of PADA 55. The exhibition is curated by Sérgio Fazenda Rodrigues and will display works that have been created by the artists in residency this last month.
Join us, from 18:00 to 21:00
PADA 54 EXHIBITION + OPEN STUDIOS & UMBIGO “FANTASIA” PRESENTATION
PADA 54 exhibition, curated by Laura Gama Martins, with Adela Angulo Portugal, Caroline Bartlett, Danan Lake, Elise van Staveren, Ella Bracey, George Turner, Inês Queirós (Bolsa PADA), Ishbel Angus, Kathy Moscou, Maria Gomes