ESTAU | Estarreja Urban Art 2018
The 3rd EDITION of ESTAU maintained a similar structure in relation to the previous two years. During the 9 days of the event, it was possible to attend an authentic parade of activities, which once again intended to put Urban Art in dialogue with the city, with people, with heritage and with nature, through murals, installations, workshops, movies, talks, guided tours, music and more.
Were precisely 42, the number of actions in different artistic areas, of different formats and levels of participation, which aimed to respond to a primary desire of the ESTAU organization, to reach a wider and heterogeneous audience interests, ages or gender.
We must highlight that the identity of this 3rd edition was built in a special and communitarian way, giving voice to those who have already passed through ESTAU, who lives in the streets of Estarreja, who watch from near and far, for a few days or for simple moments. All of these testimonies, more than 100, which were transcribed manually for pieces of fabric, were the basis of work for all communication and already in Estarreja built a patchwork, like a flag that was hoisted during the event, right in the center of the city.
* ESTAU was distinguished with the EFFE label, facilitated by the European Festivals Association (EFA), which consists of festivals that stand for artistic quality and have a significant impact on the local, national and international level. Feedback from the International Jury and Hub Experts: "It is considered an innovative artistic proposal specifically designed for a small-town with non-established artistic scene. It is a very recent festival but already a landmark in urban art in terms of its strong internationalization and interface with several artistic languages. Experts underlines the high standard interventions, the good educational program and the thoughtful approach to local community. Following the emergence of similar events throughout the country, a strong and distinctive identity is demanded."
** activity integrated in the program of Mostruário | uma espécie de feira (in english, something like: Showcase | a kind of fair), that takes place at municipal library.
Public Art Event
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Client
Estarreja City Council
Services
cultural place-making, concept, naming, curation, development, graphic identity and co-production
Location
Estarreja, Portugal
Artists
Add Fuel (Portugal), Marina Capdevila (Spain), Millo (Italy), Regg Salgado (Portugal), TheCaver (Portugal) and Tiago Galo (Portugal)
Installations
Spidertag (Argentina/Spain), Aheneah (Portugal) and Frederico Draw (Portugal)
Artistic residencies
André Speedy Garcia (Portugal), Xesta Studio (Portugal), Rute Ferraz (Portugal) and Vasco Mendes (Portugal)
Workshops
calligraphy oriented by Xesta Studio (Portugal) **
mobile photo + instagram oriented by Voodoolx (Portugal) **
painting on film oriented by Cine Clube Avanca (Portugal)
Guided Tours
for all - oriented by the curator Lara Seixo Rodrigues with portuguese sign language interpreter for kids – oriented by Laboratório de Aprendizagem Criativa (CME)
Talk
‘Success and Failure: A Love Story’ by Sónia Teles Fernandes (Portugal) **
Movies
‘Faces Places’ by Agnès Varda & JR (France)
Exhibitions
‘Estar(reja)’ by Miguel Oliveira (Portugal)
Concerts
OGBE | Orquestra de Guitarras e Baixos Eléctricos (Portugal) and Senhor Vulcão (Portugal)
Performance | Dance
Plaina by Umpor1 (Portugal)
Artworks created
23
Artworks featured
46
Artist: Millo (Weaving)
Artist: Add Fuel (Convergente)
Artist: Marina Capdevila (Greetings from your favourite beach in 2025)
Artist: Regg Salgado (Nobel)
Artist: TheCaver (Quotidiano)
Artist: Tiago Galo (The 4 crafts)
Artist: Spidertag
Artist: Frederico Draw (Limbo)
Installation: ESTAU és tu.
Exhibition: Estar(reja) by Miguel Oliveira
Artistic Residency: Xesta
Artistic Residency: André Speedy Garcia
Guided Tours: Lara Seixo Rodrigues
Mostruário
Mostruário | calligraphy workshop by Xesta
Mostruário | talk by Sónia Teles Fernandes
Mostruário | mobile photo workshop by Voodoo Lx
Photo Credit: Rute Ferraz
Video Credit: Vasco Mendes
On the Map
AVE | Advertising Value Equivalency € 339.008 (€ 337.381 national + € 1.627 international)
Press highlights
RTP Portugal em Directo _ 20/09/2018
Público _ ‘Tiago Galo sujou as mãos e passou do computador para a rua’, 21/09/2018
Público _ ‘O medo de envelhecer estremece a cada mural de Marina Capdevila’, 25/09/2018
Público _ ‘Nunca é tarde para um primeiro encontro. Nem aos 80’, 25/09/2018
SIC Cultura _ ‘Um dos melhores festivais de arte urbana em Estarreja’, 15/09/ 2018
Visão Sete _ ‘Estau: A arte urbana a subir paredes em Estarreja’, 15/09/2018
Jornal de Notícias _ ‘Terceira edição do ESTAU continua a mudar Estarreja’, 21/09/2018
Expresso _ ‘Um dos melhores festivais de arte urbana em Estarreja’, 15/09/ 2018
Diário de Coimbra _ ‘Estarreja: ESTAU a todo o gás’, 19/09/2018
Born Free _ ‘Estarreja, o mundo retrata-te a alma em cativante arte urbana’, 24/09/2018
Diário de Aveiro _ ‘Não me interessa trazer artistas que venham fazer golfinhos’, 14/09/2018
Espaço de Coisas _ ‘Estau 2018’, 23/09/2018