Friday – 18th October

10:00 | Welcoming Session

Presenting the Educational Textile TALKS and its objectives.

10:30 | ‘Life after school’ – presentation of case studies

Paulo Lopes Silva Councillor in Guimarães Municipality with responsibility for Culture, Administrative Modernisation and Quality, Intelligent and Information Systems, Customer Service, Human Resources and Tourism

Cindy Steiler
Multidisciplinary artist and alternative process photographer. Her work explores concepts of memory, space and longing through a range of materials and techniques including found objects, textiles, photography, embroidery and crochet. Steiler’s work is inspired by her travels, where she can delve in to a new community, listening to stories told by residents to learn the personality and history of each new place. This practice has led her across the United States, Canada and Europe, presenting exhibitions and teaching workshops for students of all ages. Her work has been published in books and magazines in the US, Australia, Europe and Asia.

Susana Cereja
She began her career in architecture but showed her passion for art from an early age. She studied in Lisbon and Germany, immersing herself in ancient techniques of artistic production, and finding her ‘home’ in tapestry in the Arraiolos stitch. She worked as an architect for five years in the studio of the artist Joana Vasconcelos, but her passion for art continued to grow, consolidating her presence in this universe with exhibitions in London, Lisbon, the Algarve, Águeda, Tallinn and Kranj. In 2022, Susana took up an artistic residency in Estonia, and it was in 2023 that she stood out as a guest artist at the Kranj International Textile Biennale in Slovenia. In addition to her regular work, Susana enjoys developing artistic projects in the community, contributing and making an impact on a local scale. This is evident in her recent project in Vila do Torrão, Portugal, where she collaborated with people aged 45 to 82 and, over the course of a month, worked with the community to create a piece that involved 17 people in the project.

11:30 | Coffee break

11:45 | ‘Life after school’ – presentation of case studies

Sofia Victorino
Holds a PhD in History, specialising in Contemporary History from NOVA FCSH. She currently holds a scholarship from the Foundation for Science and Technology and is researching the relations between decolonial thinking, contemporary art and cultural institutions. Until 2021, she held the position of Director of Education and Public Programmes at the Whitechapel Gallery in London. Previously, from 2002 to 2011, was Coordinator of the Educational Service at the Serralves Foundation.

Roberto Liberti
Designer and professor at the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, in the Department of Architecture and Industrial Design, specialising in Fashion Design, in Naples, Italy. His academic practice centres on the intersection between design and education, contributing to the training of new professionals in the field.

12:45 | Lunch Networking

14:00 | ‘Interdisciplinary networks’ – Presentation of case studies

Vera Sachetti
Design critic and curator based in Basel, Switzerland. She works as a curator, researcher and editor, and coordinates international design and architecture projects. She graduated in Communication Design from FBAUP and holds a Master’s degree in Design Criticism from the School of Visual Arts, New York.

Frederico Duarte
With a degree in Communication Design (FBAUL), a Master’s in Design Criticism (SVA) and a PhD in Curating (Birkbeck College and Victoria & Albert Museum), he is a critic, curator and lecturer at FBAUL and has worked as a designer in Malaysia and Italy.

Vera Sacchetti e Frederico Duarte, co-founders of the magazine Fazer, they propose an innovative approach to contemporary design, exploring how this discipline shapes societal transformations through a critical and multifaceted perspective.

Fátima São Simão
An expert in development, strategy and sustainability for cultural and creative industries (CCI). Having a background in Economics (Faculty of Economics of Porto, FEP) and an MA in Cultural Policy and Management (City University of London), since 2001, Fátima has supported over 300 CCI projects, from startups to non-profits and public institutions both at national and international level. In 2020, she completed her PhD thesis titled “Authors’ Rights and Rights’ Authors: on the Relationship Between Copyright and Artistic Work” (Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto). She teaches and researches cultural and media economics, project development, strategy and entrepreneurship at FEP and Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon (IPL). Coordinator of the Creative Commons Portuguese Chapter, she is an activist for the open culture movement, since 2013. She was responsible for the creation, management and business development of the creative centre of the Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto (UPTEC), between 2009 and 2021.

15:00 | Coffee break

15:15 | Roundtable – Open Debate: HOOK UP! Challenges and Opportunities

Moderated by Natacha Antão

EAADUM – Escola de Arte, Arquitetura e Design da Universidade do Minho

ESAD – Escola Superior de Artes e Design FBAUL – Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade de Lisboa

FBAUP – Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto

UBI – Universidade da Beira Interior

17:00 | Conclusion / Summary of the Educational Textile Talks

17:30 | Closing session