ZDB

Mission

Created in 1994 as a nonprofit organization by a civic initiative, Galeria Zé dos Bois (ZDB) is an art center based in a 2.500m² palace in the heart of Bairro Alto, Lisbon. A creation, production and promotion structure for contemporary art, ZDB instigates the research and investigation of artists involved with visual and performing arts, as well as film and music. The center produces and presents exhibitions, and hosts more than 150 arts events per year, including residencies, educational programs, theater, dance performances, lectures, and music concerts. Driven by the desire to intensify and exchange knowledge with artists through creative practices, ZDB promotes international and local residencies and establishes long-term relationships with artists, aiming to produce unique projects.

Activities

Visual Arts
ZDB stimulates the artistic research and creation by providing means of production and visibility to national and international artists. All ZDB’s exhibitions are accompanied by actions of the Educational Department such as cinema cycles, debates, guided tours and workshops.

Negócio – Performative Arts
ZDB develops and hosts more than 30 artistic residencies and/or plays per year. Focusing on co-productions and on-site creation, our team assists all the creation process, supporting design, production, communication, presentation and promoting its circulation. In addition to supporting independent creators, ZDB has been welcoming and developing synergies with a significant number of associated structures.

ZDBmüzique – Music
ZDBmüzique seeks to give space to creative manifestations in music and it aims to promote transgressive and exploratory music acts, with different techniques and languages: improvised music, electroacoustic, jazz, modern pop, rock and noise. ZDBmüzique also promotes the creation (with artistic residencies) and circulation of music through partnerships with other institutions such as: Casa da Música, Serralves, Teatro Maria Matos, Teatro Aveirense, Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Gnration, Teatro Municipal da Guarda amongst others.

Department of Education
ZDB’s department of education was born in 2005. It aims to stimulate the reflection on the field of artistic production in a constructive and participative way. The department of education conducts regular guided tours to exhibitions, settled by appointment; it also carries out programs in the scope of public education and provides access to a specific program of performing arts.

History

ZDB started in 1994 as a non-profit association. Its purpose, was to “promote exhibitions, installations, video shows, performances, musical performances and other activities” in the artistic field. The primordial aim of ZDB’s fifteen founders was to create an alternative structure to the institutional and commercial panorama that they faced in the beginning of the decade of 1990. At present, ZDB still retains the identity that made its history, a transversal idea of public service who values the spirit of collaboration and empathy, constantly searching for new audiences, but always maintaining a strong relationship with the surrounding community, while stimulating debate and participation.

Team

Art Curation and Visual Arts Management
Natxo Checa

Programming and Performative Arts Management
Marta Furtado

Programming and Music Production
Marcos Silva

Communication
Raquel Carmo

Production
Maria Rui Cunha

Programming Segundas na z
Laura Gama Martins

Assistance to the Visual Arts
Sofia Medeiros

Educational Programme
Inês Raposo

Accounting
Contatraduz

Graphic Design
Sílvia Prudêncio

Graphic Design (segundas na z and ZDB Bookstore exhibitions)
Maria Clara Lima

Archive Management
Inês Henriques

Technical Manager
Olga Matviychuk

Bookstore
Alexandre Rendeiro

Electrical Technician
Ricardo Ferreira

Maintenance
Cesário Dias
Ivete Gomes

Installation and Building Maintenance
Vitalyi Tkachuk (Volunteer)

Front of house and bar
Aúna Nunes, Bernardo Pereira, Carlos Gaspar, Carlos Eça, Eno, Francisco Correia, Inês Correia Mendes, Mariana do Carmo, Matilde Basto, Mauro Soares, Rita Peças, Rodrigo Santos

Text Editing
Alexandre Ribeiro, André Santos, Bruno Silva, Miguel Rocha, Nuno Afonso

Sócios

To enjoy ZDB’s membership status and have the membership card we propose an annual fee of 30€. The ZDB Membership Card offers:

⟡ Free entrance to all exhibitions

⟡ Free entrance for 10 concert per year to be designated by ZDB *

⟡ Free entrance for 3 concerts at ZDB at the members’ choice *

⟡ Free entrance to 2 performing arts sessions at members’ choice *

⟡ Free access to ZDB Terrace and 49 Bar

To be a ZDB Member or renew your annual membership simply fill out this membership form. Payment can be made at the entrance of ZDB on working days or by transfer via mail: reservas@zedosbois.org

* upon reservation with 48h in advance

Music

Concerts

David Maranha and special guests ⟡ Carlos?

— Helena Espvall and Margarida Garcia

Thu03.12.2609:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

David Maranha

Carlos? ©Gil Silva

David Maranha

A leading figure in the national avant-garde scene, David Maranha belongs to a select group of musicians who, far from the media spotlight, have been transforming musical creation in this country. A pioneer in free sound languages, he made Osso Exótico one of the first Portuguese groups to gain international recognition – even if only within a limited circle. This historical significance is complemented by the uniqueness of his solo work and the wide range of appearances, collaborations and projects he is involved in (spanning generations of musicians and admirers).

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Carlos?

Carlos?, originally a duo formed within the GRAVV collective, which combined guitar and drums to create a raw and dizzying brand of rock?
Carlos? has recently become a trio, with the addition of Miguel Limão on turntables and electronics, whilst also undergoing other transformations towards new, contemplative forms of collective sound-making, giving a little more space to the absence of sound production and the subtlety of the soundscape – or perhaps not. I’m not quite sure.

bandcamp

Thu03.12.2609:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

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Next Events

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Sócios

David Maranha and special guests ⟡ Carlos?

— Helena Espvall and Margarida Garcia

David Maranha

Carlos?

Entrance

Next Events

Diles Que No Me Maten

Super Ballet: Horse Lords ⟡ Cat Soup

ZDB presents Panda Bear & Sonic Boom with ‘A ? of When’ at the Teatro São Luiz

Andreu Ubaldo & Kiran Leonard

Or Sobre Blau

Gwenifer Raymond

Hammok ⟡ Roy Batty

David Maranha and special guests ⟡ Carlos?

— Helena Espvall and Margarida Garcia

Liturgy (solo) ⟡ SAD

Cancer House

Come and celebrate Fumaça’s birthday with us

Super Ballet: The Ex ⟡ Y/Compound ⟡ Rita Vozone

TRAVO presents ‘Wasteland’

Maria BC presents ‘Marathon’ ⟡ Tomé Capa

Cloud Nothings ⟡ VEENHO [Sold out]

SISMO–SINAL

— workshop and collective presentation

Horse Jumper of Love ⟡ Digital Device

The Sleeves ⟡ Brandini

Geordie Greep [Cancelled]

CCA x ZDB: Jejum #47 w/ ⟡ Loke Rahbek & Frederik Valentin ⟡ Merely & Niko Demus

Book launch ‘Os Mistérios de Casimiro’ by António Pocinho

— with Samuel Úria, Vasco Santos e Miguel Gouveia

Superfan presents ‘My Piledriver Heart’ ⟡ Feu St-Antoine

keiyaA presents ‘hooke’s law’ ⟡ oseias.

Mondo Negro x ZDB: Powerplant

NEW MANUAL

— by Inês Raposo

Sahara Malaise

— by Cristina Lamas

Magnetic Resonance

— by Kathy Hinde

Coelho Radioactivo presents ‘ANTI-ONTEM’⟡ Nuno Loureiro

Parece ser

— Directed by Iván Haidar

Mondo Negro x ZDB: Poison Ruïn ⟡ Bated Breath

RedSkyFalls (Réplica) – A seismic transmission network

— by Alexandre Estrela

Workshop visit to the exhibition ‘RedSkyFalls (Réplica)’ with the Educational Service