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
Catarina Rebelo

Production
Caetana Meneses

Programming Segundas na z
Laura Gama Martins

Curator (ZDB Bookstore exhibitions)
Joana Leão

Educational Programme
Cristiana Freitas

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)

Bar Manager
Rui Barbosa

Front of house and bar
Bernardo Pereira, Delano Queiroz, Carlos Gaspar, Francisca Sarmento, Francisco Correia, Ícaro Lira, Mariana do Carmo, Mafalda Riobom, Margarida Magalhães, Mauro Soares, Rita Peças

Text Editing
Alexandre Ribeiro, André Santos, Bruno Silva, 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 1 concert per month 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

Visual Arts

Performance

Puro Spirito by Inês Tartaruga + Xavier Paes

— SINGSONG exhibition happenings programme

Wed11.12.2407:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

© Pedro Figueiredo. Corpo + Cidade, Festival DDD 2024

More information about the group exhibition SINGSONG.

Inês Tartaruga + Xavier Paes
Pure Spirit, 2024

performance, 15 minutes

‘Puro Spirito’ is a piece that addresses the connection between dance, air and sound, exploring the presence of the human body between negative and invisible space, and how this can be activated through movement. The performers use DIY whistles as extensions of the body, transforming the air around them into a tangible and sensorial experience through an intense choreography designed to generate sound through movement.

Inês Tartaruga Água and Xavier Paes are visual artists whose practices thrive on the intersection between performance, sound and image. They have been collaborating regularly since 2015, exploring eco-logical phenomena and their resonant bodies. Avid breathers, radical regeneration enthusiasts, sound explorers and advocates of DIY philosophies, they are interested in collaborative and participatory practices in public space rooted in improvisation, activism and multi-instrumentalism.

They have presented their work in various spaces, including Cafe Oto, Villa Arson, STUK Arts Centre, Fundação de Serralves, Galeria Municipal do Porto, Galeria Zé dos Bois, OCCII, Kunsthalle Freeport, NUB Project Space, Stichting Centrum and La Pointe de Lafayette.

Wed11.12.2407:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Entrance

3€ at the entrance.
Single ticket to visit the exhibition and access the happenings programme.

Duration

15'

Next Events

William Basinski

— ZDB at the Rectory of NOVA Lisbon

Mon28.07.2509:30PM

NOVA University Lisbon Rectory Auditorium — Campolide Campus, Lisbon

Shabaka (solo)

— ZDB at B.Leza

Thu22.05.2509:30PM

B.Leza — Cais Gás 1, Lisboa

The Necks

— ZDB at Maria Matos Theatre

Mon19.05.2509:00PM

Teatro Maria Matos - Av. Frei Miguel Contreiras 52, 1700-213 Lisboa

Mun Sing ⟡ IBSXJAUR

Wed30.04.2509:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Acid Mothers Temple ’30th Anniversary Tour’ ⟡ Divã

Tue29.04.2509:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Filipe Sambado ‘Gémea Analógica’

Sat26.04.2510:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Ilpo Väisänen ⟡ Fantasia in Dub

Thu24.04.2509:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Anna B Savage ‘You & I Are Earth’ ⟡ Daudi Matsiko

Wed23.04.2509:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Maria Reis Trio ⟡ Anaís

Wed16.04.2509:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Fire! presents ‘Testament’ ⟡ Ravenna Escaleira

Thu10.04.2509:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Clarissa Connelly ⟡ Vitória Vermelho

Wed09.04.2509:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Six Organs of Admittance ⟡ Helena Espvall

Tue08.04.2509:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Big Brave ⟡ MJ Guider ⟡ NECRØ

Sun06.04.2509:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Seefeel A/V ⟡ Helena Silva

Sun30.03.2509:00PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

MIKE presents ‘Showbiz!’ [Sold out]

Fri28.03.2509:30PM

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Programa Espacial Autónomo InterGaláctico

— exhibition by Rigo 23 in collaboration with members of the Zapatista Movement

01.03 — 07.06.25

ZDB 8 Marvila — Praça David Leandro da Silva 2, 1950-131 Lisboa

Baahahal

— exhibition by Pizz Buin

28.02 — 10.05.25

Galeria Zé dos Bois

massa de massas

— exhibition by Elisabete Gonçalves

28.02 — 03.05.25

Livraria Zé dos Bois

Pizza Space-Time

— exhibition by João Marçal

28.02 — 10.05.25

Galeria Zé dos Bois

Pedreiras/Quarries

— exhibition by Ellie Ga and Karin Monteiro

28.02 — 10.05.25

Galeria Zé dos Bois

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