MODAR-TE Project

With a focus on communication and artistic expression through fashion and textiles, the “MODAR-TE” project is a creative center based in Amarante. It appears as a space for education, creation, sharing and inter-generational cooperation.

CONTEXT

Once upon a time there was a small city with great talents.

On the banks of the Tâmega, artists like Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, Teixeira de Pascoaes or Agustina Bessa-Luís found refuge for their creations, leaving a legacy that has perpetuated over time.

Nowadays, Amarante asserts itself as Creative Nature and it is necessary that the support to the arts and culture continues. It is imperative to encourage collaboration and sharing of creative minds and the many young talents who grow up here and want to live here. Art is the manifestation of the times. It is the creation of collective memories. And that is exactly what we propose to do:

With a focus on communication and artistic expression through fashion and textiles, the “MODAR-TE” project aims to revitalize traditional crafts and techniques, creating a space for education, sharing and inter-generational cooperation. The body appears as a canvas, fabrics as paints and needles as brushes: it is intended to change mentalities and portray fashion as art.

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CONCEPT

The “MODAR-TE” project is defined as a creative center of fashion, culture and art. It will have its headquarters in a physical space, in the Commercial Galleries of the Navarras Building, in Amarante. It is aspired, however, that the dimension of the project transcends the physical space, through the digital world and creating collaborations with different identities for the creation of events, exhibitions or other activities of interest.

This creative nucleus will have 4 distinct but complementary areas of activity :

About the author

Catarina, 27 years old. Fashion designer.

She likes astronomy and contemporary art; to meet people and new cultures.

Loves color, diversity and rainy days.

When she grows-up she wants to be a full-time artist; meanwhile she tries to be it in her spare time.

meettheteam: promotora

STORY

It was 2017 when, after finishing my degree in Fashion Design and Marketing, I participated in a 3-month course in entrepreneurship and skills acceleration promoted by the Instituto Empresarial do Tâmega called “JumpBox”. During this training, the idea arose to organize, in Amarante, a fashion, culture and art event, called “MODAR-TE”, where young talents had the opportunity to present their work to the public. With the support of the municipality and the other members of the course, this idea came to life and, on the 15th of July 2017, a one-day event took place at the Granja house, where there was music and live painting, an up-cycling workshop, a contemporary dance performance, fashion shows and installations.

This event was the beginning of what today is the MODAR-TE Project: an embryonic state of the concept that I present here. During these 3 years, I grew up, traveled and learned a lot - about myself and the world. These experiences and skills made me feel prepared to transform what was a one-off event into my dream job in my hometown.

Oct 23 2020

Budget and due dates

Our goal is € 2000 and this is how the amount will be distributed:

184.50 € - PPL Commissions

€ 500 - production of campaign rewards

1200 € - half a year of fixed monthly expenses (rent from space, electricity, communications, condominium)

€ 115.5 - initial investment in digital marketing

Basically, you will be guaranteeing the subsistence of the project during the first months of life, so that we can focus on promoting it and, in this way, reaching our target audience.

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