ALCHEMY OF OBJECTS | Workshop for children

Artist educator: Ana Salomé Paiva
Ages: 6 to 11 years old
Date: October 4, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Rua de São Bento 432, 1250-221 Lisbon
Price: Free admission upon registration
For more information and registration: info@zaratan.pt

As a complementary activity to the exhibition «there but for the», this workshop invites the younger audience to dive into the creative process of Isobel Atacus.
In the artist's exhibition, a potato chip can be a sculpture, ash is used for painting, toothpaste is used to decorate a plaque, and images with "flaws" are the most interesting. Inspired by this creative world, we will transform everyday objects into artistic tools.
Each participant will be challenged to experiment with a series of everyday materials, adding their creativity to discover how they can be transformed into practical tools for painting, with new textures, color, and plasticity.
This activity is an invitation to play with creativity, to observe the unexpected, and to expand the infinite possibilities of constructing and exploring painting in a playful way. Together, we will explore, mix, and create freely, discovering that a "mistake" can be the beginning of something wonderful.

Biography: ANA SALOMÉ PAIVA is a visual artist and a resident at the Goela Association. She is interested in poetry and drawing, exploring their diverse manifestations and their relationship with her body, both as a medium and as a political body. Her work over the past few years has focused on a poetic exploration of the female body, taking the form of notebooks, fanzines, self-published books, and prints. The artist's latest self-published books are related to erotic poetry and maternity. She has been exhibiting in alternative and independent spaces since 2008. She is involved in art education projects in various locations across Lisbon. She was a guest artist for the project Descola - Escola Nómada (Nomad School) at the Eb2/3 Alta do Lumiar school, leading the visual arts activity "My Imaginary Neighbourhood" in a classroom setting. She has taught Visual Arts in classrooms at Eb1 St. Maria Maior and in the Bairro Bensaúde, as part of the projects: “Bensaúde Vai à Escola”, “Bensaúde é vida”, and “Bairros Que Contam,” supported by the Bip-Zip Program for Priority Intervention Neighbourhoods. She is the creator of the "Desenhos inconstantes" (Inconstant Drawings) visual arts workshop project, through which she develops projects for children, youth, and seniors in various spaces, including the Goela Association, the Penha de França and Marvila libraries, and the Sines Arts Center. She also leads printmaking sessions on alternative processes.

SUPPORT: República Portuguesa – Cultura / Direcção-Geral das Artes