On July 20th, the School of Arts will host a lecture-performance by the American artist Will Owen, starting at 7:00 PM. The performance, entitled "Empathic Organ," is part of a series of activities that Owen will carry out in Portugal as part of the Sound, Words and Images – Transatlantic Dialogues program, promoted by Edições da Ruína and supported by FLAD – Foundation for Luso-Development. Admission is free.

Will Owen will present the lecture-performance "The Empathic Organ," introducing us to the ear as a lens for understanding geopolitical conflicts and their associated traumas, and how these affect the human capacity for affective comprehension.

Will Owen, originally from western North Carolina, USA, is an artist, composer, educator, and curator currently residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Will is a faculty member in the Sculpture Department at Swarthmore College, University of Pennsylvania, and a master's thesis advisor at New York University in the Integrated Design and Media Program at the Tandon School of Engineering.

In his artistic work, Will primarily works with sound, sculpture, and food. He uses diverse materials and techniques to interconnect complex social heritages with historical narratives lived in the present day. The result of his work takes the form of sculptures, interactive installations, sound, performances, meals, and other collective creations.

The Sound, Words and Images – Transatlantic Dialogues program, organized by Catarina Real, proposes to continue establishing relationships between the artistic and academic communities of Portugal and the United States, presenting and exploring the intersection between research on sound, words and images within the scope of Arts and Humanities.

The School of Arts at the Autonomous University of Lisbon is promoting the awarding of the Pioneer Scholarship, an exclusive incentive for prospective students of the first edition of the Postgraduate Program in Interarts. This new program, focused on contemporary art through areas such as artistic installation, performance, new media, and sound art, will begin in September 2026.

The Pioneer Scholarship is intended strictly for the first three candidates who successfully submit their application. The benefit translates into a direct reduction in tuition fees of €500.00.

The deadline for applications is August 21st. The entire process must be completed online through the institution's official portal.

To view the full program and faculty, please visit the page of course.

For the third consecutive year, graduate students in Illustration will participate in the Ilustra Hackathon, uThis initiative challenges participants to create an original illustration, to be produced and displayed in a group exhibition as part of the Portuguese Creativity Club Festival.

The Ilustra33 Hackathon 2026 will take place on May 19th, between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM, at the Unicorn Stage in the Beato Innovation District, as part of the 28th CCP Festival 2026.

The theme of this edition of the festival and initiative is "Both of the Two," proposing a reflection on partnership in creative production.

Applications are now open for the Postgraduate degree in Creative Writing, which will begin in September 2026.

Coordinated by Luís Lima and Mariano Tomasovic Ribeiro, the Postgraduate Program in Creative Writing aims to equip students with practical skills and conceptual tools for writing in its various forms. Designed for those who wish to develop their own original project or deepen their knowledge in the field, this program combines intensive writing practice with moments of critical reflection and engagement with different literary traditions and approaches.

The School of Arts thus presents a multidisciplinary curriculum. Primarily practical in nature, its main components are units dedicated to different literary techniques, complemented by subjects that combine writing practice with visual arts, as well as literary theory. Strongly linked to the literary and publishing world, the course promotes students' contact with the professional world. The teaching staff is composed of some of the most prestigious contemporary Portuguese writers, along with seminars featuring guests from different areas of the sector (publishers, independent booksellers and other cultural agents), allowing students to understand how writing and publishing are done in Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking world in the 21st century.

The faculty includes the writers and/or researchers Alexandra João Martins, André Tecedeiro, Cláudia Lucas Chéu, Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida, Ederval Fernandes, João Concha, João Pedro Vala, Luís Lima, Maria Brás Ferreira, Mariano Tomasovic Ribeiro and Susana Moreira Marques.

Applications can be submitted from this form.

Applications are now open for the Postgraduate in Interarts, which will begin in September 2026.

Coordinated by Luís Lima and Alexandra Martins, the Postgraduate Course in Interarts aims to provide students with practical skills and conceptual tools in the area of contemporary art, with artistic installation and performance as its main disciplinary anchors. Taking into account the growing relationship between art, body and technology, the curricular plan presents an interdisciplinary approach focused on expanded artistic production, bringing together curricular units of a laboratory and theoretical-practical nature.

With a strong connection to the professional sector, the course also aims to stimulate students' contact with the world of work, featuring a faculty of prestigious Portuguese artists, as well as several emerging artists. To complement the study program, the postgraduate course also offers a series of seminars with guest lecturers in the areas of art and technology. At the end of the course, each student will present the project developed throughout the year, under mentorship, in a collective exhibition curated by the coordinators.

The teaching staff includes artists and/or researchers Alexandra Martins, Ana Mira, António Poppe, João Pedro Fonseca, João Polido Gomes, José Marmeleira, Luís Lima, Tatiana Macedo and the duo Von Calhau!, among others.

Applications can be submitted from this form.