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Art originals and multiples offered to Ar.Co by their authors  take up space and accumulate over time (partly because not all of them were sold in previous benefit sales). These facts cause the Board of Directors to conceive, in the early 1990’s, of an Arts Collection entirely made up of selected works offered to the school by the artists themselves. Already in the first round of negotiations Ar.Co does not approach only the “house artists”, connected to the school’s history by formal ties, but any artist that stands out for doing interesting work. The outcome immediately surpasses all expectations, and the collection soon acquires volume and reach, justifying the request for the status of “cultural interest” that Ar.Co addresses to the Ministry of Culture in 1995. In 2004, a protocol is signed with the Instituto Português dos Museus, setting up a renewable ten year loan of the fine arts section at MNAC-Museu do Chiado. In the following year, a similar agreement places the collection’s ceramics in the Museu Nacional do Azulejo. Some of these works will eventually integrate exhibitions, organized by these museums or other entities. The first public exhibition of the Arts Collection organized by Ar.Co takes place in 2008, as part of the commemorations of the school’s 35th anniversary, and presents a wide selection of works under the title “’Quel Air Clair...’ / Obras da Colecção do Ar.Co” (’Quel Air Clair...’ / works from Ar.Co’s collection”). A second official exhibition, in 2012, is limited to a selection of the fine arts section, although including a significant amount of new entries. The show is called “Shoreline” and takes place, simultaneously, at the Centro de Artes de Sines (CAS) and at the Centro Cultural Emmerico Nunes, also in Sines. Today, the collection includes 700 works in drawing, painting, sculpture, printing, photography, ceramics, jewellery, installations, illustration and video/film. Artists represented: Lúcia ABDENUR, Filipe ABRANCHES, Helena ABRANTES, João ABREU VALENTE, Tiago ALBUQUERQUE, Joana ALBUQUERQUE E SOUSA, Helena ALMEIDA, André ALMEIDA E SOUSA, Augusto ALVES DA SILVA, Lara AMARAL, Duarte AMARAL NETTO, Gil AMOUROUS, Carmina ANASTÁCIO, Cláudia Lampreia de ANDRADE, Alice ANJOS, Constança AROUCA, Bárbara ASSIS PACHECO, Orlando AZEVEDO, Pedro BARATEIRO, Barry BARTLETT, Raffaello BERGONSE, Sara BETTENCOURT, Michael BIBERSTEIN, António BOLOTA, Ilda BRAGANÇA, Miguel BRANCO, Paulo BRIGHENTI, Paula BRITO, Helena BRÍZIDO, Sónia BRUM, Pedro BURGOS, Pedro CALAPEZ, A.CALPI, Manuel CALDEIRA, Fernando CALHAU, Pedro CALHAU, Elisabeth CALLINICOS, Alexandre CAMARAO, Anabela CAMELO, Ana CARDOSO, André CARRILHO, Ana Margarida CARVALHO, Bernardo CARVALHO, Lourdes CASTRO, Miriam CASTRO, Jackie CATARINO, Paulo CATRICA, Rui CHAFES, Alberto CHISSANO, Bartolomeu CID DOS SANTOS, Bruno CIDRA, Beatrice CIOTTI, Alexandre CONEFREY, Luísa CORREIA PEREIRA, Graça COSTA CABRAL, Manuel COSTA CABRAL, Marcelo COSTA, Paula CRESPO, José Pedro CROFT, Brian CRONIN, Ricardo CRUZ FILIPE, Luísa CUNHA, Rita DEL RIO, Mattia DENISSE, Ângela DIAS, Pepe DINIZ, Berta EHRLICH, Marta ELISEU, Eduardo F.M., Rita FAUSTINO, Inês FAVILA, João FAZENDA, Ana FERREIRA, Mónica FERREIRA LIMA, Elsa FIGUEIREDO, Cristina FILIPE, Robin FIOR,  Luciana FLORENCE, Vasco FUTSCHER, Teresa GARRETT, GAETAN, Miguel GOMES, Vítor Jorge GOMES, Charlotte GORSE, Alex GOZBLAU, Sónia GRAÇA, Nininha GUIMARÃES DOS SANTOS, José de GUIMARÃES, Christopher GUSTIN, Ana HATHERLY, Nuno HENRIQUE, Leonor HIPÓLITO, Alexander HUSUM, Masayuki INOUE, Tiago JESUS, Ana JOTTA, Katie LAGAST, Cristina LAMAS, Maria do LAVRE,  Helena LEIRIA, André LETRIA, Daniel LIMA, Eurico LINO DO VALE, Maria de Jesus LOPES, Patrick LOUGHRAN, Dayana LUCAS, Gabriela MACHADO, Manuel Júlio MACHADO, Aramy MACHRY, Artur MADEIRA, Hugo MADUREIRA, Caio MAHIN, Daniel MALHÃO, Tiago MANUEL, Ana MARCHAND, Cyrielle MARCHETTI, Paolo MARCOLONGO, António MARQUES, Andrea MARTHA, Nuno MARTINHO, Alice MARTINS, João MARTINS, Jorge MARTINS, Olga MARTINS, Katharina MENZIGER, João MIGUÉIS, Marília Maria MIRA, Paula MIRANDA, Jorge MOLDER, Susa MONTEIRO, Vasco MONTEIRO, Rui MOREIRA, Maria MOTYLEVA, Eduardo NERY, Jorge NESBITT, José Luís NETO, Zélia NOBRE, Margarida NORTON DE MATOS, Carlos NOGUEIRA, Luís NORONHA DA COSTA, Ted NOTEN, Frederico NS, Inês NUNES, João ONOFRE, Bruno PACHECO, Paula PAOUR, Madalena PARREIRA, Paulo PASCOAL, Rui PATACHO, Gonçalo PENA, Rita PEREIRA MARQUES, Ana PÉREZ-QUIROGA, Ruudt PETERS, Vítor POMAR, Carmo POSSER, João QUEIROZ, Jorge QUEIROZ, Paulo QUINTAS, Pedro QUINTAS, Carolinas QUINTELA, Teresa RAMOS, Rosário REBELLO DE ANDRADE, Alexandre REBOTIM, Jorge dos REIS, Ana Luísa RIBEIRO, Miguel Ângelo ROCHA, Miguel ROCHA, Sebastião RODRIGUES, Josiane RODRIGUES DOS SANTOS Paulo ROSICA, Teresa ROTHES, Luís ROYAL, Rui SANCHES, Claire de SANTA COLOMA, Martim SANTA RITA, Ana SANTOS, Carlos SANTOS, Teresa SANTOS, SARA & ANDRÉ, José Manuel SARAIVA, Nuno SARAIVA, Julião SARMENTO, Tereza SEABRA, António SENA, Noé SENDAS, João Paulo SERAFIM, Alexandra SERPA PIMENTEL, João SERRA, Sofia SERRANO, Bela SILVA, Catarina SILVA, Diana SILVA, Jesus SILVA, Rui SILVA, Catarina SIMÕES, Thierry SIMÕES, Bernardo SIMÕES CORREIA, Nuno SIQUEIRA, Nancy SMITH, José SOUDO, Ângelo de SOUSA, Francisco SOUSA LOBO, Nuno SOUSA VIEIRA, Pedro SOUSA VIEIRA, Gustavo SUMPTA, Angus SUTTIE, Salette TAVARES, Susanne THEMLITZ, Nuno TOMAZ, Rui TOSCANO, Francisco TROPA, Pedro TROPA, Jan VAN DER VAART, Artur VARELA, Maria Ana VASCO COSTA, Joana VASCONCELOS, Ana VIEIRA, Margot VILAÇA, Manuel VILHENA, Tine VINDEVOGEL, Ana YOKOCHI, Megumi YUASA, João WORM,  Christoph ZELLWEGER, Arnold ZIMMERMAN.


  • Large 150

    Ana Jotta. "Meditations on a Hobby Horse". 1995. Fabric samples, metal rings. 2070 x 1850 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Alexandre Conefrey. "Untitled (Eyes I dare not meet...)". 1995. Lithograph on paper. 376 x 563 mm. Coll. Ar.Co,

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    Ana Vieira. "Untitled". 1991. Cast plaster. 1710 x 810 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large a hatherly 138

    Ana Hatherly. "Untitled (study for the performance 'Rotura')". 1977. Collage and shredding of paper on hard board. 460 x 270 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large g sumpta 292

    Gustavo Sumpta. "Brancapastilha". 2007. Lambda print. 2300 x 1650 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Manuel Caldeira. "Untitled". 2006. Acrylic paint on paper. 297 x 406 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Fernando Calhau. "Untitled". 1991-92. Acrylic on canvas on board. 1825 x 540 x 42 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 042

    José Luís Neto. "Ar.Co". 1986. Gelatine and silver on developing paper (single proof). 609 x 506 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 080

    Julião Sarmento. "Kainis". 1982. Acrylic on paper. 1330 x 1020 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 018

    José Pedro Croft. "Untitled". 1996. Fragment of wooden chair, mirror. 1480 x 1200 x 250 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Jorge Queiroz. "Untitled". 1995. Graphite on paper. 210 x 150 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large j guimaraes 92

    José de Guimarães. "Personagem / Character" (preliminary maquette for sculpture). 1992. Cardboard. 235 x 210 x 230 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Michael Biberstein. "The Orange One". 2006. Acrylic and oil on canvas. 298 x 298 x 35 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Pedro Barateiro. "A Singer Singing a Song About Songs". 2012. Cement object, acrylic paint, printed image, varnish. 405 x 250 x 140 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 70gaetan

    Gaetan. "Arménio". 1984. Graphite on paper. 580 x 420 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Martim Santa Rita. "Sem Título", 2004. Stoneware. Glaze. Raku. 280 x 340 x 340 mm e 220 x 280 x 280 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Miguel Branco. "Untitled". 1991. Oil on wood. 240 x 380 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Ângelo de Sousa. "Untitled". 1965. Painted aluminum. 155 x 370 x 160mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    João Paulo Serafim. "Museu Improvável (Improbable Museum)". 2008. Lambda print pasted on Alucobond. 1000 x 1250 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 407noesendas crystal girl n82 ed 1.2

    Noé Sendas. "Crystal Girl N82". 2010. Epson inkjet print on Epson paper. 90 x 60 mm. Ed.1/2. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Jorge Martins. "Untitled". 1959. Pen and India ink on paper. 306 x 427 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 074a

    Patrick Loughran. "Untitled". 1988. Stoneware clay molded slab; engobe and coloring oxides at low temperature. 85x 710 x 752 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large joao serra 319

    João Serra. "Untitled". 2006. Lambda print. 1200 x 1560 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 033

    Paulo Quintas. "A Noite VI / The Night VI)". 1996. Mixed media on canvas. 1770 x 1300 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 315jorgemolder

    Jorge Molder. "Untitled (from the series 'Circunstâncias Atenuantes')". 2003. Black and white photograph. 1020 x 1020 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Pedro Sousa Vieira. "Untitled". 2002. Digital photo, laser print on photographic paper. 90 x 90 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Nuno Sousa Vieira. "Produto I e II / Product I and II)". 2010. Inkjet print on cotton paper and wood structure. (4 x) 675 x 493 mm. Col. Ar.Co.

  • Large 034

    João Queiroz. "Untitled". 1996. Watercolor, India ink on paper. 340 x 400 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 27helenaalmeida

    Helena Almeida. "A Casa". 1979. B/w photograph with acrylic paint. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 043

    Christoph Zellweger. "Body Piece VII". 1997. Polystyrene, chromium coated silver. 165 x 50 x 75 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    João Onofre. “Instrumental Version”. Original video soundtrack (interpretation of “the Robots” from Kraftwerk’s original album “Man Machine”, 1978, by the Coro de Câmara da Universidade de Lisboa, conducted by Maestro José Roberto), 2003. Vinyl record with silver nail 06’ 36’’, 45 RPM. Ed. 6/20. Collection Ar.Co.

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    Eurico Lino do Vale. "Tomb of D. João VI". 2007. Gelatine and silver print. 1150 x 1150 mm. Proof 2/3. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Leonor Hipólito. "Reverse" (pin). 2004. Silver 925. diam. 34 x 16 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large eduardo fm 248

    Eduardo FM. "Untitled". 1996. Acrylic and graphite on fragment of printed page. 100 x 210 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 423brunopacheco

    Bruno Pacheco. "Shoreline (study)". 2011. Acrylic on paper. 559 x 765 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 074

    Angus Suttie. "Untitled (teapot)". 1987. Terracota and glazes. 300 x 350 x 200 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Augusto Alves da Silva. "Untitled". 1998. Cibachrome. 1200 x 1460 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Bela Silva. "The Troubadour". 2007. Stoneware, polichrome glazing. 690 x 260 x 360 mm. Col. Ar.Co.

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    Joana Vasconcelos. "Kaa". 2008. Bordalo Pinheiro earthenware painted with ceramics glaze; hand made cotton crochet. 140 x 500 x 670 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Salette Tavares. "Untitled".N.d. Offset print on paper. 400 x 400 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Rui Moreira. "Untitled". 2006. Gel pen on paper. 1200 x 3200 mm. Coll. Ar.Co

  • Large dmf olbers 32

    Rui Toscano. "Untitled #32 (The Olbers Paradox Series)". 2011. Spray and acrylic on paper. 1880 x 940 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Rui Sanches. "Dúvida de Sombra - 19 / Shadow Doubt - 19)". 1996. Gouache and India ink on paper. 490 x 245 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Ângela Dias. "Untitled". 2011. (part of a group). Graphite on graph paper. 297 x 413 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Teresa Ramos. "Untitled". 2008. Porcelain on fabric. 350 x 230 x 200 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Carlos Nogueira. "Desenho de Passagem de Vento". 1990. Iron. 690 x 111 x 366 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large ruichafes

    Rui Chafes. "Peso / Weight". 1994. Painted iron. 1815 x 135 x 110 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Pedro Tropa. "Imobilidade do plano aberto sobre paisagens de aluvião". 1999 remake of 1993 original. Video. MiniDV transfered to digital. DVD/PAL b&w, without sound. 30 min. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Ana Santos. "Untitled". 2012. Found object (rear-view mirror). 170 x 95 x 10 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 030

    Vítor Pomar. "Mandala". 1981. Acrylic on canvas. 1350 x 1370 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

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    Luísa Cunha. "Straight to the point". 2007 (second version; original 1993, lost). Oil heater with wheels, electric wire. Dimensions variable. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large catarina silva

    Catarina Silva. "The Grater Eel". 2018. Cut out and painted zinc and silver. diam 25cm.

  • Large arnold zimmerman final

    Arnold Zimmerman. "Untitled". 1988. Stoneware. Wood-fired kiln. High temperature. 1200 x 600 x 600 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large 306danielmalhaesquerda

    Daniel Malhão. "Pó # 11 / Dust # 11" (diptych). 2005-06. Inkjet print on cotton paper. 900 x 900 mm (each). Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large suzanne themlitz 51

    Suzanne Themlitz. "Untitled". 1993. Terracotta (2 pieces). 170 x 210 x 80 mm. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large p calapez 46

    Pedro Calapez. "Memória Involuntária / Involuntary Memory". 1996. Alkyd on wood (11 elements). Dimensions: variable. Coll. Ar.Co.

  • Large t milheiro desesperadamente

    Teresa Milheiro. "Desperately looking for a wrinkle". 2006. Oxidised copper, articulated tubes, magnifying glass and two motorbike rear view mirrors, syringe and lead. 31 x 40 x 30 cm. Coll. Ar.Co. Image: Luís Pais.

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    Francisco Tropa. Untitled (model for "Fireplace"). 1995. Model in painted balsa wood for construction in masonry (2800 x 1400 x 1000 mm) in a painted wooden box. Coll. Ar.Co. Image: Isabel Afonso.