COLLAGE ART WORKSHOP ✂️ With Portuguese Artist: Ana MESQ

Join a collage workshop with artist Ana MESQ (Ana Mesquita) — and collaborate in the co-creation of an artwork in progress.

What is it?
This workshop offers participants the chance to first visit the exhibition Not Disposables – NOTHING AND NO ONE IS DISPOSABLE and explore the artist’s studio.
Afterwards, you’ll learn the collage technique and apply that knowledge by co-creating an artwork with the artist. (This might take the form of a paper-and-fabric tapestry, a portrait, or another piece inspired by the exhibition’s theme.)

How does it work?
Following a guided tour of the exhibition, a two-hour workshop will take place.
The artist will introduce the materials, share techniques and lessons from her practice, and explain different ways to apply the materials.
Each participant will then be invited to create a part of the collaborative artwork using the available materials and newly learned techniques.
👉 Participants should bring paper packaging from home — the Not Disposables movement begins in each of our homes.
By the end of the session, the collective piece will have progressed — a creation made by many hands.

About the artist
Ana MESQ (Ana Mesquita) is a Portuguese artist born in Africa, with a degree in Fashion Design from CITEX (1992). She refined her skills with masters such as Jaime Azinheira and Mário Bismark.
She obtained a postgraduate degree in Journalism from Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa in 1998, writing for publications such as Expresso, Elle, and DNA, and directed LAmag magazine for the Lanidor brand.
Since 2012, she has focused exclusively on painting, exhibiting in Portugal and Paris. Her work includes innovative projects like Not Disposables, which uses art to empower marginalized communities. In 2022, she created the video art piece Journey Through Forgetting.
Her painting is marked by delicate strokes, mysterious layers, and vibrant palettes — reflecting her belief in the transformative power of art.
More about the artist here: https://www.mesq.pt/en

📆 July:
Once a week: wednesday or Saturday
16th, 23rd, 30th - Wednesdays from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM (except July 9)
12th, 19th, 26th - Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Small group: 4 to 6 participants (minimum of 4 required).

🌟 What’s included?
✔ Guided visit to the exhibition / Not Disposables – NOTHING AND NO ONE IS DISPOSABLE
✔ Visit to the artist’s studio
✔ Tutorial on collage techniques
✔ Hands-on creative session — contribute to a collective piece or make your own!
✔ All materials provided (but feel free to bring leftover pretty papers from home!)

👩‍🎨 No experience needed — just your curiosity and love for art!
🌍 Workshop available in Portuguese, English, Spanish, or French.
🔞 Open to ages 14 to 94 😉
♿️ Note: Access to the studio involves 2 flights of stairs.
📸 The event may be photographed/filmed.
📍 Cascais
💸 €40

RSVP:
Immediately after RSVP for this event, a message with payment details (MB Way number) will be sent. Please pay for your ticket(s). Places are only reserved after the payment is received.

Payment Options:

• MB Way (when you pay, please include your name in the notes section).
• For other options please send a message.

Let’s create purposeful art — the Not Disposables movement begins at home. Reserve your spot.