About

A cultural association supporting contemporary art, cultural collaboration, technology, and public imagination.

NODA Association supports contemporary art and cultural collaboration in Portugal and internationally - commissioning new work, hosting artists and practitioners, and building platforms for shared inquiry.

Mission

NODA Association supports contemporary art and cultural collaboration in Portugal and internationally. We commission and produce new work, host artists and practitioners in residence, and bring together communities working on shared questions of creativity, ecology, technology, and human experience.

NODA explores the intersections between art, ecology, landscape, and emerging technologies, creating platforms where artists, researchers, and communities can imagine new relationships between humans, more-than-human systems, and contemporary culture.

What we do

Commission and produce site-specific artworks

Run an artist residency program

Host gatherings, retreats, and convenings with partner communities

Collaborate with cultural and community partners in Portugal and internationally

Support research and dialogue at the intersection of art, ecology, technology, and contemporary practice

Values

Place-based work

We start from the specifics of a site, its ecology, history, and community, and develop work that responds to it.

Care and stewardship

We work with attention to materials, relationships, and long-term impact, building durable connections with artists, partners, communities, and the contexts that host our projects.

Public access

Cultural programs are designed to include public moments, open studios, talks, walks, gatherings, or accessible formats wherever possible.

Working with communities

We work with local communities and broader networks of artists, builders, founders, and practitioners, designing programs that involve them as participants and contributors.

Fair work

Artists and contributors are paid fairly. Contracts are clear. Volunteers and community contributors are recognised.

Curatorial Direction

The curatorial framework of NODA explores the intersections between contemporary art, ecology, landscape, and emerging technologies, with a particular interest in regenerative practices, more-than-human perspectives, and site-responsive artistic production. Curatorial direction is led by Daria Kravchuk, landscape masterplan is developed by GLEBA.

LEGAL STATUS

NODA Association is a Portugal-registered non-profit cultural association, Associação Cultural sem fins lucrativos.