Target audience: children aged 6 and over.

Workshop open to all ages.
No previous knowledge or experience required.
All materials will be provided on the day and at the event location.
Free participation, subject to venue capacity.

About the instructor: Mariana Bento (Malva) studied graphic design at Escola Secundária Artística Soares dos Reis, holds a degree in Visual Arts from ESAD.CR – School of Arts and Design, and a postgraduate qualification in Illustration** from the **Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. In 2021, she was selected to develop a painting intervention for the Rua da Restauração Mural, as part of the Porto Municipality Urban Art Programme. She collaborates with several projects based in the Miguel Bombarda Quarter, notably Ó! Galeria.

Mariana Bento invites the participation of Leonor Violeta.

About Leonor Violeta:
Leonor Violeta lives in Porto, where she works as an illustrator and graphic designer. She moved to Porto in 2010 to study Photography at Escola Artística Soares dos Reis and later graduated in Communication Design from ESAD Matosinhos. She enjoys being surprised and exploring different approaches, themes and media, with her work largely divided between cut-out/collage experimentation and digital illustration. A common thread in her practice is graphic composition, often characterised by the use of colour.
She collaborates with several projects based in the Miguel Bombarda Quarter, notably Galeria Cor Própria – Águas-Furtadas. In 2021, she was selected to develop a painting intervention for the Rua da Restauração Mural, as part of the Porto Municipality Urban Art Programme. In 2023, she was selected to create an artwork for the Acoustic Shell at the Crystal Palace Gardens, as part of Porto Book Fair 2023.