Christmas Event of Porto’s Cultural Quarter

In addition to marking the festive season, this initiative aims to encourage encounters, sharing, and the exchange of experiences among creators, residents, workers, and visitors to the city.

Highlighted will be the collaborative pieces produced in the creative workshops of the Simultaneous Openings, presented through a redesigned tour of the exhibition spaces of the Miguel Bombarda Quarter.

Collaborative works developed in the Simultaneous Openings:

Ceramic piece (Sílvia Pinto)

Tile panel (Ana Pinho)

Painting on canvas (Arisca)

Urban art panel (Arisca)

Jornal Bombarda (Helena Rocio Janeiro)

Bombarda fanzine (Pedro SIM)

Fradinho da Mão Furada fanzine (Incalma)

Collaborative posters (Ana Silva and various authors)

In dialogue with other authors from the Quarter.

Ana Alves da Silva
Simultaneous Openings: General and artistic direction, project/event/brand management. Founder of the Miguel Bombarda Cultural Quarter / Porto Art District (since 2007).

Performs functions in concept development, programming, communication, design, branding, production support, and audience engagement (since 2007).

Has collaborated continuously and without interruption with the municipal company Ágora since 2007 — 18 years.

2025: 18th Edition of the Annual Program / 110th Event / 7th Cycle of 2025