Passed · Sun, 1 Mar 2026
The invitation is to dive. Dive into a planetary world of water.
An afternoon designed for everyone, where animated films, visual arts, sewing, liquid cuisine, books, sculpture, and music intersect. Films about the value of water, colorful cocktails, watercolor-painted tides, hand- and machine-sewn water paintings, imaginary peoples made of driftwood, and, to finish, a concert inspired by Fontes Cheias.
An invitation to be with the time of water: the time that floods our days, our bodies, and our lives.
Casa Novo Bowing - Center for Planetary Relations is a space for shelter, creation, and encounter, open to everyone. Created as part of the Novo Bowing project, it is based in Odemira, in the former Student Center, and hosts artistic activities that promote dialogue between cultures and the imagination of new ways of living together.
Detailed program
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Animated films
WATER AND MORE WATER
curated by Zero em Comportamento with Rita Moreira
Seven animated short filmsanimated films for all ages, inviting us to look at water as a source, living matter, and a force in constant transformation. Between rivers, seas, rains, and imaginary beings, these films address water as an essential element of life and as a place of connection between humans, other beings, and the planet.
Through different visual and narrative languages, each short film offers a sensitive and accessible experience, awakening curiosity, listening, and ecological awareness. A moment in cinema where water appears not only as a theme, but as movement, rhythm, and a possibility for encountering the world.
CAPACITY
15 people
FREE REGISTRATION
info@novobowing.pt
and/or 00351 912 885 896
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3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Visual arts
WATER ANIMALS WORKSHOP
with Ananda Bauman, Caetana Dias Coutinho, and Catarina Inácio
Based on animated shorts, participants slip into the most curious ideas, stories, and images they have seen and heard. Deconstructing the films, each participant creates an extraordinary self-portrait, transforming themselves into a water creature.
A workshop that surrounds the movie theater like a flood of ideas and fun.
FREE REGISTRATION
info@novobowing.pt
and/or 912 885 896
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3:00 PM – 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sewing and visual arts
WATER PAINTS FOR HAND SEWING AND/OR SEWING MACHINES
with Rita Carrilho, Simi Kaur, and Raj Kumar
Cloths of all kinds and colors become a surface for creation. Instead of painting, sew. With fabrics, threads, by hand and/or with a sewing machine, water landscapes are created: oceans, winds, currents, and liquid movements that take shape in everyday objects.
Tablecloths, small wall hangings, fabrics to cover water jugs, protect bread or fruit - fresh and useful cloths, where water is inscribed. A workshop where sewing becomes painting and the act of making connects to everyday life.
CAPACITY
6 people per session
FREE REGISTRATION
info@novobowing.pt
and/or 00351 912 885 896
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3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Collective painting
LARGE WATERCOLOR MURAL
with Sandra Sanches and Lúcia Costa
High tides, raging rivers, bursting taps and pipes, sliding water tables, drafts, wind and rain, cyclones and hurricanes. The world in free fall and on the rise, traversed by visible and invisible forces.
It is in this humid environment that flowers bloom and plants branch out, revealing a natural architecture in constant transformation. From the collective painting, a large watercolor mural is constructed, made on stage paper spread out on the ping-pong table in our House, and designed to be hung on the balcony, extending the pictorial gesture into space.
A workshop where water manifests itself as matter, movement, and shared landscape.
CAPACITY
15 to 20 people per session
FREE REGISTRATION
info@novobowing.pt
and/or 00351 912 885 896
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3:00 PM – 5:00 p.m.
Paper arts
PAPER BOAT WORKSHOP
with Albina Petrolati and Rekha DC
To hold and serve afternoon snacks, paper and cardboard boats of various sizes are created, ready to sail around the house with the liquid flavors of the day. They circulate from hand to hand, move through spaces, transport food: they are boats.
A workshop where paper is folded, transformed, and given a function, inviting play, sharing, and the imagination of movement.
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3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Liquid cuisine
COCKTAIL LAB
with Salomé Aroeira
A liquid experimentation lab where flavors, colors, and textures are explored using fruits, vegetables, and other natural products. Through unexpected combinations, delicious and original drinks are created, designed to refresh, surprise, and awaken the senses.
More than just making cocktails, this workshop offers a moment of sharing and discovery, where water becomes a creative base and the act of mixing becomes attentive and playful.
CAPACITY
6 people per session
FREE REGISTRATION
info@novobowing.pt
and/or 00351 912 885 896
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3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Liquid cuisine
HOT BROTH AND ALENTEJO SOUP LAB
with Rita Sousa, Giacomo Scalisi, and Gurpreet Singh
A proposal for comforting liquid cuisine, designed to warm the body and create moments of sharing. In this laboratory, we explore broths with different aromas and the preparation of Alentejo soup, in an approach to the essentials of cooking.
Participants follow the process, learn how to prepare the ingredients, cut the bread, and understand the timing and care required for these recipes. A shorter workshop, experienced as a space for practical transmission, where cooking is also about being together, listening, and sharing knowledge.
CAPACITY
6 people per session
FREE REGISTRATION
info@novobowing.pt
and/or 00351 912 885 896
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3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Mini Cooking
APPETIZER LAB
with Rita Sousa and Gurpreet Singh
A mini cooking workshop dedicated to preparing small hot appetizers. Using spinach and chickpea curries, you will learn how to prepare intense flavors, served in chapatis folded like little boats.
CAPACITY
6 people per session
FREE REGISTRATION
info@novobowing.pt
and/or 00351 912 885 896
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3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
LIVRARIA MIRABOLANTE
Livraria Mirabolante bookstore will be accompanying Casa Novo Bowing's themes on this day, with a selection of books on cooking, music, and many other topics.
An invitation to take books home and feed your mind and imagination because, in 2026, buying books is still essential.
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3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Bilingual textile books
CLOTH BOOK CREATION WORKSHOP
Educators in Motion - An itinerant education for early childhood
with Susana Damasceno, Paula Silva (Aidglobal), and Raj Kumar (sewing)
As part of the "Books to Start With" project, this workshop proposes the creation of bilingual cloth books designed for early childhood. Each book is born as a small journey of words and images between Portugal (Portuguese) and Mozambique (Xichangana), crossing languages and cultures.
Between fabrics, sewing, and narrative, objects are constructed that are designed to be touched, read, and shared, promoting contact with linguistic and cultural diversity from an early age.
CAPACITY
10 people per session
FREE REGISTRATION
info@novobowing.pt
and/or 00351 912 885 896
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3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sculpture exhibition
THE PEOPLE
by Carlos Santos
Guided tour of a world of small sculptures and characters that form an imaginary people, built with wood brought in by the sea. The exhibition proposes a fictional narrative of a population shaped by water and movement, inviting the public to explore its history and details.
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3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
CREATION OF CHARACTERS MADE FROM WOOD FROM THE SEA
with Carlos Santos, Paulo Quaresma, and Anna Bunnikevych
As part of the exhibition "The People," participants will use pieces of wood collected from beaches to shape new characters from this traveling people who emerged from the waters. A practical and playful workshop that encourages creativity and connection with natural materials.
CAPACITY
10 people per session
FREE REGISTRATION
info@novobowing.pt
and/or 00351 912 885 896
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3:00 PM – 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Visual arts and the written word
CREATION OF NEW ENTITIES
with Paulo Quaresma and Carlos Santos
Inspired by the imagery of the exhibition, participants expand the universe of “O Povo” (The People), creating identities for these characters through visual arts and writing.
An invitation to explore narratives, vessels, and communities on a journey, enriching the history of this imaginary people with a greater human flow.
CAPACITY
10 people per session
FREE REGISTRATION
info@novobowing.pt
e/or 00351 912 885 896
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5:30 PM
TASTING TIME
A collective moment of tasting cocktails, broths, and appetizers prepared throughout the afternoon. An experience that invites participants to share flavors, aromas, and textures, celebrating the pleasure of gastronomic discovery together.
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6:00 p.m.
Music
FONTES CHEIAS
with Anda Mula
A concert inspired by the power and flow of water, where soundscapes unfold between intimacy and immersion. The music flows through moments of calm and intensity, inviting contemplation, transformation, and a sensory journey.
Casa Novo Bowing - Centro para as Relações Planetárias / Odemira, OdemiraFamily friendly 
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