Joana Vasconcelos has been appointed Honorary Matriarch of Pangea, the charity that has created Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary and nature reserve in Alentejo.

The name of Joana Vasconcelos joins a gallery which includes, among others, Amália Rodrigues, António Vitorino de Almeida, Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Júlio Pomar, António Lobo Antunes, José Saramago, Joaquim Benite or Tiago Rodrigues. 

Next friday, 4 february 2022 at 12:00 p.m., Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos will receive the Arts et Lettres insignia from the hands of French Ambassador Florence Mangin, at the French Embassy ​​in Lisbon. The Order of Arts and Letters, awarded by the French Ministry of Culture, honors “people who have distinguished themselves for their creation within the artistic or literary field or for their influence within arts and letters in France and in the world”.

Our heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us at REBOOT conference, from the experts who shared their knowledge to the audience who accompanied us live. We will be back next year with new questions and the same will to shape a more sustainable future.

On 17 September 2021, in the context of its internationalisation strategy, Joana Vasconcelos Foundation welcomes a program of events which aims to create and enhance creative dynamics of social responsibility on a global scale. REBOOT: Artistic Sustainability – Beyond Green includes a talk with Ai Weiwei and Joana Vasconcelos regarding the relationship between visual arts and political and social activism.

French philosopher, sociologist and university professor, Gilles Lipovetsky is one of the world's leading references on thought concerning contemporary society’s post-modern transformations. A self-confessed admirer of the Portuguese visual artist, Lipovetsky wrote with Jean Serroy «Joana Vasconcelos or Art’s Re-enchantment», which has just been published by Almedina publishers. Available in Portuguese edition at the bookshops and online.

Grant Joana Vasconcelos is now open for the school year 2018/2019, for students of the 2^nd or 3^rd years of the 1^st cycle of the Visual Arts - Multimedia or Design courses and/or students of the 1^st year of the 2^nd cycle of Art Practices in Visual Arts or Design, of the School of Arts of the University of Évora.

Grant Joana Vasconcelos 2015 is open for the school year 2017/2018, for students of the 2^nd and 3^rd years of the 1^st cycle of the Visual Arts - Multimedia or Design courses and/or students of the 1^st year of the 2^nd cycle of Art Practices in Visual Arts or Design, of the School of Arts of the University of Évora

JOANA VASCONCELOS-EDUCATIONAL TOUR has now its first passport stamp! The students of the Collége La Marquisane, from the city of Toulon, were the first ones to get down to work.

The awards for the 12^th edition of the D. Fernando II Painting and Sculpture Award, organised by Sintra City Hall, is taking place tomorrow, 3rd September, at 16h, at MU.SA – Museu das Artes de Sintra.

Fundação Joana Vasoncelos contributed to the fundraising campaign to acquire the painting ‘Adoração dos Magos’ (Adoration of the Magi), 1828, by the Portuguese painter Domingos Sequeira, so it can be made available to the public through the MNAA-Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga.

Fundação Joana Vasconcelos joins the charity campaign Todos Contra ELA, which aims to raise funds to support the Portuguese Association for the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Swatch is putting up for auction the last number of the limited edition of Swatch LOOKSEASY by Joana Vasconcelos to support a charitable cause, in partnership with Fundação Joana Vasconcelos.

The originals of the book Artists’ Recipes– a collection of the favourite recipes of more than 80 renowned contemporary artists – have been bound into a one-off edition. The proceeds from its auction benefited the foundation VIVA CON AGUA, which campaigns for clear drinking water worldwide.

On the occasion of the installation of Vasconcelos’s “Valkyrie Octopus at MGM MACAU, the pastry chefs of MGM created a Valkyrie-themed pastry, whose sales reverted to Orbis, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the prevention and treatment of blindness.

The National Conservatory Music School of Lisbon is facing severe issues with the drastic reduction of this year’s Budget and is calling for the contribution of parents, tutors and friends.

Joana Vasconcelos created a mini-edition of two commemorative coins for the Portuguese participation at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The exhibition Topázio - 140 Years of Silver is on display at the new Topázio store at the Altis Grand Hotel, in Lisbon.

Fundação Joana Vasconcelos was at the 56th Venice Biennale for the prerelease of the Swatch designed by Joana Vasconcelos, to be released soon as a limited edition.

Fundação Joana Vasconcelos has once again teamed up with the Public Security Police - Lisbon Metropolitan Command for the competition Nós Reciclamos (We Recycle).

Joana Vasconcelos will be part of the jury for the Portuguese edition of Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, one of the largest global art contest for children. The contest invites children from all over the world to draw their dream car.

The newspaper Expresso invited several Portuguese celebrities to devise their own 'E' for the launch campaign of its new magazine. Joana Vasconcelos accepted the invitation, together with the chef José Avillez, the writer José Luís Peixoto, the fado singer Carminho, the surfer Frederico Morais, among others.

Adamson Editions has produced archival pigment prints of images derived from Joana Vasconcelos's personal sketchbooks, which she has carefully archived over a period of two decades. These drawings are akin to diary entries, cataloguing ideas for her process, artwork, and events in her life.

The exhibition Topázio - 140 Years of Silver is open until 28 March at MUDE, Lisbon.

Joana Vasconcelos monograph is still on sale at FNAC, Público, and Loja Museu Berardo, in Lisbon.