[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” el_class=”about-hero”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”447″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”about-section-1″ el_id=”history”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”content-col content-col-l”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”txt-size-36″]About[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”txt-size-76″]The institute[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”txt-size-36″]CNAD THROUGH TIME[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”txt-size-36″]The collection of the National Centre for Art, Crafts and Design (CNAD) and its history bear witness to the path taken and the results achieved by the now extinct National Crafts Centre (CNA) since the 1990s.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”content-col content-col-r”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”about-side-nav”]THE INSTITUTE<\/p>\n
CNAD THROUGH TIME<\/a> Located in the heart of Mindelo, CNAD operates in one of the oldest buildings in the city, initially known as Casa Senador Vera Cruz [House of Senator Vera Cruz], a space that is also part of the cultural and social history of the life of Mindelo\u2019s people. It served as a residence, high school, military headquarters, recreative club, radio station and Museum of Traditional Art before hosting the CNA project \u2013 originally Cooperative Resist\u00eancia (Resistance Cooperative), created in 1976 \u2013, an initiative born from the restlessness of a group of artists and teachers dedicated to experimentation, training, research and promotion of Cape Verdean craftsmanship, with a focus on the practice of panaria. In 1977, this collective, composed by Manuel Figueira, Lu\u00edsa Queir\u00f3s and Bela Duarte, among others, dared to create a National Crafts Centre in Cape Verde. In its essence was the historical and cultural preservation and the multiplication of knowledge through the know-how of the country’s Master artisans, such as Nh\u00f4 Griga and Nh\u00f4 Dam\u00e1sio. Consequently, the CNA became the launch pad for countless new craftspeople and artists, as well as a cradle for the exploration of new languages and aesthetic approaches.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”content-col content-col-r”][vc_single_image image=”528″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–100p about-right-side-img”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–100p font-title about-right-side-img” css=”.vc_custom_1658898194608{margin-top: 5px !important;}”]<\/p>\n Casa Senador Vera Cruz<\/small><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”about-section-3″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”content-col content-col-l”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”txt-size-36″]To different generations, In order to fulfil its aspiration of being a platform for sustainable cultural development and promotion with national and international recognition, in 2019 CNAD started the rehabilitation of the century-old Casa Senador Vera Cruz and the construction of a new cultural facility, designed from scratch by Ramos Castellano Arquitectos. The architecture of this new building, which rises above the city of Mindelo, is defined by its vibrant metal facade. Harmoniously composed of colourful drumheads, it represents the social, cultural and symbolic context that the metallic barrels bring to the islands, loaded with goods and stories of a vast Cape Verdean diaspora spread worldwide. Between the old and the contemporary, between Casa Senador Vera Cruz and this new architectural project, a central patio connects and puts the two buildings in dialogue. CNA Founders<\/small><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][vc_single_image image=”534″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–100p about-right-side-img”][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][vc_single_image image=”536″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–100p about-right-side-img”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1659018375068{background-color: #0847f9 !important;}” el_class=”about-section-5″ el_id=”mission”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”content-col content-col-l”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–85p”]The mission of the National Centre for Art, Crafts and Design (CNAD) is to stimulate, enhance and foster the development of various artistic languages<\/span>, with particular emphasis on national crafts and design in permanent dialogue with the extensive field of the visual arts. CNAD’s main objectives are: to develop and enhance craftsmanship and design, historical and cultural heritage<\/span>, investing in their preservation, research, training, production and promotion; to forge new languages<\/span>, valuing innovation, quality and aesthetic sense<\/span>; to foster art practices and to provide, through a programme of excellence and quality, a wide range of initiatives, including long-term and temporary exhibitions; training and participatory learning endeavours and parallel activities<\/span> across the different artistic languages.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”content-col content-col-r”][vc_single_image image=”798″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–60p about-right-side-img”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–60p font-title about-right-side-img” css=”.vc_custom_1659561935888{margin-top: 5px !important;}”]<\/p>\n Meridiano dos of\u00edcios<\/small><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”][vc_single_image image=”564″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–100p about-right-side-img”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–100p font-title about-right-side-img” css=”.vc_custom_1658898272234{margin-top: 5px !important;}”]<\/p>\n Pote<\/small><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”about-section-6″ el_id=”vision” css=”.vc_custom_1659018380764{background-color: #fc6a06 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”content-col content-col-l”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–85p”]The National Centre for Art, Crafts and Design (CNAD) aims to be a platform for sustainable cultural development<\/strong> and promotion<\/strong>, with national and international recognition, achieved through work of excellence, quality and rigour.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”content-col content-col-r”][vc_single_image image=”800″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–60p about-right-side-img”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–60p font-title about-right-side-img” css=”.vc_custom_1659561956017{margin-top: 5px !important;}”]<\/p>\n Kutxi – Resid\u00eancia Criativa<\/small><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”about-section-7″ el_id=”promoters”][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”about-partner-row”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”590″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][vc_single_image image=”592″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”about-section-7″ el_id=”partner”][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”about-partner-row”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”594″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”logo-enapor”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1659018397393{background-color: #67fbf9 !important;}” el_class=”about-section-11″ el_id=”team”][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_row_inner el_class=”team-row animate-intro-on-scroll”][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”923″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”#irlando-ferreira” el_class=”team-block team-block-img has-cv”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738152896307{background-color: #fee100 !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt”]DIRECTOR FINANCIER’S REPRESENTATIVE. Ministry of Infrastructures, Land Planning and Housing \/ Infrastructures of Cabo Verde [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”team-detail-section-txt”]Master in Management and Cultural Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre from the Lisbon School of Theatre and Cinema, in Portugal, he was part of INOV-Art \u2013 International Internship Program for Young People (USA), in the cultural and artistic domain. Since 2015, he is the Director of the National Centre for Art, Crafts and Design (CNAD), a Cape Verdean public institute, which integrates art galleriesprojects, such as a Museum, a rResearch centreCenter and a lLibrary, an Experimental Laboratory of Art, Crafts and Design and a broad project to develop the cultural and creative sector in Cabope Verde. For more thanOver ten years, he worked with The Antaeus Company, in \u2013 Los Angeles, USA; and Teatro Nacional D. Maria IID. Maria II National Theatre, Trindade Theatre and United Artists, in Lisbon, Portugal.<\/p>\n He was distinguished by Apollo Magazine, a London based internationaln English visual arts magazine, as one of the most influential thinkers in Africa under 40 years of age, in 2020. He participated in the Manifesto \u201cCulture for the Future\u201d, an initiative of the European Union that took place in Brussels, in 2019, and at the \u201cCabope Verde Ambition 2030 International Forum\u201d, promoted by the RepublicState of Cabo Verde, 2020.<\/p>\n As a professor, Irlando has collaborated with ISCEE university. His as a teacher. 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\nMISSION<\/a>
\nVISION<\/a>
\nPROMOTERS<\/a>
\nPARTNER<\/a>
\nTEAM<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”about-section-2″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”content-col content-col-l”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–85p”]Having been the first cultural institution created in Cape Verde after its independence, the CNA served as the basis for the construction of the craftsmanship\u2019s network and of a visual and aesthetic identity in Cape Verde, characteristics that still play a fundamental role in leveraging the future and in the creation of new national languages.<\/p>\n
\ncomplementary visions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–85p”]For Manuel Figueira, former director and co-founder of the CNA, CNAD is the continuity of the initial vision, but with the great “boldness” of aiming even further, with its eyes always looking towards the future. The former director (2015 – 2022), Irlando Ferreira, stresses that the \u201cwork that the Centre has been developing manifests Cape Verdean contemporaneity\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nThe plasticity and poetics of the building go even further: in the diversified palette of colours that compose it, lies an encoded musical score by the musician and composer Vasco Martins.
\nThe remaining architectural and construction solutions adopted in this building complex, in addition to providing body, colour and texture, synthesise and accompany the expansive and universal thinking of CNAD.<\/p>\n
\nIt is in this space, which links tradition and innovation, that CNAD operates, a unique cultural facility in the Cape Verdean context, endowed with permanent and temporary exhibition galleries, a library and research centre, a training centre, collection and artistic residencies spaces, a shop, a caf\u00e9 and a multipurpose courtyard. This is the setting for an aggregative, creative, dynamic and forward-looking environment that intends to continue writing the history of Cape Verde’s artistic and cultural wealth.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”content-col content-col-r”][vc_single_image image=”532″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–100p about-right-side-img”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”width–100p font-title about-right-side-img” css=”.vc_custom_1659018500204{margin-top: 5px !important;}”]<\/p>\nMISSION<\/h3>\n
\nThe constitutive thinking of CNAD is based on two fundamental pillars: integrated and long-term vision and action; and the projects\u2019 sustainability, taking into consideration Cape Verde’s insular and archipelagic nature in relation to the world.<\/p>\nVISION<\/h3>\n
PROMOTERS<\/h3>\n
PARTNER<\/h3>\n
TEAM<\/h3>\n
\nArtur Mar\u00e7al[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”692″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”#irlando-ferreira” el_class=”team-block team-block-img has-cv”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738152966251{background-color: #ff0000 !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt team-block-txt-white”]CULTURAL, ARTISTIC
\nAND CREATIVE TECHNICIAN
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\nAND HUMAN
\nRESOURCES ADVISOR
\nDanilsa Medina[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”team-row animate-intro-on-scroll”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738153109041{background-color: #81d742 !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt”]INVESTIGATION,
\nINVENTORYING, CATALOGING,
\nAND CURATORIAL ASSISTANT
\nElis\u00e2ngela Monteiro[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”694″ img_size=”full” el_class=”team-block team-block-img”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738153202880{background-color: #72418a !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt team-block-txt-white”]DESIGN, CREATIVE
\nAND EDITORIAL PROJECTS
\nKarine Patr\u00edcio[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”908″ img_size=”full” el_class=”team-block team-block-img”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738153239063{background-color: #0a46e9 !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt team-block-txt-white”]EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
\nAND PROJECTS SUPPORT
\nCarla Tavares[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”698″ img_size=”full” el_class=”team-block team-block-img”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”team-row animate-intro-on-scroll”][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”910″ img_size=”full” el_class=”team-block team-block-img”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738153269608{background-color: #ed6a04 !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt”]PROJECTS
\nCOORDINATION
\nV\u00e2nia Pachito[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”912″ img_size=”full” el_class=”team-block team-block-img”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738153315551{background-color: #ff0000 !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt team-block-txt-white”]RESEARCH CENTER
\nAND LIBRARY
\nAldair Martins[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”919″ img_size=”full” el_class=”team-block team-block-img”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738153404758{background-color: #097a03 !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt team-block-txt-white”]RESEARCH CENTER
\nAND LIBRARY AND MAINTENANCE
\nSUPERVISOR
\nNat\u00edsia Fonseca[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”team-row animate-intro-on-scroll”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738153432094{background-color: #72418a !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt team-block-txt-white”]TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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\nHelen David[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”906″ img_size=”full” el_class=”team-block team-block-img”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738091280092{background-color: #81d742 !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt team-block-txt-white”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738084983741{background-color: #ff0000 !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt team-block-txt-white”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”team-row animate-intro-on-scroll”][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”702″ img_size=”full” el_class=”team-block team-block-img”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738153476501{background-color: #1e73be !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt team-block-txt-white”]TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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\nAnilton Duarte[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”704″ img_size=”full” el_class=”team-block team-block-img”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1738153504181{background-color: #72418a !important;}” el_class=”team-block team-block-txt team-block-txt-white”]TECHNICAL SUPPORT
\nAm\u00edlcar Rodrigues[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”120px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”team-credits font-title”]ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT. Ramos Castellano Arquitectos
\nINTERIOR DESIGN – BUILDING A. ACBD studio – Ana Cunha & Gon\u00e7alo Santana
\nINTERIOR DESIGN – BUILDING B. Ramos Castellano Arquitectos
\nBRANDING, VISUAL IDENTITY & WEB. ACBD studio – Ana Cunha & Gon\u00e7alo Santana
\nMEDIA AND PRESS OFFICE. this is ground control<\/p>\n
\nFUNDING. Government of Cabo Verde, Ministry of Tourism and Transport of Cabo Verde, Social Sustainability Fund for Tourism of Cabo Verde[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” disable_element=”yes” el_id=”irlando-ferreira” el_class=”team-detail-section” css=”.vc_custom_1719487394360{background-color: #0847f9 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”team-detail-section-title”]<\/p>\nIRLANDO FERREIRA<\/h3>\n