Military Club inaugurates 5th edition of Lusophone Painters Exhibition

The opening ceremony for the fifth “Meeting Bridges” series of exhibitions was held at the Macau Military Club (Clube Militar de Macau) yesterday.
Similar to previous events, the exhibition features the works of painters and other visual artists from Macau and the eight Portuguese-speaking countries, namely Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Principe and East Timor.
The exhibition will be on display at the Military Club’s Ho Yin Gallery from today until November 2. It presents a series of works using different techniques and expressions to represent the culture, inspirations, and livelihood in the different places that make up the whole Lusophone world.
This year, the exhibition is sponsored by several institutions and personalities with The Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries – Macau (Forum Macau) at the helm.
In his opening remarks, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Forum Macau, Rodrigo Brum, highlighted that the Military Club has served as a “Center for Portuguese-speaking countries diaspora” for many years, noting that there are familial bonds that go far beyond a mere common language and are very complex to explain to those who do not possess deep knowledge about this community.
During his turn, the representative of the Military Club, Carolina Sam, noted the particularly difficult year that has been 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, thanking all the sponsors for the extra effort that allowed the exhibition to take place.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, José Isaac Duarte, as representative for the curator and executive producer’s team, guided guests through the artworks in the display.