The former Beer Factory in Faro will host the 13th edition of the Algarve Design Meeting (ADM) from next Monday, where professionals and the public will be able to see various projects and talents from the creative industry.

The opening session will be at 6 pm on Monday at Rua de Santo António, with the inauguration of the Montra Project, an intervention of design projects in various stores in the downtown area of the Algarve capital, announced the University of Algarve (UAlg) in a statement.

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The main objective of the Montra project is "to contribute to the promotion and revitalization of the commercial area of downtown Faro, through interventions of projects developed by students of the undergraduate course in Communication Design at the School of Education and Communication (ESEC) of UAlg, at the level of the design of the windows of some of the commercial spaces".

This year, the projects focus on the theme of the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of April 25, aiming to "reinforce memory and emphasize the current relevance of these events in the construction and affirmation of democracy".

On the first day of the event, there will be a visit to the Beer Factory (ADM headquarters), with inauguration and visit to the exhibitions, pop-up stores and the lounge area.

Also on Monday, after the official opening of ADM, the highlight will be the inauguration of the exhibition by Maria Cerol - Photographed Music, at 9:30 pm, at the Beer Factory.

For one week, institutions, companies, teachers, researchers, professionals and the general public will be able, according to the organization, "to see various projects and talents existing in these sectors of the creative industry, fostering knowledge among the different groups in society, through a vast program".

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This program includes a Porsche Test-Design contest, talks, exhibitions, yoga classes, mega drawing by Urban Sketchers, game jam, DJ, painting of a mural dedicated to the 50th anniversary of April 25, workshops and cinema, among other activities.

In this edition, ADM will once again present, at 10 pm on May 25, the Videomapping Festival, which is in its 10th edition, a large-scale sound and image festival, where the experimental works of students from various national and international universities are projected on the façade of the Sé Church in Faro.

The Algarve Design Meeting has been organized annually since 2011 by ESEC/UAlg, in partnership with the Faro City Council and the National Association of Designers.

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