23/12/2024
Congratulations to Clare Celeste, Theic, and Marie Chain on receiving the EOY 2024 Basa Community Grants! 🏅✨
We’re thrilled to support their incredible artistic visions with a grant of 500€ each. Here’s a glimpse into their upcoming projects:
🌿 Clare Celeste () is an artist and environmentalist who uses thousands of hand-cut images of flora and fauna to craft immersive installations that reflect the fragility of our planet's ecosystems. With the grant, she will create an intricate, large-scale, nature-inspired installation that beautifully and powerfully communicates the urgent issue of biodiversity loss.
🖌 Theic () is a painter and muralist from Uruguay renowned for his realistic human figures, portraits, botanical designs, and storytelling rooted in local culture. Since moving to Portugal, he has been inspired to incorporate the traditional art of tile painting into his own unique style. With the grant, he will transform this vision into reality, and we can’t wait to see how he blends this tradition with his signature work!
🎹 Marie Chain () is a globe-trotting singer, songwriter, pianist, DJ, and visionary festival producer with a mission to inspire and uplift souls worldwide. With the grant, she will bring her new song, 'Holy Water' to life—a track that evolved into Afro Blues style following a profoundly inspiring journey to Angola. We can’t wait to hear it!
Once again, the sheer volume and creativity of applications left us in awe—and even a little emotional! Reading through your ideas and seeing your dedication to art and innovation was truly inspiring. If only we could give out more grants to match the brilliance of all of you!
Keep dreaming, creating, and pushing boundaries. Here's to more creativity in 2025 and beyond! ✨💫
