Celebrating the centenary of the publication of the work "The Unknown Islands", by Raúl Brandão, this call for projects aims to encourage contemporary artistic reflection on the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which, although currently major tourist attractions, still have aspects that are little explored or unknown. The proposal is to provoke a critical reflection on the relationship between the concepts of "island" and "unknown", encouraging artists from both archipelagos to explore and materialize these ideas in a creative and innovative way, through works of art that intersect visions, ideas and perspectives.

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How can contemporary art contribute to revealing and highlighting certain still obtuse aspects of these ultra-peripheral archipelagos? How do Azorean artists see Madeira Island and how do Madeiran artists look at the island space of the Azores? These questions emerge as a starting point for this call, challenging artists to explore, through art, dimensions that are still little known or difficult to perceive of their own archipelagos and neighboring islands.

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This call for projects is an invitation to produce works that reveal new dimensions of both islands, while promoting an artistic exchange between Azorean and Madeiran artists, stimulating contemporary production and expanding perceptions about the archipelagos.