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VIANA S+T+ARTS project

Viana do Castelo

Viana S+T+ARTS Centre - The Place for Arts-Driven Blue Innovation

EUI Call for Proposals in support to the New European Bauhaus demonstrators

Ongoing

The S+T+ARTS Centre is established through ‘creative reuse’ of the Old Municipal Slaughterhouse in Viana do Castelo. This approach brings together history, heritage and urban renewal, promoting urban requalification and social inclusion in the area. The centre’s design will demonstrate innovative energy-efficiency and circular solutions.

The centre will become a space for co-creation and participatory activities in a variety of artistic, scientific and technological fields to develop unconventional solutions. This supports Viana’s transformation into a blue innovation hub and help attract young talents to the city. 
 

Our main challenges...

  • A need for a strong catapult mechanism to harness the potential of new blue technologies.

  • The deficit of young talent leaving local industry with difficulties to attract qualified personnel.

  • Converting Viana do Castelo into a Portuguese blue innovation hub. 

and proposed solutions

  • Creative and community lab. 

  • Transform the municipal old slaughterhouse building, demonstrating a set of innovative energy-efficiency, low carbon and circular solutions.

  • Provide novel sustainability solutions and contribute to environmentally responsible behaviour.

Key figures

2 507
square metres of new space renovated using circular, energy-efficient and carbon-neutral approaches
60
municipal technical staff will benefit from new knowledge created in the project
30 000
people involved in participatory events and outreach level of communication actions
1
Activity and Action Plan for S+T+ARTs Centre after its rehabilitation
EUR 4 994 858
total ERDF budget granted

Milestones

Participatory design of the ‘renovation and construction concept’ for the Viana S+T+ARTS Centre
Jun 2024
Renovation contract signed, construction works initiated
Dec 2024
Viana S+T+ARTs Centre renovation and construction works completed
Jun 2026
Co-creation of the Viana S+T+ARTs ‘Centre Strategic and Activity Plan’
Sep 2026
1. Participatory design of the ‘renovation and construction concept’ for the Viana S+T+ARTS Centre
01 Jun 2024

Contributions from more than 40 stakeholders in project co-design and preparation for public tender

2. Renovation contract signed, construction works initiated
01 Dec 2024

Contract signed for the renovation of the building, and construction works initiated

3. Viana S+T+ARTs Centre renovation and construction works completed
01 Jun 2026

With renovations completed, the centre is ready to host pilot experiments supporting creativity and unconventional approaches

4. Co-creation of the Viana S+T+ARTs ‘Centre Strategic and Activity Plan’
01 Sep 2026

Designing the centre's strategic plan and activities and testing its facilities and approaches to outline the centre´s long-term sustainability