From 12 to 19 September 2026, Nartwork APS presents the international group exhibition “Distant Shores” at Sestante Art Gallery in Cascais close to Lisbon, Portugal, featuring the works of 27 artists from 18 countries, all part of the Association’s international network.
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Cascais provides the ideal setting for a reflection on distance, migration, memory, and the sense of belonging. The selected artworks invite visitors to explore the horizon as a symbolic threshold between separation and encounter. In a world marked by conflict, migration, and profound transformation, distant shores become inner landscapes of change, resilience, and renewal. Each artwork becomes a fluid space that opens up new possibilities for dialogue and human connection.
The opening will take place on Saturday 12 September, at 6:30 pm. It will offer visitors the opportunity to meet the exhibition curators, Rossella Bellan and Antonietta Panico, together with some of the participating artists.
The exhibition catalogue will also be available free of charge, while supplies last, featuring critical essays by art historians Maria Aurelia Catalano Rossi Danielli and Gianpasquale Greco. A light refreshment will follow the presentation. Admission is free, and advance registration via Eventbrite is recommended.
The collective received the moral patronage of the Suor Orsola Benincasa University and the Alsob Association.
The exhibition will be open to the public from 12 to 19 September at Sestante Art Gallery, Largo dos Combatentes de Ultramar, 2750-286 Cascais, Portugal, during the following opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Morning visits are available by appointment.
Artists on display:
Marie Ghislaine Beaucé (France), Maria Rachele Branca (Italy), Sara Cafarelli – SACAF (Italy), Martha Green Doran (United Kingdom), Ivana D’Emilio (Italy), Rika Maja Duevel (Norway), Bettina Eicher (Austria), Mar Enríquez (Spain), Fadiese (France), Elvira Flamm (Germany), Gerhard Kroyer (Austria), Lausen (Switzerland), Valeria Morasso (Italy), Valentina Moravčević (Serbia), Atsushi Ohta (Japan), Attila Olasz (Hungary), Tarja Onali (Finland), Andreea Puiu – P.A.I. – Inner Lines (Romania), Weronika Raczynska (Poland), Isolde Rentz (Austria), Oksana Rohovska – Roksana (Ukraine), Nicole Schlegel (Switzerland), Veronika Sekotová (Czech Republic), Silvija Sikavica (Croatia), Dragana B. Stevanovic (Serbia), Zuzanna Tomczak (Poland), Dirk Verschueren (Belgium).
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It was a great feeling to be invited to the beautiful city where I had been before (Naples). The historic building in the picturesque bay is history itself. As a creator, it is a great honor to present my work here. Thanks for the great organization and the beautifully designed catalog!
Yours sincerely, Attila
Dearest Nartwork Ladies, Great thanks for sending back picture and: as a big surprise: THE WONDERFUL CATALOGUE!!
It shows a great variety of artistic abilities of high level and most impressing artworks, leading directly into the marvellous world of art.
My relationship with Rosella and Narwork began with an interview in Italy. It was a very interesting and enriching experience. I am an emerging artist who has just entered the art world after years of abandoning the practice of painting. However, I felt very comfortable talking to her from the beginning. Rosella is an expert who takes her work very seriously, she is very professional and transmits her passion for art. Currently, I have the honor of preparing an exhibition with her and her team. above all, I learned from her humility and kindness that she had in guiding my path as an artist. I am impressed and very grateful for Rossella and narworks support of emerging artists. professionals like Rossella and Nartwork team really make a difference in the art scene. I could feel that Rossella and Narwork connected with my art and understood it perfectly, I felt inside that they are genuinely willing to have my work connect with the public.
I am proud of this artistic collaboration that will produce, I am sure, excellent results, spronondomi in my path. I feel I can and still have to express a lot.
