“Ser Principense” project opens Culture Month on Príncipe Island
newspaper STP Digital · 02/08/2022
The project “Ser Principense: art, culture and heritage, past, present and future” marked the start of the Culture Month celebrations in the Autonomous Region of Príncipe. The programme began on 1 August in the town of Santo António with the Auto de Floripes, one of the island’s most important cultural events, and continued throughout the month.
The programme included artistic residencies, exhibitions, photography, painting and crafts workshops, as well as performances by different cultural groups. The central moment of the celebrations was set for 14 August at the Protásio Pina Art Gallery, with the presentation of the results of the “Ser Principense” project.
The initiative, supported by the ACP–European Union Culture programme, aimed to identify, preserve and promote the island’s cultural heritage. The project was dedicated to surveying Príncipe’s culture and valuing the traditions, the artists and the different cultural expressions of the population, also seeking to spread this heritage beyond Príncipe’s borders.
The celebrations ended on 31 August with a festival in tribute to the late singer Camilo Domingos.