DOMA Portugal | Experiential Hotel and Social Club

January 25, 2026

NODA x DOMA Artist Residency Culmination

A public culmination of a two-week creative process, where contemporary installations emerge from natural research and material development at DOMA, ahead of ARCO Madrid 2026.

Manuel Tainha, Vasco Futscher

Winter Garden, DOMA

A moment of works in progress and exchange before ARCO Madrid 2026

Registration opens soon

About the Winter Garden Artist Residency 2026

The NODA x DOMA Artist Residency is a winter program hosted at DOMA Portugal, where the Winter Garden functions as a working artist studio. Over two weeks, painter Manuel Tainha and sculptor and ceramic artist Vasco Futscher work on site, collecting and engaging with natural materials found at DOMA, from local clay to textiles marked by the movement of sheep. These materials form the basis for new sculptural and painterly works developed in direct response to the place. The residency includes a public moment of works in progress and exchange, ahead of the artists’ presentations at ARCO Madrid 2026.

The NODA x DOMA Artist Residency is a winter program hosted at DOMA Portugal, where the Winter Garden functions as a working artist studio. Over two weeks, painter Manuel Tainha and sculptor and ceramic artist Vasco Futscher work on site, collecting and engaging with natural materials found at DOMA, from local clay to textiles marked by the movement of sheep. These materials form the basis for new sculptural and painterly works developed in direct response to the place. The residency includes a public moment of works in progress and exchange, ahead of the artists’ presentations at ARCO Madrid 2026.

Your Benefits

Winter Garden

Jan 12–25 | A two-week contemporary art residency unfolding on at DOMA

Open Studio Period

Jan 12–25 | Guests are welcome to encounter the process in real time

Culmination Event

Jan 25 | An open moment of works in progress and exchange

ARCO Madrid 26

March 4–8 | Works created at DOMA will be presented there

Artist Cohort

Both artists are developing works in dialogue with their upcoming presentations at ARCO Madrid 2026, complemented by a focused residency period at DOMA.

MANUEL TAINHA
Lisbon-based painter with exhibitions at Galeria Foco and Casa da Arquitectura, known for turning textiles bleach, and embroidered surfaces into gestural, atmospheric compositions.

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Building on his ongoing research into natural representation in painting and its dialogue with architectural and domestic influences, Manuel will create works that relate to both the interior and exterior spaces of Quinta, developing parallel bodies of work through studio practice and site engagement.

VASCO FUTSCHER
Portuguese sculptor and ceramicist exhibiting at ARCO and Kubikgallery, creating hybrid objects that merge architecture, material research, and disciplined form.

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During the residency, Vasco will continue to develop this body of work through hands-on research into local materials, techniques, and ceramic traditions. His sculptural practice will be accompanied by drawing as a space for experimentation and notation, allowing place to inform both process and form.

About NODA Association

A non-profit cultural organization dedicated to contemporary practices that connect art, landscape, ecology, and technology.

NODA develops residencies, exhibitions, research programs, and public installations that invite artists to work with the land rather than simply in it.

Our work supports experimentation, sustainability, material exploration, and community participation.