The Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, promotes the launch of the work "António Dacosta – A Tentação Mítica" (António Dacosta - Mythical Temptation) by professor and researcher Fernando Rosa Dias. The sessions will take place on November 3 at the Auditorium of Angra do Heroísmo Museum and on November 18 at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon.
 
The work is co-published of the Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, and the Faculty of Fine Arts of University of Lisbon. It will be presented by Miriam Dacosta next Thursday, the date of António Dacosta's birth, in Angra do Heroísmo at 6:30 PM.
 
On November 18, the work will presented at 6:30 PM by art critic José-Luis Porfirio. The event is included in a diversified activity programme promoted by the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon on this Terceira-born painter and his work.
 
"António Dacosta – A Tentação Mítica" stems from the work conducted by Fernando Rosa Dias as Scientific Coordinator of the "catalogue raisonné" on the painter's work. Launched in 2014, it has become a relevant reference in the studies on Dacosta.
 
Fernando Rosa Dias holds a Doctorate degree in Arts Science from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, where he holds the position of assistant professor of Arts Science and Heritage. He is also the general coordinator of the digital magazine "Convocarte"; his researches and publications have focused on Portuguese modern and contemporary art.
 
The Regional Directorate for Culture informs that this and other events may be consulted in the Cultural Agenda of CulturAçores Portal at the following address: www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt.