Best Practice no 1 : International Topic of Painted doors in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal the best practice Exact Rua de Santa Maria – Old town of Funchal Location Memory Local Community type1 Way of Visual Art (Painting was the main way of expression. Apart from expression painted doors, other visual arts have been applied, like sculpture, (Interventi photography, video, music and writing, in limited scale. on Type)2 Senses Sight (main) and Touch mainly activated3 Implement April 2011 (started) ation Date Brief The aim of this project was to face socio-economic degradation, as Description the doors painted were from abandoned shops and deteriorated /Key areas in the core of the urban fabric of the Old Town of Funchal characteris (Zona Velha). The idea was to create a piece of work that helps tics (Word people walking along the street to learn something from the past of limit: 500 the town and invites them into experience something deeper. The words) narrow Rua de Santa Maria Street, which dates back to 1430, turned into a public art space that links people to local culture. Local artists were first invited to support the project that also proposed to the city hall. Support was also given by the former Secretary of tourism and the Chamber of Funchal. As time went by, more artists (not only locals) were interested, even volunteers. At the time, this area seems to be an attractive open air cultural center and a permanent art gallery, expressing not only artists’ inspiration but also locals’ 1 You can mention each type of memory you think the project is most closely related to. Some examples are: family, friends, local community, historical event, local legend, tradition, oral stories or other type you think. 2 You can mention how these memories were expressed. Some examples could be through: visual art, performing art (filming, theatre play, signing), an enterprise, food, tour guides, a festival, games, storytelling, etx. 3 You can choose (preferably one or more of) the five senses. 4