Sustentabilidade e Inclusão na Arte do Mosaico: um estudo teórico-prático de impacto comunitário - Sustainability and Inclusion in Mosaic Art

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This dissertation, hosted in the Repositório da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (RUN), examines the viability of mosaic art as a contemporary plastic art form capable of meeting the twin goals of sustainability and social inclusion.

The research takes an action-research methodology, grounded in the analysis of community workshops on mosaic art conducted with participants at the Centro de Reabilitação Nossa Senhora dos Anjos (a rehabilitation centre) and the Universidade Sénior de Oeiras (a senior university) in Oeiras, Lisbon.

The study explores whether mosaic — particularly when produced using recycled or waste materials, including tiles donated by Fábrica Viúva Lamego, a historic Portuguese tile manufacturer — can serve as an accessible, inclusive form of artistic expression practicable by hand for all participants, regardless of their physical or functional limitations.

The research demonstrates that mosaic art, approached through an inclusive and sustainable methodology, can serve as a vehicle for social cohesion, cultural heritage engagement, and community participation for people with disabilities and older adults.

The dissertation concludes that mosaic constitutes a form of materialising the plastic arts through environmentally friendly means while also enabling inclusive artistic practice and argues for the incorporation of mosaic art in therapeutic, educational, and community contexts as a tool for building more accessible and participatory cultural environments. The work connects to broader debates on the role of arts in disability inclusion, cultural heritage accessibility, and the social value of traditional crafts.

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