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Quarteira dog park has new look after completion of artistic mural

Jornal do Algarve28 August 2026 at 18:21

The Quarteira Dog Park has a new look after the completion of an artistic mural, announced the local Parish Council. The park, located on Avenida de Ceuta, is the first public facility of this nature in the municipality of Loulé and was inaugurated in May, allowing dogs to circulate and play freely in an enclosed area prepared for their comfort and safety.

The creation of the mural resulted from an "Open Call" promoted by the Quarteira Parish Council, in partnership with the Policromia Association, with the aim of artistically enhancing the space and involving the community in choosing the intervention. Thirty-three proposals were submitted for public voting.

The winning proposal is by Ricardo Herok and consists of a mural marked by color, movement and the representation of different dog breeds. The municipality explained that the intervention transforms the walls of the space into a true urban canvas.

The Parish Council highlighted that the mural gives the Dog Park its own identity and strengthens the connection between urban art, community and animal welfare.

O Parque Canino de Quarteira tem uma nova imagem, após a conclusão do mural artístico escolhido a partir de 33 propostas submetidas a votação pública, anunciou a Junta de Freguesia local.

O parque está localizado na Avenida de Ceuta, é “o primeiro equipamento público desta natureza no concelho de Loulé” e foi inaugurado em maio, permitindo aos “cães circular e brincar livremente num recinto vedado e preparado para o seu conforto e segurança, dispondo de equipamentos de apoio e zonas de permanência”, enquadrou a Junta de Freguesia em comunicado.

“A criação do mural resultou de um ‘Open Call’ promovido pela Junta de Freguesia de Quarteira, em parceria com a Associação Policromia, com o objetivo de valorizar artisticamente o espaço e envolver a comunidade na escolha da intervenção”, esclareceu.

A autarquia destacou que a proposta vencedora, da autoria de Ricardo Herok, consiste num mural “marcado pela cor, pelo movimento e pela representação de diferentes raças de cães”, que “transforma as paredes do espaço numa verdadeira tela urbana, conferindo ao Parque Canino uma identidade própria e reforçando a ligação entre arte urbana, comunidade e bem-estar animal”.

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