The new discourses on art, now written by the artists

Abstract

The author’s experience on organizing, in Lisbon, four international congresses, where artists are present papers on other fellow artists’ work (the “CSO” congresses), and also teh experience on the managing of three academic journals (“Estúdio,” “Gama,” “Croma”) allowed some prospective thinking on the changes on the contemporary art scene. Artists today seek much higher levels on art education - more and more usually at a post graduate level. Artists play also new roles, on managing art platforms and curating art projects, and this adds up to a new cultural landscape.