KAAYSÁ OPEN – Multidisciplinary residency – Atlantic forest – Brazil
Apply for a multidisciplinary art residency in Brazil's Atlantic forest lasting 2 weeks to 6 months, with studio access and accommodation.
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- Entry fee
- $1800
- Location
- Boiçucanga beach, São Sebastião, 160 km from São Paulo city, Brazil.
- Exhibition window
- Mar 30, 2026 → Dec 15, 2025
About
Overview
Kaaysá is an independent art residency for multidisciplinary artists, dancers, writers, and creators from around the world, located in Boiçucanga beach, São Sebastião, 160 km from São Paulo city, at the heart of the Brazilian Atlantic forest coast. Founded in October 2017, Kaaysá has hosted over 700 Brazilian and international artists and over 40 renowned curators and cultural agents. The residency welcomes visual artists, photographers, curators, architects, musicians, writers, designers, researchers, philosophers, scientists, dancers, filmmakers, and other cultural agents.
Residency Duration
Artists can choose between 2 weeks up to 6 months. The current open call is for residencies up to 3 months; contact the organization for 1–2 month stays.
Facilities & Support
Kaaysá is located on 4,000 square meters with 25 private rooms (single or double occupancy). All accommodations include private bathroom and balcony. Studios include a large visual arts studio with big tables and walls, professional dance studio with wooden floating floor, acrobatic tools (aerial hoop/lyra, acrobatic fabric), musical instruments, wood machinery, ceramic wheel, sewing machine, projectors, sound system, and gym tools.
Disciplines & Media
Visual Art, Sculpture, Ceramics, Dance, Theatre, Printmaking, Performing Arts, Textile Art, Music, Literature, Animations, Film-making, Photography, and Circus.
Fees
- US $1,800 per month in single room
- US $1,500 per person per month in double room
Expectations
Workshop with school students from the region (not obligatory); presentation of portfolio.
How to Apply
Application through the website form. Contact via email or WhatsApp +5511 983487849 for more information.
Key Dates
- Application deadline: 2025-08-10
- Residency starts: 2026-03-30
- Residency ends: 2025-12-15
- Entry fee
- US $1,800 per month in single room; US $1,500 per person per month in double room.
- Theme
- Immersion in nature and the Atlantic forest, with a focus on ecology, collective life, collaboration with local communities, and art as an instrument of social transformation.
- Eligibility
- Open to multidisciplinary artists, dancers, writers, and all creators from around the world.
- Audience
- Visual artists, photographers, curators, architects, musicians, writers, designers, researchers, philosophers, scientists, dancers, filmmakers and cultural agents from around the world.
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