Kaaysa Art Residency /international summer edition
Submit a portfolio of 10 images, short resume, and application form to apply for a 24-day summer art residency in Brazil.
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- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- Residency program including accommodation, meals, studio access, and curator mentorship
- Location
- Boiçucanga beach, Atlantic Forest, Brazil
- Exhibition window
- Feb 1, 2022 → Feb 24, 2022
About
Overview
Kaaysá Art Residency offers a 24-day summer program of interaction, collaboration, and exchange between artists and their surroundings at Boiçucanga beach in Brazil. The residency is coordinated by Brazilian curator Renato de Cara with participation from curators, artists, and educators.
Theme
The theme is "E agora... And now..." - imagining futures while reflecting and acting in the present. The residency explores relationships with nature and the environment, sustainability, identity, education, indigenous communities, and current challenges such as the pandemic and climate change.
Key dates
- Application deadline: January 20, 2022
- Residency: February 1-24, 2022
What's included
- Individual suite accommodation with private bathroom
- Collective kitchen, laundry, pool, and common living areas
- Bikes for common use
- Monitoring of creative processes by curator Renato De Cara
- Portfolio presentations and group discussions
- Studio visits with invited curators, artists, galleries, and collectors
- Film sessions and dialogues with resident artists
- Access to shared atelier, wood machinery, ceramic kiln, recording studio, sewing machine
- Projectors for indoor and outdoor use
- Free internet access
- Welcome and Sunday dinner, goodbye brunch
- Indoor parking
Optional activities
Forest expeditions with biologist, island visits, facilitation for visiting Guarani indigenous reserve (Aldeia do Rio Silveira), and visit to the historical city of São Sebastião. These activities have an extra cost (average R$50.00 per person) and require registration and minimum number of participants.
Expectations
Artists should present their portfolio to the curator and other artists. There is no obligation to present artwork at the end of the residency.
Fee
US$1,000 (equivalent). Kaaysá is an independent organization with no public or private support. Selected artists can request a letter of acceptance to use for fundraising with their network, collectors, government institutions, and foundations.
How to apply
- Portfolio with 10 images (low resolution, maximum 3MB total)
- Short resume (maximum 300 words)
- Completed application form (download from website)
- For Brazilians: RG, CPF, or CNH; for foreigners: equivalent document such as RNE and/or passport
- Award
- Residency program including accommodation, meals, studio access, and curator mentorship
- Entry fee
- US$1,000 (equivalent)
- Theme
- The theme is "E agora... And now..." - imagining futures while reflecting and acting in the present, exploring relationships with nature, sustainability, identity, education, indigenous communities, and responses to contemporary challenges like the pandemic and climate change.
- Eligibility
- Open to international artists, writers, and curators.
- Audience
- Open to artists, writers, and curators from all over the world
- Contact
- [email protected]
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