Other Springs: Blooms from the Global South
Outras Primaveras: Florações do Sul Global
For the first time in our 32-year history, Res Artis will host our annual conference in Latin America! Titled Other Springs: Blooms from the Global South, the 2025 event will be hosted by long-standing Res Artis Member Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) and held in São Paulo, Brazil. The conference is sponsored by the Department of Culture, Economy, and Creative Industries, São Paulo State Government, and is supported by Associação Pinacoteca Arte e Cultura (APAC) and SP Negócios.
Motivated by the title of the book Primavera para as Rosas Negras: Lélia Gonzalez em Primeira Pessoa (2018), the conference will offer unique perspectives from the Global South guided by the concept of ‘amefricanity’. The program will emphasise the significance of Indigenous and African presence in shaping the cultural and social landscape of Brazil and wider Latin America today, including how the structure and practices of art residencies in the region reflect this rich heritage.
Drawing on the ethos of FAAP as an educational and artistic institution we will also reflect on the theme of education in the arts residencies field. Using case studies from the region and abroad, the event will examine how artists can combine research, access to collections and exchange; the contributions of public institutions in hosting arts residencies; and the crucial educational role that arts residencies play in an artist’s career trajectory.
The event will take place in-person in São Paulo, with some events streamed online. A broad range of formats will offer diversity to participants, including panel discussions, performances, workshops, case studies, presentations, art tours and more. The conference will be conducted in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
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Open call for speakers ended in May
Price: Early bird ended, Member €186 Open at the website below