Hi Ricardo, Yes, I agree.
I remember going there about 8 or 9 years ago now, it was a fabulous experience, and great people doing great things :-) Wishing you well. marc > Thanks Marc, > > This call is to work with some really good friends in the south of the > country. I would recommend everyone with some time to spend in Brazil to > submit a proposal > > Best from here, > > > Em 5 de jun de 2018, à(s) 10:27, marc.garrett via NetBehaviour > > netbehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org escreveu: > > > > LABxS 2018 Residency Program > > > > Arts, communities and aesthetics of the commons > > > > OPEN CALL FOR SHORT TERM RESIDENCIES: ARTS, COMMUNITIES AND AESTHETICS OF > > THE COMMONS > > > > LABORATÓRIO SANTISTA announces an open call to select artists, researchers, > > creators and inventors for short term artistic residencies hosted at its > > headquarters. > > > > http://labsantista.procomum.org/labxs-2018-residency-program/ > > > > WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? > > > > Artists; researchers; creators; inventors; people interested in being part > > of a collaborative process of learning, unlearning, and creation, as well > > as in exchanging knowledge and opening up to creative experimentations with > > art and life. > > > > The open call is directed towards both Brazilians and non-Brazilians with a > > special focus on people who identify as belonging to the Global South. The > > term South is not understood here as strictly geographical, therefore there > > are no restrictions as to country of origin. In this open call we > > understand South as a cultural, geopolitical, and identity based > > recognition of voices, territories, and bodies who have been historically > > silenced, explored, oppressed, colonized and/or subjugated. > > > > If you’re a collective or a duo, please make this evident in your > > application and we will search for a way to welcome you, even if funds are > > available to host only one member of your group. The residencies will take > > place between July and November 2018 and may last a minimum of 10 and > > maximum of 30 days. We have a total of six openings for this edition. > > > > WHAT ARE THE ACCOMODATIONS? > > > > The accommodations are in individual 97-square-foot rooms equipped with > > pull out beds or bunk beds, a closet, workspace, wireless internet, and a > > ceiling fan. The rooms are inside LABxS (Laboratório Santista), a > > 1,500-square-foot cultural venue located at Santos’ Downtown area (Rua Sete > > de Setembro, 52, Vila Nova, Santos, São Paulo). Bathrooms are located in > > the same floor as the rooms, few steps away from the entrance door; the > > space also has a fully equipped kitchen with a refrigerator and gas range, > > where residents can cook and eat. > > > > The floor where the residencies take place is shared between the residents > > and the management teams of both LABxS (Lab Santista) and Instituto > > Procomum and have partially controlled access. For the time being, there is > > no accessibility for wheelchair users, only stairs. If you have special > > needs, we will do whatever possible to adapt and tend to them. Please > > include this in your application. > > > > WHAT WILL LAB SANTISTA OFFER TO SELECTED APPLICANTS? > > > > Funds for round trip travel; > > Daily spending money: BRL 90.00; > > Funds for production and materials: up to BRL 500.00; > > Stipend for residents: total of BRL 1,000.00; > > Assistance with travel logistics and temporary housing; > > A shared work and creation space, equipped with power, internet > > connection, tables and chairs; > > Access to Laboratório Santista’s (LABxS) entire infrastructure: locker > > rooms, an urban permaculture lab, a kitchen, a multipurpose room, a > > classroom, housing, storage, a recreational area, and everything else still > > to be invented; > > Opportunity to develop a social-artistic project in the Baixada > > Santista area; > > Languages: Portuguese, English, and Spanish. > > > > > > WHAT SHOULD SELECTED APPLICANTS OFFER IN RETURN? > > > > Involvement with the processes and dynamics of Lab Santista’s space, > > its network of people and initiatives, and the territory surrounding it > > (residents of Bacia do Mercado – the Market Wharf –, in the downtown area > > of Santos); > > Develop a dynamic of shared upkeep of the space, ensuring that its > > maintenance is everyone’s responsibility; > > Document the processes, so they can be shared; > > Carry out at least one conversation circle and/or workshop for the > > community, LABxS and its neighbors. > > > > > > WHAT ARE THE FIELDS ADDRESSED BY THIS RESIDENCY PROGRAM? – PLEASE > > UNDERSTAND THE TOPICS BELOW AS KEYWORDS > > > > The commons in all of its expressions: aesthetic, cultural, social, > > political, and economic; > > Art and expanded education (collaborative methodologies of creation and > > development, research and exchange of knowledge; pedagogies for autonomy); > > Ancestrality, memory, and popular culture; > > Art and open technology; > > Community based art; > > Activation of public spaces and the relationship between art and > > territory; > > New gender perspectives; > > Decolonial and antiracist practices; > > Practices and dialogues on care and self-care; > > Alternative cultural production and management, and curatorial studies. > > > > > > HOW WILL THE APPLICANTS BE SELECTED? > > > > The selection will be carried out by the managing team of Instituto > > Procomum – IP and will include an interview with preselected candidates. > > > > Please note that all Instituto Procomum’s projects are founded on the > > premise of strengthening the actions and creations of women (plural form), > > people of African descent and other people belonging to what are > > conventionally referred to as underrepresented groups. > > > > SELECTION CRITERIA > > > > Interest in and connection with Lab Santista’s proposal; > > Aesthetical relevance and creative capacity; > > Priority for artists and producers who demonstrate networking and > > collaboration skills; > > Thematic diversity (search for different languages and formats); > > Valuing popular culture, traditional knowledge and marginal pathways of > > creation; > > Ability to share knowledge and educational experience. > > > > > > 2018 CALENDAR > > > > May 29th to June 17th – Online applications at: > > http://labsantista.procomum.org/register-labxs-2018-residency-program/ > > > > June 22nd: Announcement of the results > > > > July to November 2018: Residencies > > > > ON COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP > > > > All applicants selected in this open call are expected to license their > > productions in part or full under open licenses such as Creative Commons > > (the category of the license can be discussed with our team). > > > > CONTRACTS WITH SELECTED APPLICANTS > > > > All selected applicants will sign a term of consent with Instituto Procomum > > to act in accordance with the information provided in this open call. > > > > Marc Garrett > > > > Co-Founder, Co-Director and main editor of Furtherfield. > > > > Art, technology and social change, since 1996 > > > > http://www.furtherfield.org > > > > Furtherfield Gallery & Commons in the park > > > > Finsbury Park, London N4 2NQ > > > > http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery > > > > Currently writing a PhD at Birkbeck University, London > > > > https://birkbeck.academia.edu/MarcGarrett > > > > Just published: Artists Re:thinking the Blockchain > > > > Eds, Ruth Catlow, Marc Garrett, Nathan Jones, & Sam Skinner > > > > Liverpool Press - http://bit.ly/2x8XlMK > > > > Latest post: Unlocking Proprietorial Art Systems interview: > > > > with Artists, Gretta Louw, Antonio Roberts & Annie Abrahams > > > > https://bit.ly/2HQM1bs > > > > Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. > > > > NetBehaviour mailing list > > > > NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org > > > > https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
