18 Oct 2017

Call for applications – Summer 2018 (Jan-March) at Casa Rio Artists Residency

Located in one of the most vibrant neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, Casa Rio is an international residency space for artists, producers and researchers from all areas of the arts and cultural production. Whether you are poet or a portrait painter, a choreographer or a DJ, whether you want to study carnival or immerse yourself in its making, we can offer space and support during your stay. Casa Rio has its own small performance and workshop space, a gallery for exhibitions and a wide network of artists eager to exchange and share ideas and practices.

Casa Rio is an iniative of People's Palace Projects, set up and run on behalf of the State Secretary of Culture of Rio de Janeiro. To find out more about the work we do in Brazil and the artists who have stayed here over the last three years please visit: facebook.com/casario105

About People's Palace Projects do Brasil:
PPP do Brasil is a not-for-profit arts organisation based in Rio de Janeiro that advances the practice and understanding of art for social justice. It creates participatory arts projects, performances, educational initiatives and debates. We bring artists, activists, academics and audiences together for projects that address a wide range of social justice and human rights issues.
For more information: www.peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk

Calls:
Casa Rio call for artists, cultural producers, researchers, with a creative project or research with a social focus in Rio de Janeiro. We offer support for the development of partnerships based on our network of connections, and also a space for workshops at Casa Rio itself or at partner entities. The house can host up to four artist residencies at once. They can last from two weeks to three months.

For more information: www.casario.rj.gov.br