{"id":258541,"date":"2019-09-29T07:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=258541"},"modified":"2019-09-27T20:02:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T23:02:29","slug":"residency-in-brazil-opens-call-for-arab-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/residency-in-brazil-opens-call-for-arab-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Residency in Brazil opens call for Arab artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Arab visual artists and designers may apply to participate in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaaysa.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art residency<\/a> of four weeks in Boi\u00e7ucanga, in the north coast of S\u00e3o Paulo. They will stay at Kaays\u00e1 Art Residency and, as social counterparts, may offer workshops with local students, community service and interaction with indigenous people from the region. The open call will award four visual artists or designers.<\/p>\n<p>The open call is sponsored by the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccab.org.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/strong> and launched in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/beirut-art-fair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beirut Art Fair<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut-design-fair.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beirut Design Fair<\/a> that ran in Lebanon\u2019s capital city last week.<\/p>\n<p>The selection committee will consist of Laure D\u2019 Hauteville, founder\/director of Beirut Art Fair 2019; Silvia Antibas, cultural director of the Arab Brazilian Chamber; Lourdina Jean Rabieh, founder and director of Kaays\u00e1 Art Residency; and Lucila Mantovani, coordinator of Kaays\u00e1 Art Residency.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_258523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-258523\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-258523\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kaaysa-sala-leitura-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kaaysa-sala-leitura-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kaaysa-sala-leitura-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kaaysa-sala-leitura.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-258523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Residency\u2019s reading room<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe artist may be from any Arab country, and we\u2019re prioritizing young, up-and-coming artists to encourage new talents,\u201d said Silvia Antibas. \u201cThe Arab Chamber supports the initiative to encourage the Arab-Brazilian connection as it\u2019s the Chamber\u2019s mission,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Application must be submitted through the email <a href=\"mailto:info@kaaysa.com.br\">info@kaaysa.com.br<\/a>. Read the full open call <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5c1b0cb875f9eeadaa358fd5\/t\/5d82f60c3c6ce4136e013beb\/1568863764747\/OPEN+CALL+%3A+KAAYSA+_+BAF_BFD+sep2019_f.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The result of the open call will be announced on November 10 on the social media of Kaays\u00e1 Art Residency, the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Beirut Art Fair and Beirut Design Fair. The selected artists will be contacted by Kaays\u00e1 Art Residency to schedule their residency of four weeks in one of the offered programs in 2020, collective or individual, within the period of validity of one year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Kaays\u00e1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kaays\u00e1 is a temporary residency for artists and creators who wish to develop their talents near the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest (3 hours by car from of S\u00e3o Paulo), the sea and the community that inhabits its surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>With individual and collective programs, the space encompasses experiences at the sea and in the forest, lectures, exchanges with artists and curators from Brazil and the world, socializing with residents and monitoring of projects by mediators. Artists are invited to leave their tracks in the space and in the village, provoking reflections, changes in the landscape and other social counterparts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-258518\">Press Release<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-258523\">Press Release<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaays\u00e1 Art Residency, on the beach of Boi\u00e7ucanga, in the north coast of S\u00e3o Paulo, will receive Arab artists for four weeks. 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