Instituto Sacatar - Artist Residency in Bahia, Brazil
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Founded in 2001, Instituto Sacatar is the longest continuously-operating artist residency in Brazil. Since its inception, Sacatar has awarded fully-funded residencies to over 500 artists from all artistic disciplines, coming from more than 70 countries.
Felipe Góes, a São Paulo-based Sacatar Fellow, has his work spotlighted by one of the country's most important newspapers, Folha de São Paulo. The context for the press coverage is the opening of a group show featuring Góes at Nara Roesler Gallery, in São Paulo.
Omid Asadi, an Iranian artist who came to Sacatar through a partnership with Factory International (Manchester, UK) gave a wonderful interview about his time in Itaparica, check it out: factoryinternational.org/artist-devel...
Reflections on the Sacatar Institute | Omid Asadi | Artist Development
Multi-disciplinary artist Omid Asadi reflects on his residency at the Sacatar Institute, Brazil
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Michael Lowenthall, a Sacatar Fellow in 2008 and 2022, is launching his new book, "Place Envy". The work was profoundly shaped by his experiences at Sacatar and Itaparica. Read more about it and see launch dates and locations at: sacatar.org/en/michael-l...
Open Studios, this Friday, at 2pm! All are welcome!
Sacatar fellow Rita GT will present a one-of-a-kind performance this Sunday, at the Art Museum of Bahia (MAB). The performance joins women singers from traditional communities from Portugal and Bahia, looking at the colonial legacy and forms of resistance and resilience through music and jewelry.
Sacatar was featured in a special report by TV Band, one of Brazil's main broadcasters. The piece focuses on the breadth of Sacatar's impact across countries and artistic disciplines, while highlighting its local impact in the Arts and Education in Itaparica. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTzX...
Instituto Sacatar - Band Cidade
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Sacatar took part in MICBR 2025, Brazil's biggest cultural-sector conference. Our ED, Felix Toro, spoke on the panel “How to insert Brazilian artists in the international circuit.” This marks an important step in Brazil’s recognition of residencies as key to advancing artists’ careers.
Sacatar Fellow Vírus Carinhoso performed at Itaparica's public school Colégio Estadual Ernesto Carneiro Ribeiro, this past Friday. "Sankofa" was presented to high school students as part of the ongoing partnership between Sacatar and the school.
New Stories, New Histories, and a New Partnership: Sacatar Welcomes its 5th Group of 2025! sacatar.org/en/artists/
ÚLTIMOS DIAS PARA SE INSCREVER!
Read the article by Sacatar Fellow Tiffany Higgins for The Times about the planned destruction of Rio Tocantins, in sharp contrast to the discussions taking place at COP 30. www.thetimes.com/world/latin-...
In the Amazon, leaders talk climate while dynamite waits upstream
As Prince William attends Cop30 in Brazil, President Lula faces accusations of greenwashing over plans to blast a river to create a shipping channel
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On his recent visit to Bahia, President Emmanuel Macron met Sacatar Fellows Salimata Diop and Beya Gille-Gacha at Casa do Benin (Salvador), while visiting the exhibition "I Am a Black Ocean", a project born at Sacatar. Photo credit: Thaís Seixas (FGM)
A Chamada Aberta Bahia Mundo ainda está no ar! Não perca a chance de se inscrever. Prazo: 20 de Novembro. opencalls.ai/opencalls/in...
Instituto oferece bolsas de R$ 8 mil para artistas da Bahia; saiba detalhes
by Instituto Sacatar • in Itaparica, Brazil • Deadline: November 21, 2025
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Sharing Opportunity: Open Call for Latin American & Caribbean Artists We're pleased to share an opportunity by our colleagues at Pastrana Foundation and Delfina Foundation. Open call for artists based in Latin America for a residency in London in 2026. www.delfinafoundation.com/open-calls/c...
Open Call for Artists based in Latin America and the Caribbean
With support from St Paul’s Cathedral and The Irma Pastrana Borrero Foundation for Humanity’s Peace
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Our Open Studios will take place this afternoon, at Sacatar, in Itaparcia, Bahia! Our doors will be open for everyone to come meet our artists-in-residence, and get to know their works. During the Open Studios, Senegalese artist Nathalie Vairac will present the performance "The Voice of My Silence".
Sacatar Fellows Louise Mutrel and François Dufeil are giving a public talk about their artist collective and their individual practices at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Bahia, this Thursday!
This past weekend, TV Band, one of Brazil's biggest news organizations, came to shoot a special report about Sacatar. Some of our former Fellows joined us to share their experiences in the residency, turning the shoot into a wonderful reunion!
As part of our collaboration with the Secretary of Culture of the State of Bahia, we've recently launched an open call specifically for Bahian artists. aldeianago.com.br/chamada-aber...
Chamada Aberta Bahia Mundo para artistas baianos
Inscrições abertas para o edital "Bahia Mundo": Residências Artísticas para Artistas da Bahia no Instituto Sacatar Salvador, outubro de 2025 – O Instituto Sacatar, com o apoio do Governo do Estado da ...
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Estão abertas as inscrições Bahia Mundo! Seis artistas da Bahia serão selecionadas/os para residências no Sacatar. Graças ao apoio da SECULT, há uma bolsa de aperfeiçoamento técnico-artístico e pesquisa no valor de R$8.000,00. Artistas de todas as disiplinas criativas podem se inscrever!
THANK YOU to everyone who applied to our Open Call! We've received 333 applications from 55 countries! Our two-stage selection process is underway, and applicants will be contacted directly with the results by the end of November. The range of artists wanting to engage with Bahia is thrilling!
LAST DAYS TO APPLY! ÚLTIMOS DIAS PARA SE INSCREVER!
We're proud to have partnered with the 36th São Paulo Biennial. The Biennial opened this weekend, including commissioned works of Sacatar fellows Hamedine Kane and Adama Fawundu. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO3d...
#36bienal Programa de residências artísticas no Instituto Sacatar
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Sacatar joins the Year of France in Brazil! The current session includes Sacatar's collaboration with the Fondation des Artistes, and hosts the launch of the Bahian chapter of I Am a Black Ocean, a transnational project connecting France, Senegal, and Brazil. sacatar.org/en/artists/
As part of the opening of the Bienal de São Paulo, there will be a performance by Hamedine Kane. Hamedine was in residence at Sacatar during the month of April 2025 to prepare for his installation at the Bienal. He bought two boats while in Bahia which he will have de-constructed for the Bienal.
The Museu de Arte Contemporânea in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, features Sacatar in the first exhibition in a series about regional artist residency programs, showing how artists' residency experiences dramatically transform their work and/or impact the local community.
