Research Residencies in São Paulo

Associação Cultural Videobrasil

São Paulo, Brazil

The Videobrasil Residency Program, run by Associação Cultural Videobrasil in São Paulo, Brazil, supports artists and researchers primarily from the Global South through scholarships, commissions, and exchanges tied to its festivals and international partnerships. It fosters connections between artists, organizations, and communities across five continents, enabling participants to enrich their practices by engaging with new contexts and interlocutors. Established with pioneering efforts since 1989, the program helps map new artistic cartographies via a network of national and international partners.

Curatoría Forense is an itinerant contemporary art residency program founded in that operates across multiple Latin American countries, with Uberbau_house in São Paulo serving as its primary base since . The program focuses on research, documentation, and reflection on contemporary art as a political tool, emphasizing collaborative work, public interventions, and exchange between participants and local cultural agents throughout Latin America.