Itinera Arte Artist Residency Program 2026:

Places I inhabit, places that inhabit me

From March 5 to April 30, 2026

The Itinera Arte platform, based in Rio de Janeiro and in collaboration with Arquipélago Carioca, announces the second cycle of its international artist residency program, open to both Brazilian and foreign artists.

The residency is aimed at contemporary artists at any stage of their careers, working across a wide range of media — painting, drawing, video, performance, sculpture, installation, among others — who are interested in exchanges with professionals in the field and in direct contact with the cultural environment of the city.

Grounded in the identity of movement and displacement that defines Itinera (to travel, to transit, to wander), the program encourages the sharing of knowledge in motion, in dialogue with the living historical landscape surrounding Guanabara Bay, at the heart of Rio de Janeiro.

“Places I inhabit, places that inhabit me” invites sensitive investigations into the act of inhabiting as an aesthetic, political, and affective experience.

The residency welcomes artists interested in exploring the multiple dimensions of space — territory, city, home, or body — and the entanglements that arise from them.

Participants are encouraged to examine the places they inhabit, reflecting on how our bodies, gestures, and narratives intertwine with these spaces, granting them meaning — and, simultaneously, how these places cross through us, shape us, and inhabit us in unexpected ways.

The program aims to open a poetic and critical reflection on the experience of inhabiting, stretching the boundaries between the intimate and the collective, the ephemeral and the permanent, while exploring the poetics of everyday life as a way to perceive, understand, and imagine the spaces we occupy — and those that occupy us.

General Information:

A total of 9 artists will be selected for this edition — 7 paying participants and 2 full grantees.

Applications are open from October 10 to November 30, 2025.

Residents will receive ongoing support from the Itinera Arte team throughout the program.

This edition is curated and coordinated by Thiago Fernandes.

The residency offers each artist:

• Studio space in downtown Rio de Janeiro (25 m², equipped with a worktable)

• Weekly curatorial follow-up

• Portfolio review sessions

• Engagement with the local art scene through visits to studios, galleries, institutions, and exhibitions

• Conversations with visiting curators

• Cultural activities throughout Rio’s historic city center

• A collective exhibition at the end of the residency

Selected artists will be encouraged to fully engage with the wide range of activities promoted by the program.

The work to be presented in the final exhibition will be developed in dialogue with the Itinera Arte curatorial team.

Applicants must be able to communicate in Portuguese or English.

Application Requirements

• Portfolio

• Curriculum vitae

• Artist statement

Note 1: All applications must be submitted in Portuguese or English.

Note 2: Applicants for full scholarships must include a motivation letter explaining their interest in the program and their financial need, addressing the stated criteria.

Fee

US$ 500 per month (US$ 1.000 for the full residency period).

Brazilian artists will receive a 50% reduction on the total fee: R$ 2.000 for the entire residency (R$ 1.000 per month).

Accommodation, travel, meals, and personal expenses are not included. However, Itinera Arte provides guidance and information to help participants find partner accommodations and offers useful tips about the city.

Scholarships

Two artists will be awarded full scholarships, covering the total program fee, based on socioeconomic, racial, and/or gender criteria.

The selection committee will also consider the relevance of the applicant’s artistic background and the alignment with the conceptual framework of the residency.

Applicants for the scholarship must submit a letter of interest outlining their motivation to participate and their need for financial support, according to the above criteria.

Pre-selected residents will be contacted by December 8, 2025

To be eligible for the Longfellow Emerging Artist Fellowship, applicants must:

• Be a current Maine resident at the time of application and throughout the fellowship period.
• Be 18 years of age or older at the time of application.
• Identify as an “emerging” artist. While we understand this term can be subjective, we are looking for artists who are early in their professional music career, are developing their unique voice, and demonstrate significant potential for growth and impact. This typically means you are not yet widely recognized nationally or internationally, have not regularly performed in rooms/venues exceeding a capacity of 50-100, and are actively seeking opportunities for professional development and exposure.
• Demonstrate a commitment to their musical practice and a clear vision for how the fellowship will support their artistic development.
• Be available to participate in fellowship activities within the Greater Portland area and across the state of Maine, which may include mentorship sessions, workshops, an artist retreat, and public performances/presentations throughout the fellowship period.

The Ma’s House Artist Residency is open to national and international BIPOC artists 21+ years of age. A variety of disciplines are accepted including, but not limited to: visual arts, media/new genre, performance, architecture, film/video, literature, interdisciplinary arts, and music composition. Solo artists are a eligible to apply. 

Applicants will be chosen based on project proposals, artistic merit, feasibility/logistics of the residency, and how the artist will benefit from working at Ma’s House and Shinnecock.

Applicants: Open to all artists, writers, musicians & farmers from the United States and from abroad.  All residents and visitors are welcome to experience the richness and diversity of our creative community. We seek to provide every Edgewood Farm resident with an equal opportunity to pursue their creative practice and share work with the community as well as to offer residents and visitors to participate in and enjoy Truro Center for the Arts lectures, events, and programs in an inclusive artistic and literary environment. 

• Additional eligibility information: Applicants are accepted individually. Review of work submitted is based on seriousness and quality. Artists can apply as a collaborative team as well.
• Proposed Application deadlines:
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. It is suggested to submit at least 6 weeks prior to residency start dates.

Our application is open on a rolling basis, year-round, for residencies of a minimum stay of 2 weeks. Residency and scholarship applications are reviewed systematically by our selection committee and artists are notified within 14 days. If you have not heard from us, please feel free to reach out. Our goal is to accommodate as many artists as possible as will contribute to and benefit from the creative and community-oriented spirit of our program and therefore do not have any major eligibility requirements. 

That being said, we prefer applicants are ages 21+, as one of our team members makes wine and will sometimes share it with our residents. We have no restrictions on nationality and are happy to support all applicants with visa invitation letters, though unfortunately haven’t had a ton of success with our prior letters of support. Of note, due to the historic nature of our facilities, we are not ADA accessible and there are stairs to access the building.

Artists can find more information and apply on our website! (https://www.lastudio.org/art14-residency/residency)

The Luminary is dedicated to creating a collaborative, interdisciplinary, intergenerational space. 

While we review applications from MA, MFA, and Ph.D. students, we encourage these applicants to consider their capacity as this residency requires time spent in St. Louis for their project.