We use Café (Call For Entry) for the on-line application and selection process. Artists are to submit a digital portfolio of their work together with a completed submittal form. The jury consists of creative professionals living in the Arroscia Valley and previous residency recipients. Recipients can reapply to return to the Arroscia Residency five years after the end of their residency. There is no limit on the number of times a person can apply.

Each application must include:

• Completed application form.
• $25USD application fee.
• For EU applicants provide a photocopy of your identification card OR for non-EU applicants provide a photocopy of your valid passport.
• Curriculum Vitae (4 pages maximum).
• Digital portfolio of 10 pieces.
• Two professional references.

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

All prospective residents must fill an application, provide the required information to be reviewed then to be interviewed if selected.  The interview is a videocall with the Founder and Creative Director.

Artists have to make sure when applying that they are able to cover the costs of the Residency fee, travel, specific materials or equipment and food.

Applicants shall apply by email with an open application. 
Applicants shall submit:
an artist CV and a resume,
a proposal letter,
the preferred time for the residency,
samples of their work.
 

Residents are selected by our committee. All the applicants will be informed personally. The applications can be sent to: pedvale@pedvale.lv

International artists are required to obtain any necessary visas and/or permissions to participate in a residency at Gibraltar Point. A letter confirming your residency dates, location and intent can be provided for grant application support.