Deadline: 16 January 2012
Open to: Artists of all ages, all nationalities and in all creative disciplines
Fellowship: Provide airfare, studio, room and board for eight-week residency sessions
The Instituto Sacatar operates a residency program for creative individuals in all disciplines at its estate on the Island of Itaparica in the Bay of All Saints, across from the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Sacatar is a member of Res Artis, the worldwide network of artist residencies and of the Alliance of Artists Communities. The Instituto Sacatar provides unstructured time and space for creative individuals to develop new work. The program staff will assist artists who wish to show their work or share their skills while in Bahia, helping artists make the necessary local contacts to achieve these goals. The staff will arrange for theaters, exhibition spaces, classrooms, etc., both on the island and in Salvador, and they will help find collaborators, musicians, students, actors and other volunteers to realize project proposals. It is in a somewhat primitive location, so they encourage artists to work primitively – that is, simply and directly with few complex tools, materials or technologies. Through its open unrestricted application process, the Instituto Sacatar awards 10-20 Fellowships each year. Every Fellow has a separate studio, distinct from his or her bedroom suite. Residencies last from six to twelve weeks, with most scheduled for eight weeks.
Eligibility
The Instituto Sacatar sponsors residencies for highly-qualified individuals in all creative pursuits. They seek creative individuals of all backgrounds, without regard to race, creed, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, disability or HIV status. Sacatar award Fellowship is granted based on the applicant’s talent, professional background and proposed project.
Fellowship
There is an application fee of USD$35.00, payable at the time of submission. Specifically, a Fellowship to Sacatar provides:
- Reimbursement for round-trip airfare between the artist’s closest international airport and Salvador, Bahia, Brazil;
- A private bedroom with attached bath;
- A separate studio;
- All meals (except on Saturday night, all day Sunday and holidays).
The Fellowships do not include a stipend. Artists are responsible for incidental expenses and all working materials. Once on the island, artists are responsible for their local transportation, although they meet artists at the airport on the first day of the residency session to take them the first time to the island estate.
Applicaition
Approximately twenty Fellowships are awarded, to artists of all ages, all nationalities and in all creative disciplines. There is an application fee of USD$35.00, payable at the time of submission. The deadline for submissions is 16 January 2012.
Starting on September 1, 2011, they are accepting applications submitted electronically through www.artsapp.com/sacatar. Do not send applications or digital files directly to the Instituto Sacatar. However, if you live in a country where internet service is not capable of managing large digital files, you may send the required materials through regular postal service. If this is your situation, please request specific instructions for submissions at info@sacatar.org.
They are accepting applications through an electronic portal called ArtsApp. You may register at www.artsapp.com/sacatar for free. You may then compose your application through repeated visits to the site. You will only pay an application fee, if any, when your application is complete and you click on UPLOAD.
To register to submit an application to Sacatar electronically:
- Go to www.artsapp.com/sacatar.
- In the upper right corner, click on REGISTER.
- Fill out the registration form.
- After you complete the form, click on REGISTER and a new screen will appear. In the upper right hand corner, click on MY DASHBOARD. A list of Sacatar programs will appear.
- Click on the Sacatar program(s) that interests you.
- Choose the discipline that most closely describes your creative output.
- Click on MORE to see the requirements for application.
- Click on the green plus sign (+) to the right of the chosen discipline to fill out the Application Form.
- Go to MY APPLICATIONS to fill out the application form and to upload your material.
- For the Open Selection Process, click on MY CREDITS to pay the US$35 application fee.
NOTE: You do not need to fill out the application form or upload your application materials at the time you select the discipline that best describes your creative output. You can fill out the application form and upload the required materials at a later date by logging in again at www.artsapp.com/sacatar, clicking on MY APPLICATIONS and then clicking on EDIT.
If you have any troubles, please contact info@sacatar.org.
