Centro Municipal de Arte Hélio Oiticica
Public institution dedicated to the promotion of contemporary art, member of the Municipal Secretary of Culture of the city of Rio de Janeiro. The current management has the objective of making peripheral artists visible to the history of art, as well as democratizing access to the public. Their actions are developed from two lines: CMAHO research projects and occupation notices. Both generate a diverse program of exhibitions, cinema, shows, courses, workshops, lectures and seminars, as well as publications of the Agaó publishing line.
The collection consists of two installations of Richard Serra (the artist's only permanent work in Latin America, produced at the Rio Rounds exhibition in 1997), documentation on the institution's history, and 2,000 books and publications on contemporary art. Inaugurated in 1996, it was reference until 2009 to house works by Hélio Oiticica (1937 - 1980) in agreement with the HO Project, besides exposing important national and foreign artists of contemporary art as Mira Schendel, Iole de Freitas, Sônia Andrade, Lygia Pape, Antonio Manuel, Daniel Buren, Luciano Fabro, Tehching Tsieh, among others.
CALLS IN WHICH PARTICIPATES
EAS-RIO #2
EAS-EZE INTERNATIONALIZATION PROGRAM OF CONTEMPORARY BASQUE ART
{ CALL SUSPENDED }
Bitamine Faktoria is announcing an open call within the framework of its internationalization plan of contemporary Basque art. The aim of this program is to encourage artistic research and production, to contribute the promotion of creators and support the international mobility of artists. It is open to internationally mobile projects for artists residing and working in the Basque Country, regardless their discipline.
WHAT DOES IT CONSIST OF?
The grant is carried out in two phases. Initially the project will be developed and contextualized for several months in the Basque Country. Once completed, it will be conveyed to the City of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), to be presented in different spaces of contemporary culture.
Together with the local institutions, an agenda of activities will be established in which the artist is expected to participate in galleries, museums, cultural spaces and halls (round tables, debates, workshops, meetings and collective works) along with significant local artists.
DEADLINE SUSPENDED
24 March 2020
~~Extended to 7 April ~~
ENQUIRIES
enter@bitamine.net
Bitamine Faktoria’s Statement
OPEN CALLS ARE SUSPENDED
Due to the current state of alarm ordered by the Spanish Government to face the health crisis caused by the Covid-19, Bitamine Faktoria suspends all open calls and leaves applications on hold.
We hope to reopen the reception of applications once this exceptional period has ended, which forces us to confine ourselves and prevents us from regular work. Applications received to date will be taken into account when the process restarts.
Thank you all for your understanding. Take care of yourself and your family (in the broadest sense). Let us all take care of ourselves.