OVERVIEW: CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FELLOWSHIPS TO THE INSTITUTO SACATAR
There are several ways in which you can apply for a Fellowship to the Instituto Sacatar.
The SACATAR REGULAR APPLICATION PROCESS is open to creative individuals and small groups of any nationality, any age and any creative discipline. Given the large number of applicants (500+) and the limited number of Fellowships we currently offer (15/year), we review applications biennially. The postmarked deadline for submissions for our next Open Application Process is 21 March 2011. Results will be announced in September 2011 for Fellowships to be awarded in 2012-13. For more details, click on:
SPIER CONTEMPORARY FELLOWSHIPS: Sacatar will award two Fellowships through the SPIER CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION. These Fellowships are restricted to African artists already selected to exhibit at the Spier Contemporary in March 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. For the list of eligible artists who may apply for this Fellowship, please go to:
The deadline for electronic submissions for this very limited competition is 15 February, 2010. The two Fellowships will be announced on 13 March at the opening of Spier Contemporary. For more details, click on:
UNESCO/ASCHBERG BURSARY PROGRAMME: We award two to three bursaries annually through the UNESCO/ASCHBERG BURSARY PROGRAMME
www.unesco.org/culture/aschberg, in music and visual arts. These bursaries are restricted to certain countries and to artists between the ages of 25 and 35. We will announce the UNESCO / ASCHBERG BURSARY PROGRAMME – 2011 by September 2010.
FELLOWSHIP PRIZES: Sacatar currently awards Fellowships as part of the following biennial exhibitions, with the support of the hosting organizations:
EXCHANGES: Sacatar currently conducts exchanges of artists with:
Artists from these countries who wish to apply for the Sacatar residency should contact their local institution. We send Brazilian artists to these institutions in return for hosting artists from those countries. The Instituto Sacatar nominates Brazilian artists to these overseas institutions. Our nominating committee reviews all applications sent to the Instituto Sacatar by Brazilian nationals, as well as from other sources, to compile the lists of Brazilian nominees. The overseas hosting institutions make the final selections.