[Commlist] Porto Summer School on Art & Cinema – Call for Workshops

BRAZIL — CROSS DYNAMICS OF OTHERNESS.

Porto Summer School on Art & Cinema

4-8 JUL 2022 · Porto, Portugal

School of Arts, Universidade Católica Portuguesa,

in collaboration with the cultural association Kebraku

Applications for participants open until May 31, 2022.

Call for workshops until May 15, 2022.

The artists and curators confirmed so far for the 4th edition are:

- Ana Vaz

- João Salaviza + Renée Nader Messora

- Kaê Guajajara

- Kleber Mendonça Filho

- Lilia Moritz Schwarcz

- Susana de Sousa Dias

More information here: artes.porto.ucp.pt/summerschool

The Summer School intends to be an advanced course of new practices of 
cinema, combining a critical thought with the contact with great 
creators of film and contemporary art. The diversity of procedural 
approaches, as well as the decisive themes of the present world, will be 
presented by directors/artists of great international relevance, 
assisted by thinkers, critics and academics who will discuss the work 
developed during the week. The Summer School is structured in six days, 
and each day is dedicated to one of the directors/artists who, at 
different times and with different structures, will be in direct contact 
with the participants, in a creative and informal environment.

Besides the workshops, the Summer School has also an open program, 
mostly comprised of screenings and exhibitions openings from the 
directors or artists present in Porto. This program is offered to the 
city and its lively cultural audience.

CALL FOR WORKSHOPS

Following the main guidelines for this year’s Summer School, we invite 
artists, scholars and collectives to submit a proposal for a 3 hours’ 
workshop (deadline: May 15) to take place during the mornings of the 
School. These workshops can take different forms: more performative or 
more theoretical, addressing the pressing issues presented in the 
curatorial text.

Submitted proposals should reflect the Summer School’s main theme 
tracing a vast array of lines of inquiry. Among others, proposals could 
be articulated to explore either through research or artistic practice 
topics like:

- Brazilian Epistemological Entanglements

- The Possibility of a Southern Modernism

- Indigenous Futurisms and Science-Fictions

- Aural Visual Travels on Brazilian Cultures

- Cross-cultural relations between Portugal and Brazil

- Questions of Political Awareness on Class, Race and Gender

- Artistic and Animism Practices

- Indigenous Cultures and Imaginaries

We strongly suggest the articulation of the above topics with artistic 
practices.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS

- Proposals should have a brief description (150 words), followed by a 
short biographical note of the proponents. Please indicate any special 
requests (materials, space, etc.) that you already know of.

- Please indicate who would travel and where you would be travelling from.

- Proposals should address the curatorial theme; they can also 
articulate with the artistic work of our guests.

- You will be able to attend the full Summer School free of charge.

- Selected proposals will receive a 500 euros fee. Travel, accommodation 
and food expenses are the responsibility of the selected teams/people.

- The School of Arts will facilitate necessary materials and technical 
equipment. You will be working closely the School’s technical team, who 
will support and help you along the way.

- The participants in the workshop will be the participants of the 
Summer School, which will enroll during a selection process.

- The proposals will be selected by the curators of the Summer School.

- It is also possible to propose a workshop made for on-line 
presentation (taking into account difficulties of travelling during COVID).

- We encourage proposals led by women, people of colour, indigenous 
people and LGBTQIA+.

Applications should be sent to (summerschool.arts /at/ porto.ucp.pt).

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