Verãozão was born from the desire to create a time of pause, away from urban routines, where rest can also become a space for creation. The residency proposes a collective immersion at Fazenda São João, surrounded by the Atlantic Forest, organic coffee production, agroecological food grown by neighboring producers, waterfalls, and a lake.
In this context, residents share an intense period of togetherness that unfolds through encounters, conversations, and actions, with food and the table as spaces for gathering and exchange.
At Verãozão, in addition to the people selected through this open call, we also welcome invited artists, strengthening a network of collaboration that has been growing for more than a decade. All activities are collectively developed based on proposals from residents and facilitators. At the same time, each participant's individuality is always respected: there is no obligation to participate in everything.
Bring your desires, your proposal, and your questions — whatever your language or artistic practice!
Duration of residency
2 weeks
Accommodation
The residency takes place in two neighboring spaces: the Sede of Fazenda São João and Casa Figueira, a former stable that has been renovated and converted into a permanent residency space. Casa Figueira has four rooms, which can be either single or double, as well as spacious shared work areas and outdoor leisure spaces.
Disciplines, work equipment and assistance
What we offer
- Shared accommodation at the "Sede", the main farmhouse built in 1853, with shared rooms accommodating 2 to 4 people, and at "Casa Figueira", with double or single rooms. Casa Figueira is approximately a 10-minute walk from the Sede and accommodates up to 8 people.
- Work and communal spaces, including a studio for visual artists, basic sound-recording facilities, large outdoor areas, a garden, an orchard, and a small chapel for more intimate explorations.
- Full board, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- Collective practice of body, breath, movement, and voice, a 7-day cycle facilitated by Neus Borrell.
- Tantric therapy — a 7-day cycle with daily active meditation sessions and individual tantric therapy sessions with Renê Caffaro and/or Monaliza Marchi.
- Closing event open to the local public, featuring projects, research, and works developed during the residency.
- Dissemination of the processes and outcomes of the immersion through the RSJ website and social media.
Studio / Workspace
Work and communal spaces, including a studio for visual artists, basic sound-recording facilities, large outdoor areas, a garden, an orchard, and a small chapel for more intimate explorations.
The collective activities will be divided into two 7-day cycles. The first cycle will be facilitated by Neus Borrell Mateu, a singer, composer, and musicologist, and director of Centre de Creació Can Bonamic, a space located in Montseny, Catalonia, dedicated to research, practice, and creation around the voice and the body.
The second cycle will be led by therapists Renê Caffaro and Monaliza Marchi. Renê has a degree in Physiotherapy and studied Acupuncture, Reiki, and Tantra, developing his own therapeutic approach based on these practices and his sensibility. Monaliza is a model, artist, and tantric therapist. She researches listening to the body and sensing as pathways to creation, healing, and transformation. Together, they facilitate practices focused on chakra activation, deep relaxation, affection, and inner connection.
Fees and support
The residency is an independent, artist-run, non-profit project that relies on sharing the costs generated by the project itself — the famous fee, which does not involve profit.
We can provide an invitation letter for selected residents who wish to seek funding or apply independently to grants and funding programs.
We continue to work toward expanding the project's social, racial, and territorial inclusion by offering 2 full scholarships and 2 50% scholarships for people belonging to the following groups: Black and/or Indigenous people; trans people and/or gender-dissident people; and people from peripheral areas, smaller cities or rural regions, or people in refugee situations. (ONLY FOR BRAZILIANS)
Shared rooms, with 2 to 4 beds per room:
- Solidarity fee — Global North: R$ 5,000
- Regular fee — Global North: R$ 4,600
- Solidarity fee — Global South: R$ 3,500
- Regular fee — Global South: R$ 3,000
For those interested in a private room, an additional 30% will be charged. Children are welcome and pay 50% of the fee.
Not included:
- Transportation to and from Fazenda São João. We will assist participants in organizing shared transportation and/or carpooling.
- Alcoholic beverages.
Expectations towards the artist
The residence focuses on the process. All activities are collectively developed based on proposals from residents and facilitators. At the same time, each participant's individuality is always respected: there is no obligation to participate in everything.
We organize a closing event open to the local public, featuring projects, research, and works developed during the residency.
Application information
Applications only through the application form.