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title: "AMAZÔNIA: AMAZON SESSION"
description: "Two-week multidisciplinary immersive residency in the Amazon rainforest at Alter do Chão, Brazil, with shared accommodation, field trips and two on-site curators. Fee: 2980 USD."
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status: open
createdAt: "2026-09-07"
updatedAt: "2026-10-21"
programType: Residency
organization: CASA NA ILHA
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/casa-na-ilha
location: Alter do Chão, Pará, Brazil
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careerStages:
  - Emerging artist
  - Mid-career
  - Established
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# AMAZÔNIA: AMAZON SESSION

**Hosted by:** CASA NA ILHA

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Alter do Chão, Pará, Brazil

## About This Program

> "Amazon rainforest immersion, artistic foraging, situated learning and field research in the Tapajós"

AMAZÔNIA: AMAZON SESSION is a multidisciplinary artist immersive residency program taking place in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Designed to gather creatives of all disciplines, the program fosters exploration, experimentation, connection and deep research. By engaging with the Amazon rainforest's unique biodiversity, inhabitants, rhythms and forms, participants are encouraged to stimulate their artistic process and forge new and deeper creative connections on their fields.

Set in Alter do Chão, the blue heart of the Tapajós, we see the forest not just as a backdrop, but as a mirror. Through 'artistic foraging' and deep immersion in the Amazon rainforest, we strive to reconnect with the territory and our inner selves. The Amazon Edition offers a sanctuary for deep, site-responsive immersion, where creative practice and field research converge within the living pulse of the jungle.

Our goal is to cultivate a space for "situated learning," where artists can deconstruct their usual routines and re-root their work in the specific ecological and cultural knowledge systems of the Tapajós. The program is built upon the freedom of inquiry rather than the pressure of production. While the practice remains self-directed and unscheduled, two curators/guides will be on-site to organize various practices and activities, which artists may choose to join at their own discretion. The territory becomes your primary workshop, and the elements—water, mud, light, and humidity—become your collaborators.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Mid-career, Established
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Note:** ELIGIBILITY

We invite artists and practitioners from all disciplines to apply. We welcome a diverse global community of thinkers and makers, including—but not limited to—visual artists, photographers, filmmakers, curators, writers, poets, musicians, sound artists, performers, botanists, scientists, activists, and researchers. We seek individuals who wish to deep dive into their creative process, using the unique context of the rainforest to expand their practice and explore new investigative paths.

Our program is designed for professionals at every stage of their journey, from emerging voices to established practitioners. While our heart is in arts and culture, we believe that the most vital breakthroughs happen through cross-disciplinary exchange; therefore, we actively encourage applications from those with non-traditional backgrounds who wish to bridge their knowledge with the forest.

### Additional Requirements

Application form is available upon request to info@casanailha.org. Applicants relying on institutional support should outline their funding roadmap (including agency names and expected decision dates) in the initial application.

## Compensation & Benefits

This residency operates through a participation fee. Full value of the residency: 2980 USD (2 WEEKS). Included: program participation, field trip with one guided boat tour and daily activities and talks, shared accommodation, work guidance from two on-site curators, sharing sessions, welcome and farewell dinner, transfer from Santarem airport on the starting day, electricity and wifi, and pre-residence support and planning.

Not included: international travel costs, visa fees, individual materials, production or shipping expenses, additional activities, excursions, guides or translators outside the pre-programmed schedule, snacks, alcoholic beverages and other personal expenses.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Accommodations are shared (2/3 artists), connected with natural surroundings, designed to breathe with the jungle and foster communal living, deeply connected to the local rhythms of Alter do Chão and the surrounding forest. Private rooms may be available upon request, depending on availability. Participants also have access to a shared kitchen, fridge, freezer, outdoor dining area, for self-catering throughout the residency. Basic cooking equipment (pots, pans, utensils) is provided.
- **Travel Support:** Available - Transportation from Santarem airport to the venue will be available on the starting day of the residence, at one time, arranged to match all the incoming participants. Other airports, cities, locations, dates or times different than the official organized one will not be covered. International travel costs and visa fees are not covered.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 7, 2026
- **Program Start:** August 17, 2027
- **Program End:** August 31, 2027

## Contact

**Email:** info@casanailha.org

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.casanailha.org/amazonia-amazon-2027-session/