Spread across the continent, South America’s artistic residency programmes and spaces integrate with the region’s multiple contexts. There are those inserted in the dynamics of urban centres, others that connect to rural territories or approach diverse knowledge, human and non-human.

These projects seek to respond to local realities, besides opening space for exchange, research, and creation – within a scenario in which funding for the arts is historically scarce.

In Pro Helvetia’s residency programme, we collaborate with several partners, working in a variety of disciplines and formats. Some operate in fixed spaces, sometimes linked to institutions such as foundations and galleries. Others function as open and sporadic platforms, which can arise as an extension of a festival or from partnerships with professionals from other areas.

This guide presents some of these spaces and programmes and invites you to discover several possibilities distributed throughout the region.

Residencies and research trips

Residencies

In Pro Helvetia’s program, cultural practitioners from Switzerland (meaning either a Swiss citizen or a permanent resident in Switzerland) may apply for residencies in South America. Likewise, cultural practitioners from South America can …

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Duration
Up to 3 months

Who can apply
Artists

Research Trips

Swiss cultural practitioners may apply for research trips to South America, while cultural practitioners from South America may apply for research trips to Switzerland. Research trips are open to artists and cultural practitioners …

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Duration
Between 1 and 4 weeks

Who can apply
Artists and Cultural practitioners