New OPEN CALL: Contemporary Art Residencies HABEAS DATA – Imagina and HABEAS DATA – Projeto
Application deadline: October 31, 2026.
This initiative seeks to understand the relations of production in Latin America, establish their contingencies, and foster the formation of networks among producers, researchers, critics, and other agents engaged in contemporary art practices.
Working in art involves designing one’s own narrative, memory, and communication. HABEAS DATA is a research and production residency program focused on developing tools for the professional trajectories of artists, curators, researchers, and other professionals within the Art System.
Since 2016, from the city of São Paulo, we have worked with more than 200 people in supporting their research processes. As part of this work, we have developed diagnoses of more than 140 Local Art Scenes across the continent.
The ways in which art is produced, circulated, and theorized in Latin America are also the result of social, economic, and institutional processes that build capacities for auditing culture and for redesigning traditional institutional devices.
What will we work on together during the residency?
Contemporary Art and social processes.
Local Art Scenes and/or Art Management.
Art Curatorship and/or Publishing.Art System, Institutional Frameworks and/or Public Policies.
Art economy and market.
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No prior research experience is required.
- Participants: up to 4 people per month.
- Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, and English.
During the residency, we will offer:
Contemporary Art seminar (2 days)
Public sessions to present research progress.
Exchanges and networking with other artists and art workers.
Follow-up and advisory sessions with the coordination team.
Meeting program both in person in São Paulo and online, with agents from across Latin America: artists, curators, art managers, researchers, and other relevant agents within the art scene.
Free access to all Uberbau_house activities.
Free access to the contemporary art library and archive Reserva Ideológica
HABEAS DATA IMAGINA
A research residency for artists, curators, critics, and researchers seeking to develop tools for their professional careers.
A space to work on career strategy, research methodologies, the international circulation of artworks, and the historical, political, and economic analysis of the art system in Latin America.
Residencia HABEAS DATA – imagina
18 days / 17 nights
Residency dates:
- January 6–22, 2027
- February 10–27, 2027
Participation fee for the 18-day residency: US$1,400* (one thousand four hundred US dollars)
>1 advance payment (15% discount): US$1,190
> Payment can be made in up to 3 interest-free installments.
*The Participation Fee can be paid in installments via bank transfer through WISE or Global66, or by bank deposit in Argentina (at the official exchange rate), Chile, Brazil, or Mexico.
> An INVITATION LETTER is provided to support applications for funding and permits.
The residency program includes:
Accommodation in a shared dormitory, with access to Uberbau_house’s common areas: kitchen, laundry room, studio, and living room.
Work Plan and support throughout your research process.
Latin American Contemporary Art Seminar.
Not included
– Travel to and from the residency venue.
– Lunches and other meals. Group lunches will be planned.
HABEAS DATA PROJETO
A research and production residency for artists seeking to develop, produce, and exhibit an artwork or project.
A space to work on career and production strategies, deepen the analysis of case studies and references in contemporary art, and develop a supported process of production and exhibition.
Residencia HABEAS DATA – projeto
52 days / 51 nights
Work Schedule:
- Residency: January 6 to February 27, 2027
- Installation: February 24 and 25, 2027
- Opening: Friday, February 26, 2027
Participation fee for the 52-day residency: US$3,400* (three thousand four hundred US dollars)
> 1 advance payment (15% discount): US$2,890
> Payment can be made in up to 3 interest-free installments.
The residency program includes:
Accommodation in a shared dormitory, with access to Uberbau_house’s common areas: kitchen, laundry room, studio, and living room.
Latin American Contemporary Art Seminar.
OPEN STUDIO / exhibition
Digital exhibition catalog.
Work Plan and support throughout your research and production process.
Not included
– Travel to and from the residency venue.
– Artwork production materials.
– Lunches and other meals. Group lunches will be planned.
| START THE APPLICATION PROCESS |
until October 31, 2026.
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2027 APPLICATION FORM
Contemporary art residencies where production, research, and strategy converge.
Our experience
| 51 collective residences | 200 individual residences | 447 residents | 4 editions of Art and Social Process specialized course | 8 books | 10 fanzines | 10 informative maps | +500 freely available items | +100 seminars in cities in 9 Latin American countries and 6 in Europe |
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