Sertão Negro (Brazil) will use the Grant to develop its artist residency programme, focused on Latin American decolonial art practices. The project seeks to foster creation inspired by Afro-Brazilian and quilombola knowledge, and strengthen exchange networks between Brazil and Latin America. The residency will include an initial experience at Quilombo Kalunga alongside masters and guardians of local traditions, and a second stage of artistic production at Sertão Negro, where techniques such as ceramics and woodcut printing will be combined with contemporary languages. The programme will conclude with an exhibition and a digital catalogue.

Founded in 2021 by artists Dalton Paula and Ceiça Ferreira, Sertão Negro Ateliê e Escola de Artes is an artistic and cultural space located in Goiânia, dedicated to sharing creative processes and experiences in dialogue with the environment. Conceived as a contemporary quilombo in the Brazilian Cerrado, the epicentre of Afro-Brazilian art, the project integrates ancestral practices with agroecology, bioarchitecture and community education. Over the last few years, Sertão Negro has developed four strategic areas: education, cultural production, environmental management and artistic emancipation. It has also implemented the Jatobá Nascente Project, a permanent residence for artists.