In the universe of Brazilian contemporary art, public or private institutions annually publish notices aimed at young artists, whose purpose is to encourage their displacement to different spaces of social interaction and exchanges, in order to encourage their production. In the residences, the artist complements and improves his formation through new experiences with the surroundings, developing his work away from the usual environment. This article aims to understand how such programs have altered the processes of formation and legitimation of artists in Brazil. For this, the selection notices for three artistic residency programs are analyzed: the Programa Bolsa Pampulha, promoted since 2003 by the Belo Horizonte City Hall at the Museu de Arte da Pampulha; the Casa B-Residência Artística, launched in 2016 by the Museu do Bispo Rosário Arte Contemporânea (MBRAC), in Rio de Janeiro, with the encouragement of FUNARTE; and the Residência Artística Red Bull Station, an initiative funded by the Austrian company Red Bull in São Paulo, since 2013.
Contemporary art; Young artists; Artistic residences; Displacement; Legitimation; Career