Tiago Sant'Ana becomes first Brazilian selected for Open Society Foundation arts fellowship
On July 14, 2020, it was revealed that Tiago Sant'Ana, a 29-year-old artist hailing from Santo Antônio de Jesus in Bahia, is among the ten recipients of the 2020 Open Society Foundation arts fellowship. As the first Brazilian to receive this honor, he has been awarded an $80,000 grant for an 18-month initiative focused on colonization, slavery, the sugar cane industry, and racial justice in Brazil. His project will involve creating performances, videos, and photographs at sugar mills in Bahia, leading to an exhibition in Salvador in 2021. The fellowship also supports artists from countries such as Botswana, Jamaica, and the U.S. Sant'Ana is a graduate of UFRB and is currently pursuing a doctorate at the Federal University of Bahia.
Key facts
- Tiago Sant'Ana is the first Brazilian selected for the Open Society Foundation arts fellowship.
- The fellowship provides $80,000 (R$431,000) for an 18-month project.
- Ten recipients were announced on July 14, 2020, for the program's third year.
- Sant'Ana's project explores colonization, slavery, sugar cane trade, and racial justice in Brazil.
- He plans to create performances, videos, and photographs at Bahian sugar mill sites.
- The project is expected to result in a 2021 exhibition in Salvador.
- Sant'Ana is a 29-year-old artist from Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia.
- He holds degrees from UFRB and UFBA and had his first solo show at MAB in 2018.
Entities
Artists
- Tiago Sant'Ana
Institutions
- Open Society Foundation
- Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB)
- Universidade Federal da Bahia
- Museu de Arte da Bahia (MAB)
- Paço Imperial
- Senac Lapa Scipião
Locations
- Santo Antônio de Jesus
- Bahia
- Brazil
- Salvador
- Rio de Janeiro
- São Paulo
- Botswana
- Jamaica
- Nigeria
- Palestine
- St. Croix
- Syria
- Tlingít Aaní
- United States