Tiago Santana Leads Instituto Mirante in Cultural Expansion Across Ceará
At 58 years old, Tiago Santana has shifted from capturing the essence of the northeastern sertão to leading the Instituto Mirante de Cultura e Arte, established in 2021. This institute oversees 27 public cultural venues in Ceará on behalf of the State Secretariat of Culture (Secult-CE). Under his brother Camilo Santana's governorship, which began in late 2014, Santana's efforts resulted in a fivefold increase in the cultural budget of the state. The Instituto Mirante employs 464 individuals and manages sites such as the Pinacoteca do Ceará and the Museu Ferroviário João Felipe. Santana prioritizes decentralization and perceives the recent electoral backing for far-right candidate André Fernandes in Fortaleza as a danger to cultural and democratic initiatives, focusing on engaging marginalized communities.
Key facts
- Tiago Santana, 58, a renowned photographer from Cariri, Ceará, now directs the Instituto Mirante de Cultura e Arte.
- The Instituto Mirante, founded in 2021, manages 27 public cultural facilities for the Ceará State Secretariat of Culture.
- Ceará's cultural budget increased fivefold over the last decade, including during the pandemic.
- Key managed venues include the Centro Cultural Cariri in Crato, the MIS, and the Estação das Artes complex in Fortaleza.
- Santana engaged informally in cultural policy during his brother Camilo Santana's governorship from late 2014.
- The institute employs 464 people and focuses on decentralization, affirmative policies, and community dialogue.
- Santana sees the strong far-right electoral performance in Fortaleza as a major threat to cultural progress.
- The model follows the Instituto Dragão do Mar, Brazil's first social organization in culture, created in 1998.
Entities
Artists
- Tiago Santana
- Sebastião Salgado
- Audálio Dantas
- Gilmar de Carvalho
- Graciliano Ramos
- Luiz Gonzaga
- Patativa do Assaré
- Eudoro Santana
- Luiza Cela
- André Fernandes
- Evandro Leitão
- Lula
- Pablo Marçal
- Carlos Lacerda
- Juca Rosa
Institutions
- Instituto Mirante de Cultura e Arte
- Secretaria de Cultura do Ceará (Secult-CE)
- Instituto Dragão do Mar
- arte!brasileiros
- O Povo
- Ministério da Cultura (MinC)
- IPHAN
- Photo Poche
- PL
- PT
- Governo do Ceará
- Tesouro Estadual
- Movimento Grevista Negro
- 10x10 Photobooks
- Biblioteca de Fotografia do IMS
- Getty Research Institute
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Rijksmuseum
- New York Public Library
- Paris Photo
- Ilê Asipá
- Serviço de Repressão à Mendicância
Locations
- Ceará
- Cariri
- Crato
- Fortaleza
- Brazil
- Salvador
- Bahia
- São Paulo
- Rio de Janeiro
- Recife
- Pernambuco
- Olinda
- Exu
- Paris
- France
- Nova York
- United States
- Europa
- Algarve
- Portugal
- Aveiro
- Gran Chaco
- Argentina
- Paraguay
- Los Angeles
- Madrid
- Spain
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Porto Feliz
- Mato Grosso
- Grão-Pará
- Amazonas
- Tietê
- Sorocaba
- Vitória
- Espírito Santo
- Belo Horizonte
- Minas Gerais
- Itu
- Miami
- Alto de Pinheiros
- Vila Madalena
- Jardins
- Bela Vista
- Bom Retiro
- Centro
- Funcionários
- Barra Funda
- Vila Nova Conceição
- Jardim Paulista
- Cidade Universitária
- Boaçava
- Santo Antônio da Patrulha
- Rio Grande do Sul