Two São Paulo Institutions Secure Permanent Homes After Years of Nomadic Existence
In early 2020, both the Instituto de Arte Contemporânea (IAC) and Paço das Artes finally found permanent homes in São Paulo after a long search. The IAC, founded in 1997 by gallerist Raquel Arnaud with contributions from artists Willys de Castro and Sérgio Camargo, now holds over 42,000 documents from prominent artists like Amilcar de Castro and Hermelindo Fiaminghi. Their new venue spans 900 square meters on Avenida Doutor Arnaldo, with funding from Arnaud's artwork sales. Before this, the IAC was at the University of São Paulo and Centro Universitário Belas Artes. Paço das Artes, evicted from USP in 2016, temporarily used space at Museu da Imagem e do Som de São Paulo before relocating to Casarão Nhonhô Magalhães. They launched their basement space on January 25 with Regina Silveira’s exhibition 'Limiares'. Director Priscila Arantes emphasized the commitment of both organizations to secure their new locations.
Key facts
- Instituto de Arte Contemporânea (IAC) and Paço das Artes gained permanent São Paulo headquarters in early 2020.
- IAC founder Raquel Arnaud sold part of her art collection to purchase a 900-square-meter building on Avenida Doutor Arnaldo.
- Architect Felippe Crescenti designed the IAC's new headquarters, which includes exhibition rooms and specialized archival spaces.
- IAC manages over 42,000 documents from eight artists, with more archives from Antonio Dias, Carmela Gross, Ivan Serpa, Jorge Wilheim, and Rubem Ludolf to be processed.
- Paço das Artes was evicted from its University of São Paulo (USP) space in 2016 after nearly 20 years.
- Paço das Artes' new home is in the basement of Casarão Nhonhô Magalhães in Higienópolis, with over 300 square meters of exhibition space.
- The institution inaugurated its new space on January 25 with Regina Silveira's solo exhibition 'Limiares'.
- Both institutions are directed by women, Raquel Arnaud and Priscila Arantes, who led the long-term efforts to secure permanent locations.
Entities
Artists
- Raquel Arnaud
- Willys de Castro
- Sérgio Camargo
- Amilcar de Castro
- Hermelindo Fiaminghi
- Iole de Freitas
- Lothar Charoux
- Luiz Sacilotto
- Sérvulo Esmeraldo
- Antonio Dias
- Carmela Gross
- Ivan Serpa
- Jorge Wilheim
- Rubem Ludolf
- Regina Silveira
- Priscila Arantes
- Felippe Crescenti
Institutions
- Instituto de Arte Contemporânea (IAC)
- Paço das Artes
- University of São Paulo (USP)
- Centro Universitário Belas Artes
- Museu da Imagem e do Som de São Paulo (MIS-SP)
- Shopping Pátio Higienópolis
Locations
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Avenida Doutor Arnaldo
- Higienópolis