ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF THE AMA AMOEDO FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS 2024

The Fundación Ama Amoedo Grants aim to provide support that boosts the visual arts ecosystem in Latin America. With a special focus on South America, the Grants are committed to empower both artists and institutions, enabling them to engage with new audiences and expand the reach of their work, as well as encouraging a deeper understanding of the region’s artistic narratives.

The jury was composed of Roxana Fabius (Independent Curator), Pablo Lafuente (Artistic Director, MAM Rio Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro), Nancy Rojas (Curator, MALBA Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires), and Laura Hakel (Curator of Collection and Artistic Projects, Fundación Ama Amoedo).

‘I would like to extend my gratitude to all the organizations, artists, and collectives who submitted their projects,’ says Amalia Amoedo, Founding Director. ‘The 2024 Grants focus on building stronger ties with local communities through art, while highlighting the diversity of voices and perspectives across the region. The Foundation is proud to support the work of the awarded recipients by providing visibility and resources to amplify their reach on a larger scale. I am excited to see how their journeys unfold and the lasting impact they will make.’

Winners

Artists

Alejandro Cruz (Uruguay), Clara Esborraz (Argentina), Ana María Montenegro (Colombia), Davi Pontes (Brazil)

Art and Social Engagement

Aldeia-Escola Floresta (Brazil), Archivo de la Memoria Trans (Argentina)

Organizations

Instituto Tele Arte (Chile), Museo MARC (Argentina)

Publications

El Flasherito (Argentina), Claudia Martínez Garay (Peru)

Description of winning projects

In the Artists category, Alejandro Cruz (Uruguay) will compile and restore a set of 12 works created since 2007 that address the Afro universe through a symbolic lens, while also developing a new body of work; Ana María Montenegro (Colombia) will produce an immersive video installation that explores the unparalleled story of a Colombian soldier who has been struck by lightning four times which will be presented as an exhibition at Fragmentos Espacio de Arte y Memoria, in Bogotá; Clara Esborraz (Argentina) will continue a work in progress reflecting on the body, entwining a series of sculptures, photographs, performances, and installations; Davi Pontes (Brazil) will complete the third film of a trilogy, exploring choreography, Black queer culture, speculative imagination, and re-examining how stories are told.

In the Art and Social Engagement category, Aldeia-Escola-Floresta (Brazil), a community project of the Maxakali indigenous people in Minas Gerais, will continue their art program with special activities, workshops, and encounters bringing together different generations through art; the Archivo de la Memoria Trans (Argentina) will expand its archive of the history of Trans people in Latin America by digitizing, preserving, researching, and disseminating their work with educational programs that cultivate inclusion.

In the Organizations category, Museo MARC, Museo Histórico Provincial de Rosario "Dr. Julio Marc” (Argentina) will produce a series of exhibitions titled “La Guerra es una gran porquería” (‘The War is a Filthy Thing’) that delve around the Chaco War (1932-1935) promoting restitution of the museum’s holdings and activating processes of memory, historical revision, and identity; Instituto Tele Arte (Chile) will promote an annual program of five exhibitions presenting emerging artists from Chile, Argentina, and Puerto Rico, three of which will include residencies.

In the Publications category, El Flasherito (Argentina) will release its first book-format publication, gathering 10 years as a collective and independent art journal that has already published 21 print editions and nearly 500 online articles; artist Claudia Martínez Garay (Peru) will produce the first compilation of her work, which will feature images and texts about her production as well as essays, conversations and collaborations with renowned curators.