Keynote speakers
Francisca Caporali
Ja.Ca – Art and Technology Center (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Chair: Tobi Maier
November 20, 18h30
The founder and artistic co-coordinator of JA.CA, Francisca Caporali, will present the institution’s ten-year history, ever since the construction of its headquarters. The project is a result of two pivotal aspects: 1) Pedagogical and educational activity in arts involving the visit of external artists and researchers; and the collaboration with artists, students and the local community. 2) Promotion of critical debate on public policies, in order to maintain independent artistic initiatives, both by conducting research on constructive processes and the reuse of materials, and by strengthening networks of autonomous spaces.
Bio
JA.CA – Centro de Arte e Tecnologia carries out research, projects and artistic experiments in Jardim Canadá, Nova Lima neighborhood, Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region and in other partner cities and institutions. The initiative began in 2010 as a project of international artist residencies, having been consolidated and formally constituted as a non-profit civil association with the goal of promoting and disseminating culture and art in 2013. Since its foundation, Caporali has executed and managed all of JA.CA’s projects. Nowadays, alongside the activities developed in Jardim Canadá, JA.CA carries out the Educational Program of the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center and the Bolsa Pampulha (Pampulha Grant), in partnership with the Municipal Foundation of Culture - Belo Horizonte and the Pampulha Museum.