Grants & Commissions
CIFO'S GRANTS & COMMISSIONS PROGRAM
CIFO'S GRANTS AND COMMISSIONS PROGRAM OFFERS EMERGING, MID-CAREER AND ESTABLISHED CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN ARTISTS (REGARDLESS OF THEIR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCY) THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND PRESENT T EXPERIMENTAL AND ENGAGING NEW WORK.
The program enables artists to develop their work outside the constraints of the commercial marketplace and provides them with a unique platform to present projects to audiences worldwide. Up to six emerging artists and up to three mid-career or established artists are offered the opportunity, funds, and space to develop and exhibit new work. The foundation also presents one established artist with an Achievement Award in recognition of their career.
Frequently asked questions
Each year, CIFO’S HONORARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE - comprised of leading art professionals, curators and artists from Latin America, the United States, and Europe - offers an extensive list of nominees to be considered for the awards. The committee helps identify visual artists from Latin America who are creating some of the most challenging and innovative work today. Once nominations are in, CIFO appoints a Selection Committee composed of Advisory Committee members who recommend finalists for the program. The Selection Committee, while closely reviewing all nominated artists, will consider the existence of a coherent discourse, engaging concepts, and formal resolutions, how each of these elements is expressed in the work, and how they relate within the context of the artist’s chosen discipline. In order to ensure a fair and impartial process, Selection Committee members cannot vote for their nominees. And, after a rigorous review process by the committee, the finalists are presented to the foundation's Board of Directors, at which time the annual recipients of CIFO's Grants & Commissions are selected and ratified.
Daniel Guerra, Hábitar, Venezuela - 2024 | Grants and Commissions Winner [EMERGING ARTIST]
AWARD RECIPIENTS GRANTS & COMMISSIONS PROGRAM
THE PROGRAM IS BY INVITATION ONLY AND HAS BEEN KNOWN TO SPRINGBOARD ITS RECIPIENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF THEIR CAREERS
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2023 │ Dualities in Equalities: Art technology society in Latin America
2022 │ A PARALLEL (R)EVOLUTION
2016 │ Liquid Sensibilities
2015 │ Intersections (after Lautréamont)
2013 │ deferred archive
2011 │ Viewpoint
2007 │ positions in context
2007 │ 3 perspectives
2006 │ 10 defining experiments
2006 │ surfaces & savage modern
Alexander Apóstol (venezuela)
Magdalena Fernández (venezuela)
2004 │ Tomas Saraceno/Jarbas Lopes
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CIFO-ARS ELETRONICA AWARDS
Launched in 2022, CIFO — Ars Electronica Awards celebrate and advance the practices of Latin American artists working with technology in the field of new media and digital art, providing up to $30,000 per recipient to develop new projects. The works are premiered in the annual Ars Electronica Festival. In addition, the resulting works join CIFO’s renowned permanent collection.