IMERSÃO is an annual interdisciplinary project that presents itself as a laboratory for artistic creation aimed at LGBTQI+ emerging artists. In 2024, we propose an enriching experiencing to 15 artists through artistic residencies. Our focus aims to empower artists and enhance their training, empowerement and self-sufficiency. We'll work with writing, illustration, music and performing arts in IMERSÃO 2024. Our mentorships will be carried out by established people in the field within their area of activity: Isabel Zambujal, Yara Kono, AGIR and Gaya de Medeiros. We also have partners during the whole project that will be split in different labs: Planeta Tangerina, Casa do Comum, Casa Independente, Real Caviar, O Espaço do Tempo, Alkantara, Estúdiso Victor Cordón and Trumps. The result of IMERSÃO 2024 will be published in a book with four short stories edited by Planeta Tangerina, six musical records, three performing arts and an exhibition arts festival.
Credits
Coordination and Production
Queer Art Lab / Trumps
Mentorship
Gaya de Medeiros
Lighting and Scenography Mentorship
Tiago Cadete
Cultural Accessibility Mentorship
Anaísa Raquel, Diana Niepce, Tony Weaver, Valentina Carvalho
Production and financial design mentorship
Tânia Guerreiro
Residency Support
Estúdios Victor Cordon, Alkantara
Collaborators
A Parasita, Olga Roriz
Residency in Co-Production
O Espaço do Tempo
Queer Art Lab is a a training, empowerment, and support platform targeted at LGBTQI+ artists. It emerged in 2021 within the Trumps company, which also lends its name to a nightclub that has embraced Príncipe Real in Lisbon for 42 years. Queer Art Lab has an inherent plasticity and, based on active listening to the community and current creativity, explores new means and forms to achieve measurable success in the art market.