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Gustavo Ernesto León Rodríguez
Caracas, Venezuela
Multidisciplinary artist focused on performance, action art, and deep ecology, exploring the intersection between art, spirituality, and collective healing.
Fund for Creation, Research and Performance Experience
Exploring boundaries and confluences between art and nature. Supporting innovation and sustainability in contemporary practice.
About the Research Fund
The Contemporary Art Research Fund supports evolving residency programs focused on ecological and environmental research through artistic practice, creating bridges between artists and environmental thought.
Practice Based on Research and Creative Resolution
Supporting artistic projects and research that incorporate innovative criteria and circumstantial awareness.
Cross-Cultural Dialogues
Fostering reflections between artists and researchers through multidisciplinary practices. Production and dissemination of intercultural events.
Ecological Framework
Exploring the relationship between urban ecology, environmental systems, and contemporary artistic practices.
Current Artists in Residence
Our inaugural cohort features three Venezuelan artists exploring diverse ecological themes through their research and practice.
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Helwing Villamizar
Caracas, Venezuela
Multidisciplinary artist based in New York exploring intersections between personal history, geopolitical forces, and knowledge systems through palimpsest drawings, abstract decalcomania paintings, and 'objects of resistance'.
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Javier León
Caracas, Venezuela
Visual artist and art theorist with a focus on conceptual and urban art, combining artistic practice with research, teaching, and cultural management.
Submit Your Proposal
We invite artists and researchers to submit proposals for our next residency program.
Next Residency Cohort: 2026
Selected artists receive funding, studio space, mentorship, and exhibition opportunities for innovative environmental research projects.