Goyazes Program November 2025 – March 2026
Anápolis - GO.
Given the diverse meanings associated with the word “painting,” Barranco kicked off 2026 with the activities of the Painting Atelier project, aiming to create opportunities for experimentation in contemporary art with a focus on its intersection with the world of painting. The project unfolds over the first months of the year, seeking to foster exchange within the context of studio practices, developing through activities such as artist residencies, lectures, discussions, workshops, and exhibitions.
Over a five-month period, the artists from Barranco Ateliê—Valdson Ramos, Joardo Filho, and Talles Lopes—dedicated themselves to exploring their practices at the intersection with painting, a period that included collective studies, studio visits, experiments, and the creation of new works. Barranco also hosted Goiás-based artist Isabela Britto for a one-month artist residency, during which the artist spent time dedicated to her practice in dialogue with the studio’s artists, in addition to receiving support from a production grant.
Timeline
Jan. 16, 2026
Jan. 16-19, 2026
Feb. – April 2026
March 28, 2026
Valdson Ramos. Barranco Ateliê. 2026.
During the Painting Atelier, Valdson Ramos explored the sacred sculptures of the renowned Goiás-born artist José Joaquim da Veiga Valle (1806–1874). By visiting historical museums that house the sculptor’s works, Ramos was able to reimagine the statues by covering them with linen veils. The artist produced a series of paintings based on photographs of the covered saints, drawing the public’s attention to the ornamentation created by Veiga Valle for the bases of the sculptures—a part that remains visible beneath the linen.Throughout his career, artist Joardo Filho has been experimenting with the failings of artistic media, often creating works based on the errors, imperfections, and unpredictable defects of photographic devices. During his time in the studio, the artist applied this interest to the field of painting, deliberately engaging with the medium without relying on traditional fine arts methods. In this way, Joardo explored a series of abstractions that experiment with the unpredictability of materials and the erratic gestures of a non-painter.
Talles Lopes. Barranco Ateliê. 2026.
Isabella Brito launched the series “Vagalume tem-tem” during her residency at Barranco Ateliê, an investigation that combines artistic practice and conceptual research, reflecting on memory, erasure, and permanence in the Cerrado, using the firefly as a metaphor for cultural resistance and sensitive ecology. The artist worked with the appropriation of antique objects and painting with phosphorescent paint, exploring the rural landscape, territory, and the imagery of the countryside.Brito’s work during the residency complements her research “The Fading of Memory: fireflies, contemporary art, and rural culture in the Cerrado (O apagar da memória: vagalumes, arte contemporânea e cultura caipira no Cerrado),” developed by the artist in the Graduate Program in Territories and Cultural Expressions in the Cerrado (PPG TECCER) at the State University of Goiás (UEG), under the guidance of Prof. Rafael de Almeida within the scope of Entre-Imagens: Experimental Laboratory of Cinema and Art.
Isabella Brito. Barranco Ateliê. 2026.
During the artists’ residency, Paulo Henrique Silva, a curator from Goiás, made a series of visits to the Barranco studios, where, at each meeting, he was able to provide critical feedback on the work of the artists in residence. With a degree in Visual Arts from the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Silva has been working as a curator since 2004, focusing on the study and research of contemporary art produced in Brazil’s Midwest region. This background guided an exchange rooted in a local perspective on contemporary art, manifesting in texts, discussions, writings, and the monitoring of the artists’ various experiments throughout the Painting Atelier project. A critical review with curator Paulo Henrique Silva. Barranco Ateliê. 2026.
The project explored the exchange between artists, aiming to place artistic practice at the center of the artistic discourse and encourage collective experimentation within the studio setting. In this vein, the Painting Studio project also welcomed Goiás-based artist Selma Parreira for an egg tempera workshop at Barranco Studio. In addition to the Open Conversation—a public talk on Parreira’s career—the workshop led by the artist featured three days dedicated to practical work and pictorial experimentation with tempera. In addition to the activities held within the studio, Barranco also coordinated an educational program aimed at the visually impaired in collaboration with the Municipal Center for Diversity Services (CEMAD) in Anápolis. The activity was led by artist-in-residence Isabella Brito and Diego Oliveira, an artist who was a resident at Barranco in 2024. Through tactile devices and audio description, participants were invited to interact with the artworks and discuss the issues raised by the artists throughout the project.
As part of the Painting Atelier, Barranco also organized a series of Cultural Decentralization workshops aimed at students from the outskirts of Anápolis, conducting sessions with different classes at the Antesina Santana State High School (Colégio Estadual Antesina Santana) in Anápolis. With a focus on local heritage, the workshops were facilitated by artists Valdson Ramos, Joardo Filho, and Talles Lopes, who proposed exploring contemporary art as a tool to engage with historical archives, particularly a collection of photographic records from various periods of the school, an institution that celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2026.
Cultural Decentralization Workshop.
Colégio Estadual Antesina Santana.
Colégio Estadual Antesina Santana.
Educational activity in collaboration with the Municipal Center for Diversity Services (CEMAD).
Finally, the exchange developed among the artists over the course of several months culminated in the processes presented at the Open Studio, held on March 28, 2026, at Barranco Ateliê. In addition to engaging with the artists’ works and experiments, the local audience was able to participate in a discussion with curator Paulo Henrique Silva and artists Isabella Brito, Joardo Filho, Talles Lopes, and Valdson Ramos. With simultaneous translation into LIBRAS provided by interpreter Maria Clara Sahium, the Open Studio concluded the series of activities for the Painting Atelier Project. This project is funded by the Goyazes Program of the Government of Goiás, through the State Secretariat of Culture.
This project is funded by the Goyazes Program of the Government of Goiás, through the State Secretariat of Culture.