On June 30 and July 1, the Faculty of Arts at Udelar will host an international symposium bringing together Brazilian artists Bento Ben Leite, Hermano Luz, Pavão, Rafa Bqueer, and Rodrigo D’Alcântara, along with curator Ulisses Carrilho and special guest, Uruguayan artist and activist Sofía Saunier. The event invites collective reflection on dissidence, imaginaries, and plural sexualities in contemporary Latin American art.

The group will be in artistic residency at the Contemporary Art Space (EAC) from June 27 to July 10, and will actively participate in the symposium activities, co-organized by Francesca Casariego, Maria-José Apezteguía (Faculty of Arts, Udelar, Montevideo, UY), and Rodrigo D’Alcântara (Department of Art History, Concordia University, Montreal, CA).

This symposium is part of the programming linked to the exhibition “amig_s imaginari_s”, which will open on July 11 at the EAC and remain open to the public until August 30, 2025.

This event has been made possible through the generous support of the Concordia University Awards: the John O’Brian Research Travel Award 2025 and the Concordia Exposition and Conference Allowance.

Image: Imagem: 3D model of Uhura Bqueer in Sinfonia Lunatique. Dir. Rodrigo D’Alcantara. 2020. Model made in collaboration with Ateliê Xinela.