Prisma is a volunteer-led and volunteer-operated cultural association in the most diverse quarter of central Lisbon (Martim Moniz). They are a collective of expert curators, cultural managers, and artists. The space exists to provide opportunities for emerging artists. Artists from various practices are invited to participate in the residency program. The program can host up to 5 artists at a time, they provide accommodation, a shared atelier space, access to support, and opportunities for collaboration with cultural actors in the city. The residency is run alongside an exhibition program and a schedule of cultural events in which residents are encouraged to participate and collaborate.

The artists will be immersed in Lisbon’s vibrant underground artistic community, engaging in their eclectic program of events, schedule of exhibitions, and collaborating with community members. The residency welcomes artists and organizers from diverse practices and backgrounds, researchers, curators, and critics for 1-3 months. Either as a resident or for those already in Lisbon, a studio residency. They offer residents the possibility to explore techniques, concepts, ideas, and collaborations, to develop a final project. Throughout you will receive curatorial guidance and support from our welcoming community.

At the end of the program, each resident will be offered the opportunity to exhibit their works in a final exhibition, publication, workshop, open studio, or performance in the gallery space in Prisma.

The organisers are looking for community-minded participants, keen to become immersed in this project, who must be motivated and self-directed. This program is available to all cultural practitioners. You will make the most of this opportunity by spending time in the studio and participating in curation sessions. You are willing to engage and share knowledge through talks, seminars, workshops, or exhibitions.