partnerships

Amazonart Project

United Kingdom

Director: Dr Giuliana Borea

The Amazonart Project is directed by Dr Giuliana Bora, UK Sponsor and mentor of Amazônia EcoQueer. The partnership is developed through research and curatorial mentoring, including an invitation to curate the screening titled Border Ecologies for the public programme of the exhibition Listening to the Voices of the Rivers (Newcastle Contemporary Art, 2025). The website of the project describes the initiative as 'an interdisciplinary and intersectorial project that develops a novel approach to understanding the work, trajectories and activism of indigenous Amazonian contemporary artists as they enter global art circuits, and seeks to produce new curatorial narratives. It does this through a collaborative methodology with Amazonian artists responding to their aim of self-representation. The participatory and interdisciplinary approach of this research seeks to contribute to dialogues between anthropology, art history and curatorial studies, and benefit indigenous artists and museum practices and policies. Amazonart focuses on Peru’s Amazonian contemporary art with particular attention to Uitoto and Shipibo artists, who are playing an important role in the growing visibility of Amazonian art at national and international levels.' (Source: https://amazonart-project.com/). 

ColaresLAB | Art, Design, Technology and Neuroscience

Federal University of Pará (UFPA) | Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brasil

Leader: Dr Hosana Celeste

ColaresLAB is a research group based at the Institute of Arts and Sciences (ICA) at the Universidade Federal do Pará. It conducts academic research at the intersection of contemporary art, design and technology and the neurosciences. The group has a place-based approach to knowledge production in the Brazilian Amazon. In May 2026, Amazônia EcoQueer partnered with ColaresLAB to organise the Cuir Ecologies workshop. Furthermore, Dr Hosana Celeste is the designer of the posters for the Amazônia EcoQueer's Instagram. 

PPGArtes, Av. Governador Magalhães Barata, 611 - São Brás, Post Code 66060-281

Belém - Pará, Brasil

Casarão de Ideias Cultural Centre

Centro Cultural Casarão de Ideias

Manaus, Brazil 

The Amazônia EcoQueer project partnered with the Casarão de Ideias Cultural Centre (Brasil) to host an artists' moving image screening at the their Cinema in Manaus. The screening was titled TransCuir Ecologies and took place on 15 May 2026. 

Centro Cultural Casarão de Ideias

Rua Barroso, 279, Centro Histórico de Manaus, próximo ao Teatro Amazonas 

Newcastle Contemporary Art

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Newcastle Contemporary Art (NCA) is an institution from the cultural sector that hosted the first screening of Amazônia EcoQueer, named Border Ecologies. The event was held on 6 November 2026 as part of the public programme of the exhibition Listening to the Voices of the Rivers, curated by Giuliana Borea, Jamille Pinheiro Dias and Harriet Sutcliffe. NCA website describes the institution as 'a vibrant, inclusive gallery located within the High Bridge Works building - a hub for creativity in the heart of Newcastle city centre. NCA champions creative experimentation and critical dialogue, connecting regional practices with national and international conversations. Through an evolving programme of exhibitions, commissions, and events, NCA supports artists and audiences to explore new ideas, challenge conventions, and engage with the social and cultural issues shaping our time. (Source: https://www.visitnca.com/)

NCA, High Bridge Works, 39 High Bridge, 4th floor

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW