Amparo in Foco Photography Festival State of São Paulo

Amparo em Foco Photography Festival starts Thursday (5) with free attractions

The 7th edition of the Amparo em Foco Photography Festival, one of the most important in the State of São Paulo, features free programming aimed at audiences of all ages. The event takes place between October 5th and 8th, Thursday to Sunday, at Praça Pádua Salles, in the Center, in Ampaor.

There will be more than 20 activities including workshops, exhibitions, lectures, conversation circles and photographic outings. In 2023, the festival's main theme is the role of women in Brazilian photography.

Names such as Nair Benedicto, Mônica Maia, Carmem Negrão, Dani Sandrini, among other personalities from the national photography universe, have confirmed presence at the festival. The complete program is available on the website www.amparoemfoco.com.br.

To convey the importance of women photographers, Amparo em Foco confirmed the participation of Nair Benedicto. She is a pioneer in the country in giving a voice to minorities, using her work to address issues such as prejudice and violence against women, homosexuals and indigenous people.

A Unicef delegate between 1988 and 1989, imprisoned and tortured during the dictatorship, her work is part of the collections of the modern art museums in Rio de Janeiro (MAM) and New York (MoMa).

Nair Benedicto dedicated his career to making audiovisual and photographic documentaries about the living conditions of children and women in Latin America, as well as social themes and popular demonstrations in Brazil. The photographer and activist will hold a conversation, alongside Carmem Negrão, about “Female protagonism in Brazilian photography”, the main theme of the event. The chat takes place on Saturday (7), at 8pm, at Mogiana Station.

Exhibitions

Anyone visiting the Amparo em Foco Festival will be able to see the exhibitions “Labirinto Feminino”, exclusively with works by female artists, and the collective exhibition “Retratos”, with images by artists from all over the country, both produced through open calls to the public.

The award-winning exhibition “Terra-Terreno-Território”, by Dani Sandrini, will be part of the festival’s exhibition activities. Visitors will also have access to the exhibition “Every Rain Starts With One Drop”, by Nair Benedicto. Its images reflect women's fight for non-violence, against feminicide, for equal rights, in addition to the actions of innovative women.

The organization also features a collective exhibition with guest artists such as Antônio Neto, Daniela Lucheta, Guilherme Zullo, Leticia Volpi and William Kass.

Accessibility

For this edition, the event will feature a Libras interpreter in all lectures on the program and will have audio description, via QR code, in the collective exhibitions “Labirinto Feminino” and “Retratos, dos historical processes alternative to artificial intelligence”, which will be in Praça Padua Salles.

About the Amparo em Foco Festival 2023

The Amparo em Foco 2023 project is made possible by the Federal Government's Culture Incentive Law, through the Ministry of Culture, and has as its official sponsor the company Rousselot Gelatinas do Brasil, is produced by Mogiana Produções Culturais and has support from the Municipality of Amparo, a city in the interior of São Paulo, 126 km from São Paulo and 68 km from Campinas.

Service

Amparo em Foco Photography Festival 2023
When: October 5th to 8th, Thursday to Sunday
Format: In person, Thursday to Sunday
Location: Praça Pádua Salles and Mogiana Station
Address: Praça Pádua Salles, s/n, center, Amparo-SP
Free entrance
More information: www.amparoemfoco.com.br