SEXUALITY AS AN ARTISTIC PRACTICE
Services aimed at artists who explore sexuality, bodies, gender, eroticism, and pornography
✶ HOW TO HIRE ✶
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Portfolio Review
In-depth analysis of your portfolio, highlighting strengths and suggesting improvements to communicate your concept clearly and strategically, in line with current calls for proposals and projects. The review is done together, helping to refine your rhetoric.
R$ 300 (1-hour session)
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Mentoring
Online meetings designed based on your artistic practice and real context. We discuss work, desires, obstacles, and decisions—from the studio to the exhibition. Sessions can be booked individually and tailored to your needs.
R$ 600 (2-hour meeting)
Learn about some of the main topics you can discuss during mentoring, always based on your work and focused on your goals:
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Career Planning
Create a clear action plan for your career, balancing creative and financial goals to achieve your ideals.
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Portfolio Assembly
Build an impressive portfolio that showcases your best work and tells your story, attracting collectors and curators.
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Pricing of Construction Works
Price with confidence, taking into account artistic value, production costs, and the market, ensuring a fair and competitive price.
The meetings cover issues related to research and the creative process, project development, discourse construction, circulation strategies, career decisions, and the practical and conceptual impasses that arise along the way.
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We analyze your work to understand which issues, references, and formal choices structure it. The focus is not on “defining a style,” but rather on raising awareness of aesthetic decisions, strengthening the coherence between form and content, and identifying how your language positions itself in the field of contemporary art.
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Pace, methods, blockages, repetitions, and practical limits... We help organize your creative process without stifling it, enabling you to continue your work, complete projects, and adapt to different production contexts.
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We discuss how the market works in practice—galleries, fairs, collectors, institutions, and alternative circuits—without idealization. The goal is to facilitate understanding of the real dynamics, identifying possibilities compatible with your work so that you can make more assertive decisions about where and how to circulate.
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We help you build a clear positioning: how you present your work, who you speak to, and in which contexts it makes sense to be. This includes adjusting your discourse, portfolio, and outreach strategies, while respecting the ethical, political, and conceptual boundaries of your production.
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We provide guidance on critically reading public notices and calls for proposals, choosing the most suitable opportunities, and adapting projects without compromising the concept. The focus is on strategy, clarity of writing, and consistency between the proposal, context, and institutional expectations.
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We work from the initial idea to the organization of the project: concept, objectives, justification, schedule, budget, and counterparts. Our mentoring helps transform ideas and intentions into consistent and executable projects.
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We realistically analyze possibilities for international mobility, considering language, cultural context, costs, and career goals. We prepare you and your work for selection processes, residencies, and exchanges that make sense, avoiding generic or exhausting applications.
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We view online presence as an extension of artistic work, taking into account the logic and limitations of algorithms. We help you define communication strategies, content organization, and conscious use of each platform.
Working with sexuality in art in a market that resists sensitive topics requires courage, strategy, and professionalism. Our mentoring offers guidance and practical tools so you can communicate your ideas confidently, developing skills and knowledge to stand out.
Your Mentors
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Leonardo Maciel is an internationalist graduated from PUC-SP, graphic designer, curator, cultural producer, and creative director of Vórtice Cultural. Responsible for curating and producing more than 30 exhibitions, actions, and fairs, he combines aesthetic sensitivity and strategic thinking in creating experiences that bring the public closer to contemporary art, with a focus on strengthening the dialogue between the LGBT+ community and institutions.
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Paulo Cibella is a journalist, visual artist, curator, and co-founder of Vórtice Cultural. As a cultural manager, he is dedicated to promoting erotic art and strengthening networks that connect collectors, artists, and institutions. A researcher and collector of homoerotic art for over 30 years, he has also been dedicated to the internationalization of artists, expanding the reach and circulation of Brazilian artistic production.
CURATION AND PRODUCTION OF EXHIBITIONS
Distinct services, which can be contracted in an integrated or independent manner, according to the needs of each project.
Curating consists of designing the exhibition project: developing the concept, selecting the works, constructing the narrative, writing the curatorial texts, and establishing a dialogue with the exhibition space.
Production, in turn, is responsible for executing the project, involving scheduling, assembly, team management, budgeting, and resolving practical demands throughout the entire process.
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“The dynamism and objectivity in explaining the topics helped me to better understand the stages of developing my work. By organizing my portfolio, I was able to outline clearer perspectives for continuing my professional development.”
Karen Viegas
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“It helped me clarify certain doubts I had about portfolios and public notices.”
Julio Lima
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“It was very productive for me! Even though I have a degree in Visual Arts, important issues about the art market were not addressed in my training. Vórtice fills an important gap in the training of artists, especially those focused on eroticism and sexuality.”
Gabriel Victal
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“Wonderful for understanding the entire art system! I highly recommend it!”
Rikia Amaral
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“As a researcher in art history, with a special interest in the system, I expected to understand the dynamics involved in the beginning of a professional artist's career. This expectation was more than met! I especially highlight the objectivity with which the topics were treated and the applicability of the guidance given, regardless of the language, location, and training of the artists.”
Vinicius Strack
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“The mentoring exceeded expectations, and the mentors are very attentive.”
Daniele Braido Soriani
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“I loved it! The teaching style is concise and very objective. I was able to better understand the practical aspects of the artistic world and the art market. Congratulations to Vórtice!”
Felipe Gonçalves
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“The guidance I received made all the difference. Not only did I learn how to put together a portfolio suitable for every occasion, but I also felt confident enough to take my first steps. It was an incredibly enriching experience!”
Dan Tamayo
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“It simplified something I had wanted to learn for a long time! The objectives were clear and provided enough information for me to enter the art market in a more appropriate way.”
RAS rod
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It may sound corny, but the journey with Vórtice does not only take place within the art system, but also within ourselves. The mentoring provokes very deep reflections and concerns, unfolding a series of questions about artistic creation, opening up maps for our paths and helping us to better understand the artist's relationship with this system, as well as how much the horizon of the profession can be expanded, complex, and achievable. The meetings are objective and, at the same time, dense, always enlightening and provocative. I leave feeling stimulated to chart routes for a possible career. It's really worth it!”
Allis Bezerra
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“It opened my mind in many ways: first, on how to structure my career, understanding that there is discipline, as in any other profession; in addition to understanding, within my truth, what I want to express as an artist. The meetings are very educational and clear. Thank you for the learning opportunity!”
Marcela Pires
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“Although I had already undergone several training courses, some essential questions remained unanswered or unclear, as if they were secrets to be uncovered on my own... In an objective and transparent manner, the meetings got straight to the point, addressing issues necessary for artists seeking to enter the market professionally. I felt welcomed with my poetics and improved my self-presentation, creating strategies based on the knowledge I acquired and optimism about new possible paths!”
Ralf Nitro
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“The course was very precise and clear in its information and, despite its short duration, addressed several points and common questions for those who are starting out in the market.”
Niki Nishi
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“The course met my need to open myself up more to the world of the arts, learn how the art system and market work, and acquire knowledge and practices that allow me to navigate this environment with more confidence. Living and working as an artist, which once seemed like a distant dream, has now become more tangible. This course has definitely helped me follow a more mature and professional path.”
Ari Acioli
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“I loved the course! Comprehensive and enlightening, but above all, a space for many exchanges of experiences. My mind was opened to many paths. Awesome!”
Rafael Beck
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“It was essential for my understanding of the art market, its nuances, and singularities. Everything was presented in a very clear and accurate manner, which was very helpful in my first steps into the world of art. I highly recommend it!”
Matheus Marangoni
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“The guidance provided by Vórtice was extremely valuable to me. I highly recommend it, as it brought clarity to my artistic path.”
Priscilla Gurski
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“Comprehensive and thorough, it clarified many of my doubts about the nuances of how the art market works. The meetings are rich in content and have certainly broadened my view of the art world. I highly recommend it!”
Alberto Boni
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“It was like receiving a detailed map. The mentors give a lot, and the meetings are very comprehensive.”
Eliade Tavares
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“The mentoring program offered a clear and straightforward overview of the art market in Brazil, helping me to draw up a more effective and realistic career plan. The mentors know all the ins and outs of the market, providing a safe environment for exchanges.”
Luísa Franca
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“It was wonderful to be welcomed for my poetry, without any prejudiced judgments about what I create.”
Pedro Orlando