BCR
Biolumina Curatorial Research
A research and exchange program open to curators based in any country or territory. Three days and two nights to visit studios and engage with artistic processes in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Studio visit during John Dominic Colón’s residency · Biolumina, 2026.
Encounter the work.
Share questions.
Biolumina connects curators with artists in Vieques through studio visits and time to engage with the island’s cultural context. The itinerary develops from each participant’s research interests.
Studio visits are proposed in the application according to each participant’s research interests. BCR welcomes independent and institution-affiliated curators from Puerto Rico and around the world.
We coordinate the itinerary with each participant and the proposed artists, according to their availability and agreement. There is also time to get to know the residency and explore the island.
- Participants
- Curators based in any country or territory.
- Duration
- Three days and two nights.
- Accommodation
- Two free nights at Biolumina.
- Ferry
- Round-trip Ceiba–Vieques passenger ferry ticket, covered by Biolumina.
- Other expenses
- Flights to and from Puerto Rico, meals and ground transportation are the responsibility of the participant or their institution.
- Application
- No fee. Visit dates are agreed according to availability.
Your visit,
documented.
Selected curators receive a selection letter to participate as a BCR Visiting Curator. On completion of the visit, Biolumina issues an institutional confirmation of participation with the dates and program name.
With their permission, participation may also be documented in the program archive. Publication of a profile is arranged separately; application information remains private.
Selected Visiting Curator, BCR — Biolumina Curatorial Research. Vieques, Puerto Rico, [year].
Use this reference once your selection is confirmed and add the actual dates of your participation.
A visit
with purpose.
- Share your interests.
Tell us about your curatorial practice, what you would like to investigate and which Vieques artists you would like to meet. Explore the artist guide in the form, select your preferences or propose other names.
- Let’s arrange the encounter.
We review applications according to the proposal’s relevance to the artistic practices and the context of Vieques, together with the availability of accommodation and artists. The program has its own process, separate from the annual artist residency open call.
- Confirm dates and itinerary.
If we can arrange the visit, we will agree the dates, studio visits and ferry ticket with you before confirming the stay.
Propose
your visit.
Complete this form in Spanish or English. Submitting an application does not confirm a stay.
Applications are reviewed privately by Biolumina. Information submitted through this form is not published.