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Rede NAMI!
Rede NAMI is a nonprofit organization that uses art as a tool for social transformation. Through our projects, we promote the rights of women, Black people, Indigenous peoples, and LGBTQIAP+ communities. and people with disabilities. Founded in 2010 by artist Panmela Castro, Rede NAMI was created with the goal of helping end violence against women and promoting women’s leadership in the arts. The organization works at the grassroots level, fostering the leadership potential of groups historically marginalized by society. Its work is directly aligned with three of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), contributing to a more equitable and sustainable world.
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Our Projects
Hacking Power
Building on the Contemporary Art Mentorship Group project, in 2019 Rede NAMI launched the course “Hacking Power.” During 2020 and 2021, amid the pandemic, the course evolved into a book so that what began as a program for just 15 artists could reach thousands, sharing not only the knowledge Rede NAMI gained over ten years of projects, but also its experience…
Film: Graffiti to End Domestic Violence
Every day, an average of four women are victims of femicide in Brazil. In most cases, these murders are preceded by domestic violence. The film Graffiti to End Domestic Violence follows ten artists who join Rede NAMI—an organization that uses the arts to promote women’s rights—to create a circuit of murals in the Tavares Bastos favela in Rio de Janeiro…
AfroGrafiteiras
#AfroGrafiteiras was created in 2015 in response to data showing that while rates of violence and femicide were decreasing for white women, they were increasing for Black women. With support from the Ford Foundation, AfroGrafiteiras is an urban art training program focused on fostering the expression and leadership of Black women. Through the program, participants are provided with tools…
NAMI Fund
The NAMI Fund receives requests for painting materials to support initiatives inspired by the causes championed by Marielle Franco, as well as the United Nations’ global action plan, which brings together the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty and promote a dignified life for all within the limits of our planet’s resources, without compromising the quality of life of future generations…
Support Manual
Rede NAMI’s Support Manual was created to help teachers and educators develop a graffiti workshop focused on preventing domestic violence against women. The resource uses art as an educational tool to help young people understand and identify the five forms of domestic violence defined under the Maria da Penha Law.
NAMI Living Museum
The NAMI Living Museum is a 1-kilometer circuit of murals located in the Tavares Bastos community, home to Rede NAMI’s headquarters. This open-air museum embraces a decolonial approach to art by challenging, reshaping, and creating new forms of power and knowledge. It primarily promotes the artistic production of groups historically excluded from the traditional art world while advancing human rights…
#InterNAMI
Created in 2010, #InterNAMI is an exchange program designed to foster dialogue and the sharing of knowledge. Through the project, women connected to Rede NAMI visit curators, artists, gallerists, museum directors, critics, and other professionals from the contemporary art world in their own workplaces, including museums, artists’ studios, galleries, and cultural centers. The project encourages participating artists to build relationships with these cultural professionals while also providing scholarships…
Contemporary Art Mentorship Group
Created in 2017, the Contemporary Art Mentorship Group is a program designed to strengthen the contemporary art practices of racialized women artists. Through weekly meetings held over a two-month period, participants work closely with a curator to engage in critical discussions about their artistic practice and receive guidance in developing an art project…
HerStory
Even years after the enactment of the Maria da Penha Law, research shows that all forms of domestic violence have increased in Brazil, highlighting that much work remains to be done. In response, Rede NAMI, in partnership with its founder and president, Panmela Castro, developed the project “Portraits, Stories” (Retratos Relatos), a traveling exhibition that raises awareness and promotes action to prevent and combat domestic violence against women…
Educational Guide: Prints of Historic Women of Rio Grande do Sul
This educational guide was developed in the context of Panmela Castro’s exhibition A Chronicle of Non-Solitude at the Iberê Foundation, as a collaboration between the Iberê Foundation and Rede NAMI. The publication introduces four Black women from Rio Grande do Sul portrayed by Panmela Castro in a series of etchings produced during her artistic residency at the Foundation’s Printmaking Studio…
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Call for Graffiti Rede NAMI – Registration – Open!
On August 08 (Saturday) from 11 am to 4 pm, NAMI will hold a meeting for graffiti at Escola Municipal Joaquim Nabuco in Botafogo.
Support Rede NAMI's Work for Women's Rights
Every donation goes directly toward supporting our projects. Your contribution helps us invest in initiatives that strengthen the artistic practices and political and social leadership of women, Black people, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQIAP+ communities, and people with disabilities. Support Our Cause!
As a monthly donor, you’ll get a closer look at our work. Our supporters receive VIP invitations to Rede NAMI events and exclusive access to Panmela Castro’s “Close Friends” stories on Instagram.
