Creative Economy Lab · Goiânia, Brazil

From research to product, from product to territory

We turn cultural ideas into
projects, products
and sustainable networks

Cultural management, curatorship, research and tools for the creative economy.

Founded in 2023 and led by cultural manager and curator Lucas Andrade, LabEC supports artists, cultural managers, producers and institutions in turning creativity into structured projects, approved grants and real impact, in Brazil and across Ibero-America.

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What We Do

A lab for every stage of the creative journey

From project to product, from research to territory: LabEC works across the main fronts of the creative economy.

Curatorship and Exhibitions

Curatorial projects and touring exhibitions of Brazilian contemporary art, such as Innovar (7 cities, 10,700+ visitors) and the upcoming Maré e Confluências.

Cultural Management

Design, coordination and accountability of cultural projects funded by Brazilian incentive laws and national and international grants.

Applied Research

Creative-chain mapping, cultural indicators and internationally published research on cultural management and the creative economy.

Training

Workshops, courses and labs on cultural management, fundraising and creative entrepreneurship, with 1,500+ participants in free programs.

Events and Circulation

Festivals, concerts, exhibitions and showcases touring Brazil and the Ibero-American network, across 12 cities and counting.

Art Sales and Licensing

Mediated sales and licensing of original works by Brazilian artists, with professional curatorial catalogues and full technical documentation.

International Highlights

Brazilian art and creative business in international circulation

Selected by Brazil's Ministry of Culture for MICBR 2023 (Belém) and MICBR 2025 (Fortaleza), with business roundtables alongside Ibero-American buyers. Producer and speaker in Conexões Percussivas, an Ibermúsicas 2022 project connecting Brazil, Panama and Germany. Research presented and published at the VII Congress of the Latin American Anthropology Association (Rosario, Argentina, 2024).

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Touring Exhibition · Visual Arts · 2026-2027

Maré e Confluências

A sensitive cartography of Brazilian diversity: artists from all five regions of Brazil, following the country's waters from the Cerrado to the Atlantic. Original works for sale and licensing, with international touring aligned with the UNESCO Ocean Decade Conference (2027).

Visual Arts · 7 Cities · 2025

Innovar

Touring exhibition curated by Lucas Andrade: 7 cities, 10,700+ visitors, 329 press mentions and 100+ hires. Sponsored through Brazil's Rouanet federal incentive law and Transpetro.

Music · Brazil, Panama, Germany · Ibermúsicas

Conexões Percussivas

International program on contemporary percussion, diversity and inclusion, selected by the Ibermúsicas fund, with artists from three countries and free certified activities.

Contact

Let's make Brazilian art circulate

Galleries, fairs, curators, institutions and buyers: talk to us about acquisitions, licensing, touring exhibitions and creative-economy partnerships. Meetings available in Portuguese, Spanish and English.

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We turn cultural ideas into projects, productsand sustainable networks