Célia Câmara: um legado a ser desvendado na Educação Básica (1975-1998)

Abstract

This research aims to propose the relevance of studying the mechanisms of consecration of artists in basic education in Goiás, focusing on the figure of art dealer Célia Câmara, among the great names of Goiás’ art scene. Intending at a liberating pedagogy, in the light of Paulo Freire, we will analyze the mechanisms of power inherent to the art system, whose results are transmitted, in an alienated way, in traditional school education. For this analysis, we will reflect on the biography of Célia Câmara, relating her trajectory, family life and social connections with her cultural entrepreneurship, mainly as head of the Casa Grande Galeria de Arte, between 1975 and 1995, in the city of Goiânia. Born in Paraná, Célia married journalist Jaime Câmara in the 1940s and, since that, she began her history in Goiás. The social columns of the newspaper O Popular, owned by her husband, follow Célia's trajectory from housewife to entrepreneur and influential figure in Goiás society. Célia Câmara, in this way, used her social capital to keep the gears of the art system in Goiás turning, which showed great professionalization during the 1970s and 80s, the period in which her gallery operated.