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5 Art Job Opportunities in Italy: Curators, Artists, Musicians

other · 2026-04-27

Artribune has compiled five current job and residency opportunities in Italy for curators, artists, and musicians. The Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin is accepting applications for Campo21, a curatorial studies and residency program running from January to October 2021, with a deadline of September 30, 2020. The Mario Merz Prize, a biennial award by Fondazione Merz, is open for its fourth edition, seeking artists and composers nominated by experts; finalists will exhibit or perform, with a deadline of December 18, 2020. Paratissima's Green iDeal call invites digital artworks on environmental sustainability for the Biennale Tecnologia in Turin (November 12–15, 2020), offering prizes of €300 for video art and free participation in Paratissima Torino 2021 for sculpture/installation; deadline October 1, 2020. Print Club Torino, in collaboration with Blind Walls Gallery in Breda, offers a double residency exchange: an emerging Dutch artist will stay in Turin (September–October 2020), and an Italian artist under 35 from Piedmont will work in Breda (November 2020), with a deadline of September 6, 2020. Gommalacca Teatro in Potenza is hosting a two-week interdisciplinary residency aboard La Nave, a mobile space in Tito (PZ), from September 14–27, 2020, open to artists in theater, music, dance, visual arts, and cultural operators; deadline August 20, 2020.

Key facts

  • Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo's Campo21 curatorial program runs January to October 2021; deadline September 30, 2020.
  • Mario Merz Prize fourth edition seeks artists and composers; finalists get a group exhibition or concert; deadline December 18, 2020.
  • Green iDeal by Paratissima calls for digital artworks on sustainability; prizes include €300 and free participation in Paratissima Torino 2021; deadline October 1, 2020.
  • Print Club Torino and Blind Walls Gallery offer a double residency exchange for a Dutch artist in Turin and an Italian artist in Breda; deadline September 6, 2020.
  • Gommalacca Teatro residency on La Nave in Tito (PZ) from September 14–27, 2020; deadline August 20, 2020.
  • All opportunities are based in Italy, with some international components (Netherlands).
  • The article is published on Artribune, an Italian art news platform.
  • Applicants must meet specific eligibility criteria (e.g., age, residency, nomination).

Entities

Institutions

  • Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
  • Fondazione Merz
  • Mario Merz Prize
  • Paratissima
  • PRS – Paratissima Produzione e Servizi srl
  • Biennale Tecnologia
  • Print Club Torino
  • Blind Walls Gallery
  • Graphic Days
  • Toolbox Coworking
  • Gommalacca Teatro
  • Farm Cultural Park
  • Materahub
  • #reteteatro41
  • Cecilia – Centro per la creatività di Tito
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Italy
  • Turin
  • Torino
  • Piedmont
  • Netherlands
  • Breda
  • Potenza
  • Tito
  • PZ
  • Basilicata

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