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5 job opportunities in Italian art: museum guards, artist prizes, public art calls

other · 2026-04-27

CoopCulture is hiring visitor services staff for a Milan museum, requiring a humanities degree and English. Luiss Business School in Rome launches the sixth edition of the International Prize Generazione Contemporanea for artists under 35, deadline October 11, 2021. The Ministry of Culture and Fondazione Scuola Patrimonio issue a call for abstracts on art and public space in Italy, with study days in January-February 2022, deadline November 15, 2021. Bologna invites artists to design the 'Vecchione' effigy for New Year's Eve in Piazza Maggiore, prize €5,000, deadline September 30, 2021. Regione Puglia and ARTI open a call for young creatives to design posters on their future in Puglia, with a collective exhibition and €200 participation prize, deadline November 10, 2021.

Key facts

  • CoopCulture seeks visitor services staff for a Milan museum.
  • Luiss Business School offers the International Prize Generazione Contemporanea for under-35 artists.
  • Deadline for Luiss prize is October 11, 2021.
  • Call for abstracts on Arte e Spazio Pubblico by Ministry of Culture and Fondazione Scuola Patrimonio.
  • Study days for Arte e Spazio Pubblico are January 24, 25, 31, 2022 and February 1, 11, 2022.
  • Bologna competition for Vecchione design has a €5,000 prize.
  • Vecchione deadline is September 30, 2021.
  • Puglia call for young creatives offers €200 participation prize and mentoring.
  • Puglia deadline is November 10, 2021.

Entities

Institutions

  • CoopCulture
  • Luiss Business School
  • Master of Art XI
  • Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea del Ministero della Cultura
  • Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attività culturali
  • Comune di Bologna
  • Assessorato alle Politiche Giovanili della Regione Puglia
  • ARTI
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Rome
  • Bologna
  • Piazza Maggiore
  • Puglia

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