Art Job Opportunities: Gardeners, Residencies, Curator, Photo Contest

A roundup of five art-related job and opportunity calls in Italy and abroad. The Emilia-Romagna region launches a training program for 'art gardeners' (giardinieri d'arte) to restore and maintain historic gardens and parks, funded with €601,400 from the PNRR, aiming to qualify 97 gardeners over two academic years (2022-23 and 2023-24) through 600-hour courses. BASE Milano's We Will Design 2022 residency call offers two €7,500 research grants for designers resident in Italy, with a jury including Giulia Cugnasca, Patrick Abbattista, Emanuele Quinz, Federica Sala, and Stefano Ragazzo. Chiasso Perduto in Florence invites applications for a one-week artistic residency in Colombia (February 13-20, 2023), focusing on community engagement and cultural exchange. The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London seeks a full-time curator with expertise in contemporary art trends, offering a permanent contract at £37,555 per year. Wikimedia Italia's Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 photo competition focuses on castles and fortifications, running from September 1-30, with free participation and collaboration with the Istituto Italiano dei Castelli.