Endless Residency: New Observatory for Artist Mobility in Italy
Endless Residency, a project aimed at enhancing artistic mobility, was initiated to foster cultural discussions both in Italy and globally. Established by Giulio Verago and Silvia Conta during her residency at Viafarini in 2019, it receives backing from the Italian Council of the Ministry of Culture. The project was introduced in the summer of 2021 through a series of online discussions with various Italian organizations. In late 2021, the artist residency association STARE was created to promote cultural accessibility. Endless Residency collaborated with ICOM Italia to produce questionnaires, which were analyzed with the University of Bergamo. In September 2021, Res Artis hosted a digital conference on alternative mobility formats, revealing that 23% of institutions had initiated virtual programs while 12% of global residencies had closed due to COVID.
Key facts
- Endless Residency is a research project and observatory for artistic mobility, supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture's Italian Council.
- Founded by Giulio Verago and Silvia Conta, building on Viafarini's experience with over 250 residents from 40 countries.
- Launched in summer 2021 with online conversations featuring multiple Italian residency organizations.
- STARE, the Italian association of artist residencies, was founded in late 2021 by about ten Italian residencies.
- MAECI established a new Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy to consolidate Italian soft power.
- Two questionnaires were produced with ICOM Italia, analyzed by the University of Bergamo.
- Res Artis and University College London surveyed 1,215 artists and 528 institutions from 112 countries on COVID impact.
- 23% of institutions launched virtual programs; 12% of global residencies active in 2019 closed due to the pandemic.
Entities
Artists
- Giulio Verago
- Silvia Conta
- Todd Lanier Lester
Institutions
- Endless Residency
- Italian Council
- Ministero della Cultura
- VIR Viafarini-in-residence
- Viafarini
- Archivio Atelier Pharaildis Van den Broeck
- Casa degli Artisti
- FARE
- AIR Art-in-residence
- CARS
- CASTRO
- Civitella Ranieri
- Cripta 747
- Corniolo Art Platform
- Museo Carlo Zauli
- In-Ruins Residency
- Lateral Geographies
- Il Crepaccio Instagram Show
- STARE
- MAECI
- ICOM Italia
- Università di Bergamo
- Dipartimento di Scienze Umane e Sociali
- Res Artis
- SAC Gallery
- University College London
- Rethinking Residencies
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Milan
- Omegna
- Verbania
- Rome
- Scutari
- Albania
- Berlin
- Germany
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- New York
- United States