Five Art and Culture Job Opportunities in Italy, May 2025

Artribune has compiled five open calls and job opportunities in Italy's art and culture sector as of early May 2025. The Museo Madre in Naples launches the first edition of the Premio Meridiana, offering €5,000 to a curator under 45 and €7,000 each to three emerging artists under 35, with the winning project exhibited at the museum by 2025; deadline June 30. Studio Marangoni in Florence opens enrollment for the intensive two-week photography course 'Sense of Place' starting June 16, led by Pietro Paolini of TerraProject, plus the annual Mastering Photography program. Fondazione Musei Senesi, in a partnership led by Siena Art Institute, calls for Tuscan creatives (designers, architects, performers, writers, marketers) to propose sustainable cultural projects; three winners receive €500 each and a training experience; deadline June 16. Mufoco – Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea launches 'SCENARI ALPINI' for photographers and visual artists over 18 residing in Italy, selecting five research projects for exhibition and museum acquisition, tied to the Milano Cortina 2026 Cultural Olympiad; deadline May 30. Attiva Progetti Culturali and Antur Srl Benefit announce the first Premio Antur for emerging artists under 35, with a €1,000 acquisition prize; the winning work will join Antur's corporate collection and later be displayed at the SHUB Museum in Villa Pignatelli di Monteleone, Barra, Naples; deadline May 30.