Five New Art Job Opportunities in Italy: Casciaro Prize, MUS.E Residency, Rome Director, and More
Artribune has gathered a list of five opportunities for jobs and grants within Italy's art scene. The Premio di Pittura Giuseppe Casciaro features a €2,500 award along with a solo exhibition, with submissions due by June 20, 2026. In Florence, Fondazione MUS.E is initiating the Geografie d'innesto residency, which includes 10 positions (8 for artists and 2 for curators under 36), with a deadline of May 28, 2026. The Associazione Circuiti Dinamici in Milan invites artists to participate in the exhibition La Natura del Gioco, scheduled from June 13 to July 3, 2026, with applications due by May 12, 2026. The Comune di Roma is looking for a three-year artistic director for La Vaccheria, with a deadline of May 20, 2026. Additionally, Fondazione Culturale Officine Saffi is offering a paid internship in Milan beginning June 3, 2026, with no specific deadline.
Key facts
- Premio di Pittura Giuseppe Casciaro: €2,500 career prize and solo exhibition for winning work; deadline June 20, 2026.
- Fondazione MUS.E Geografie d'innesto residency: 10 residencies for under-36 artists and curators; deadline May 28, 2026.
- Associazione Circuiti Dinamici call for artists on the theme of play; exhibition June 13–July 3, 2026; deadline May 12, 2026.
- Comune di Roma seeks artistic director for La Vaccheria (Pop Art focus); budget €100k–€200k; deadline May 20, 2026.
- Fondazione Officine Saffi offers paid internship in exhibition programming; starts June 3, 2026; no fixed deadline.
- All opportunities are based in Italy: Ortelle (LE), Florence, Milan, Rome.
- The article was published on Artribune on May 2026.
- Author: Claudia Giraud.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe Casciaro
- Laura Borghi
- Claudia Giraud
- Stefano Cagol
- Antonio Giordano
Institutions
- Artribune
- Associazione Turistica Pro Loco Ippocampo di Vignacastrisi-Ortelle
- Associazione Culturale De La Mar. Centro Studi sulle Arti Pugliesi
- Fondazione MUS.E
- Museo Novecento
- MAD Murate Art District
- Associazione Culturale Dello Scompiglio
- Associazione Circuiti Dinamici
- Comune di Roma
- Municipio Roma IX EUR
- Fondazione Culturale Officine Saffi ETS
- Wamu-Net
- Global Network of Water Museums-UNESCO
- Ministero della Cultura
- Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea
- CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
- ExtrArtis
- DOM Art Residency
- Fondazione Cerruti
- MAR Museo d'Arte della Città di Ravenna
- Fondazione Brescia Musei
- Museo di Santa Giulia
- Brixia. Parco archeologico di Brescia romana
- Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo
- Castello di Brescia
- Museo delle Armi 'Luigi Marzoli'
- Museo del Risorgimento Leonessa d'Italia
- Nuovo Eden
- SAC Spazio Arte Contemporanea
- Castello di Rivoli – Museo d’arte contemporanea
- MAUA Museo di Arte Urbana Aumentata
- Unione Europea
- ACAG Associazione Culturale
- 24Frame Future Film Fest
- Pixar
- Weta Digital
- Framestore
- DogHead
Locations
- Ortelle
- Italy
- Florence
- Tuscany
- Milan
- Rome
- La Vaccheria
- via Giovanola, 19 Milano
- Sorrento
- Ravenna
- Spain
- Brescia
- Robecchetto con Induno
- MI
- Rivoli
- Turin
- Palermo
- Waterford
- Ireland
- Santa Croce di Magliano
- Campobasso
- Bologna