Italian Art Job Opportunities: Residencies, Contests, and Gallery Manager Roles
The Italian art and culture sector has several opportunities and application deadlines set for December 2025. Villa Medici in Rome is offering a month-long residency in 2026 for six artisans, which includes a €2,500 grant, travel reimbursement up to €1,000, and production funding of up to €5,000. Applications are due by December 15, 2025. Parsec invites artists and curators from ABABO and the University of Bologna to participate in Art City 2026, with a production budget of up to €500, also due on December 15, 2025. The CIAO Contest by Fondazione Lucio Dalla for emerging artists has a deadline of December 14, 2025, as does the Biennale College Teatro for playwrights and directors under 30. Marcorossi Arte Contemporanea is looking for a Gallery Manager under 35, with applications due by December 15, 2025.
Key facts
- Villa Medici residency for six artisans in 2026, grant €2,500 plus travel and production funding.
- Parsec call for artists and young curators from ABABO and University of Bologna for Art City 2026.
- Fondazione Lucio Dalla's CIAO Contest for singer-songwriters and producers, no cover songs allowed.
- Biennale College Teatro calls for Italian under-30 playwrights and directors, with productions at Biennale Teatro 2027.
- Marcorossi Arte Contemporanea hiring Gallery Manager under 35 for Milan and Pietrasanta.
- All deadlines in December 2025: 14th or 15th.
- Villa Medici project supported by Fondation Bettencourt Schueller.
- Parsec collective based in Bologna, collaboration with Madera and University of Bologna.
Entities
Artists
- Willem Dafoe
- Marco Rossi
- Piero Ruggeri
Institutions
- Villa Medici
- Accademia di Francia a Roma
- Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
- Parsec
- Madera
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna (ABABO)
- Università di Bologna
- Dipartimento di Scienze Aziendali dell'Università di Bologna
- Fondazione Lucio Dalla
- Pressing Line
- iCompany
- Biennale di Venezia
- Biennale College Teatro
- Marcorossi Arte Contemporanea
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Bologna
- Milan
- Pietrasanta
- Turin
- Verona
- Venezia