Italian art jobs roundup: MIC, Artphilein, YAG/garage, Bevilacqua La Masa calls

Artribune's weekly job roundup lists five open calls in Italy. The MIC's Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea launches Strategia Fotografia 2026 (sixth edition) with €2 million for photography acquisition, commission, and promotion. Deadline: April 15, 2026. Artphilein, a Lugano-based publisher, opens the call "Don't You Dare Steal My Future" for photographic projects on adolescence. Winner gets a solo show at Biblioteca Artphilein (autumn 2026), a Dossier Artphilein publication, and 1,000 Swiss francs. Deadline: April 15, 2026. YAG/garage gallery in Pescara invites Italian Academy master's students and artists under 30 to apply for Almanacco YAG, a digital archive mapping young Italian art. Selected candidates join the online archive; a shortlist participates in a group show and study visits. Deadline: May 31, 2026. The Festival Internazionale del Documentario Visioni dal Mondo (Milan, September 16–20, 2026) opens competition for short documentary filmmakers. A new section, New Talent Short Docs, targets first- or second-time directors with films under 30 minutes. Deadline: May 31, 2026. Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa calls for artists under 30 living in the Triveneto region for its 108th Collettiva Giovani Artisti, open to all contemporary languages. Winning works enter the foundation's collection via purchase prize. Deadline: March 16, 2026.