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Italian Foundations Offer Jobs, Grants, and Residencies for Artists and Researchers

other · 2026-04-27

Several Italian institutions and foundations have released announcements for various job openings. The Fondazione Guelpa at Museo Garda in Ivrea is looking for a part-time administrative secretary (25 hours per week) with skills in secretarial duties, accounting, and public procurement law, with applications due by July 15, 2021. The GAP-Graffiti Art in Prison initiative provides 20 PhD positions, including mobility support for six weeks of study in Florence, Palermo, Munich, and Zaragoza, with a deadline of July 19, 2021. Additionally, the Fondazione Adolfo Pini offers five scholarships worth €15,000 for students under 35 studying abroad, with applications due by October 11, 2021. The Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa has 15 studios available for artists aged 18-30, with a deadline of August 9, 2021. Lastly, the Take Care of Yourself residency invites artists to develop works focused on survival, with submissions due by July 25, 2021.

Key facts

  • Fondazione Guelpa seeks administrative secretary for Museo Garda in Ivrea, deadline July 15, 2021.
  • GAP-Graffiti Art in Prison offers 20 PhD positions in art and architecture, deadline July 19, 2021.
  • Fondazione Adolfo Pini awards five scholarships of €15,000 total for study abroad, deadline October 11, 2021.
  • Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa provides 15 artist studios in Venice for one year, deadline August 9, 2021.
  • Take Care of Yourself residency on Isola di Anfora in Grado Lagoon runs August 22-29, 2021, deadline July 25, 2021.
  • The GAP project involves universities in Palermo, Florence, Munich, and Zaragoza.
  • Fondazione Adolfo Pini scholarships are for under-35 students from Milanese institutions.
  • Bevilacqua La Masa studios are for artists aged 18-30 residing in Veneto or Metropolitan Venice.

Entities

Institutions

  • Fondazione Guelpa
  • Museo Civico Pier Alessandro Garda
  • Comune di Ivrea
  • Federculture
  • GAP Graffiti Art in Prison
  • Erasmus+
  • SiMuA – Sistema Museale di Ateneo dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo
  • Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut
  • Departamento de Historia del Arte de la Universidad de Zaragoza
  • Dems, Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Relazioni Internazionali dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo
  • ABADIR, Accademia di Design e Comunicazione Visiva di Catania
  • Fondazione Adolfo Pini
  • Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa
  • Take Care of Yourself
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Ivrea
  • Italy
  • Palermo
  • Florence
  • Munich
  • Zaragoza
  • Venice
  • Giudecca
  • San Stae
  • Veneto
  • Città Metropolitana di Venezia
  • Grado
  • Friuli Venezia Giulia
  • Isola di Anfora
  • Aquileia
  • Austria
  • Cervignano del Friuli
  • Milano
  • Catania

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