Jamie Sneider launches Kickstarter for Puglia artist residency
Jamie Sneider, a New York-based artist, has launched a Kickstarter campaign aimed at creating an artist residency and exhibition space in a farmhouse near Lecce, Puglia. The project, called 'Progetto,' aims to raise $15,000 for purchasing and renovating the property. Sneider envisions a creative, anti-capitalist space where artists, curators, and writers can rotate in for residencies and showcase temporary exhibitions. Her interest in Puglia sparked five years ago after a gallery in Turin suggested she explore the area, driven by her research on tarantism and women's labor in southern Italy. Donors can receive artwork from artists like Trisha Baga and Gina Beavers, with top donors getting residency stays. This initiative adds to Puglia’s vibrant independent art scene, which includes venues like Antica Saliera and Bottega Roma.
Key facts
- Jamie Sneider launched a Kickstarter campaign in July 2018 for an artist residency near Lecce, Puglia.
- The goal is to raise $15,000 to purchase a farmhouse and land.
- The space will host residencies for artists, curators, and writers, plus exhibitions and research.
- Sneider describes the project as 'anti-capitalist' and independent from galleries.
- She first visited Puglia five years ago on advice from a Turin gallery.
- Her research focused on tarantism and women's labor in southern Italy.
- Rewards include works by Trisha Baga, Gina Beavers, Daniel Boccato, Patrice Renee Washington, Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, and Sneider.
- Top donors receive a stay at the residency.
Entities
Artists
- Jamie Sneider
- Trisha Baga
- Gina Beavers
- Daniel Boccato
- Patrice Renee Washington
- Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Institutions
- Kickstarter
- Turné
- Club To Club
- Antica Saliera
- Bottega Roma
- Bottega d'arte Lacasta
- Artribune
Locations
- New York
- Lecce
- Puglia
- Italy
- Torino
- Valle d'Itria
- Foggia
- Casamassima