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.