Job Opportunities in Art and Culture in Mid-May 2025

A roundup of five job and residency opportunities in Italy and Europe as of mid-May 2025. The Mart museum in Rovereto seeks a new café manager via a public tender worth €5,028,611 for a 5-year concession starting October 24, 2025, with a possible 3-year extension; applications close May 30. The S+T+ARTS AQUA MOTION program at MUSE offers interdisciplinary residencies for artists focusing on water futures, with a €40,000 budget per residency covering fees, production, and exhibition costs at events like Ars Electronica and the UNESCO Venice Biennale; deadline June 13. P+ARTS issues an international call for papers for the UNFRAMING KNOWLEDGE conference on artistic research, held October 27–29 in Naples at MANN and the Academy of Fine Arts, with submissions due May 25. PhEST festival in Monopoli launches its fifth international contest on the theme "This Is Us – A Capsule To Space," open to visual artists and photographers, with prizes including an exhibition at the festival opening August 8, 2025; deadline May 25. Lo Schermo dell'Arte presents the 14th edition of VISIO, a research residency and production program for moving image artists in Florence from November 12–16, 2025, curated by Leonardo Bigazzi, with eight participants selected via open call; deadline November 23.