Matera 2019: 9 artist residencies selected for funding
The Residenze Matera 2019 call, part of Matera's European Capital of Culture program, attracted 115 applications from Basilicata-based cultural organizations. A commission selected nine projects, each receiving up to €10,000 in funding. The residencies aim to strengthen community ties through active participation. Selected projects include: 'La Radio da Quaggiù' (Associazione Al Parco Onlus, Satriano di Lucania) using radio for diverse audiences; 'Collectivo Plus APS' (Pisticci) focusing on photography and abandoned buildings; 'Comics Storytelling' (Associazione Supertramp, Viggiano) addressing depopulation in mountain villages via comics; 'Associazione Terre Ioniche Magna Grecia' (Nova Siri) hosting artist Matteo Nasini at Torre Bollita to create sound sculptures from atmospheric energy; 'Icone per il Futuro' (Centro Carlo Levi, Matera) using street art for urban regeneration; 'Qualcuno che ne carpisca il segreto' (Società Cooperativa Synchronos, Matera) connecting Basilicata and Sardinia through textile crafts; 'Esto también pasará' (Associazione Basilicata Link, Matera) preserving memory of Borgo Taccone via a collective photobook curated by Chilean photographer Carlos Hevia Riera; 'Un atlante del paesaggio rupestre' (Arci Basilicata Comitato Regionale, Lauria) mapping stories and traditions between Matera and Montescaglioso; 'Gens – Mutazioni' (Associazione Culturale Lucania Documenta, Rivello) documenting local history through residents' voices.
Key facts
- 115 applications were submitted for the Residenze Matera 2019 call.
- Nine projects were selected by the commission.
- Each project receives up to €10,000 in funding.
- Projects must be based in Basilicata and have a European scope.
- Matteo Nasini is an artist involved in the Torre Bollita residency.
- Carlos Hevia Riera is a Chilean photographer curating a photobook project.
- The residencies aim to consolidate ties with host communities.
- The call was part of Matera 2019 European Capital of Culture.
Entities
Artists
- Matteo Nasini
- Carlos Hevia Riera
Institutions
- Associazione Al Parco Onlus
- Collectivo Plus APS
- Associazione Supertramp
- Associazione Terre Ioniche Magna Grecia
- Centro Carlo Levi
- Società Cooperativa Synchronos
- Associazione Basilicata Link
- Arci Basilicata Comitato Regionale
- Associazione Culturale Lucania Documenta
- Artribune
Locations
- Matera
- Italy
- Basilicata
- Satriano di Lucania
- Pisticci
- Viggiano
- Val d'Agri
- Nova Siri
- Torre Bollita
- Rome
- Sardinia
- Borgo Taccone
- Irsina
- Montescaglioso
- Lauria
- Rivello
- Potenza
- Genoa
- Bologna
- Venice