Open Calls: Biumor Biennale, Short Film Fest, Dance Workshop, Residency, Jewelry Week

Artribune has compiled five open calls for artists and creatives in Italy. The 31st edition of Biumor – Biennale Internazionale dell’Umorismo nell’Arte in Tolentino, themed 'invidia' (envy), invites artists to submit works by October 11, 2021. Artistic director Evio Hermas Ercoli states the festival uses humor to examine societal darkness. Selected works enter the Museo dell’Umorismo. The Next Generation Short Film Festival in Bari calls for short films on the theme 'Timeless' by September 10, 2021, with a €4,000 prize pool across four categories and additional screening at Ibrida Festival in Forlì. Novissimo Bestiario offers a paid dance workshop for digital performance, leading to an audition for two dancers in 'Asterion’s Rooms' at TANZAHOi International Dance and Dance Film Festival in Hamburg (September 3-5, 2021). Application deadline is June 30, 2021. Ventunesimo Artist Residency in Occhieppo Inferiore (Biella) seeks emerging artists for a three-week residency (September 6-26, 2021) covering studio, board, lodging, and partial travel/material costs. Deadline: June 26, 2021. The first Roma Jewelry Week, directed by architect Monica Cecchini, calls for jewelry designers to exhibit in Rome, aiming to valorize contemporary jewelry and connect with historical goldsmith traditions. The event coincides with the Premio Incinque Jewels at Auditorium di Mecenate. Deadline: July 12, 2021.