Scuola Piccola Zattere: New Nonprofit Art Space Opens in Venice

Key facts

• Scuola Piccola Zattere opens in Venice's Dorsoduro district at civico 1401 on the Giudecca Canal.
• The space is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting contemporary arts, starting November 2024.
• Each year, three artists with established practices in different fields will be hosted for three-month residencies.
• Artistic director is Irene Calderoni, former chief curator at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin.
• Building adaptation is by Fosbury Architecture, a design and research collective founded in Milan in 2013.
• The name references historical Venetian 'scuole piccole', lay confraternities active from the Middle Ages to the end of the Republic.
• The research program is titled 'One Year Score', exploring social dynamics, space, body, architecture, and performative action.
• Launch events on November 22–23, 2024, include a group exhibition, performances, and talks.
• Educational offerings include workshops and seminars led by the three resident artists.
• Calderoni emphasizes the institution as a space of process and mutual formation.