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September Art Job Openings: Calls, Residencies, and Director Position

other · 2026-04-27

A roundup of five job and residency opportunities in Italy for artists, designers, architects, and makers. Artistsforplants launches an international call for artists to create works highlighting plants' role in planetary survival, with selected pieces presented on October 29, 2023, at Palermo's Orto Botanico during Zagara d'autunno. Kaufmann Repetto gallery, with 22 years of history and locations in Milan and New York, seeks an experienced director for its Milan office, full-time, collaborating with current directors and staff. RAMO issues a call for the eighth edition of its Ritratto a mano workshop-residency at Palazzo Mayer in Fossacesia (CH) from October 2 to 9, 2023, led by artist Alessandro Sciaraffa, focusing on the metaphorical concept of portrait as a trace of self. Palimpsest research project launches Creatives Dialogues open call for interdisciplinary sustainable projects redesigning landscapes in Milan, Łódź (Poland), and Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), with three selected teams or individuals receiving €10,000 each for collaborative experiments and workshops in 2024/2025. Intrecci di Comunità announces two residencies for designers and makers in Maratea, reviving the historical craft of 'libbani' (vegetal ropes), with a €2,000 prize for winning projects during a two-week residency in Basilicata.

Key facts

  • Artistsforplants international call for artists, deadline September 30, 2023.
  • Selected works presented October 29, 2023, at Orto Botanico di Palermo during Zagara d'autunno.
  • Kaufmann Repetto gallery seeks director for Milan office, full-time, deadline until position filled.
  • RAMO workshop-residency with Alessandro Sciaraffa at Palazzo Mayer, Fossacesia, October 2-9, 2023, deadline September 15, 2023.
  • Palimpsest open call for sustainable projects in Milan, Łódź, and Jerez de la Frontera, €10,000 per selected project, deadline September 18, 2023.
  • Intrecci di Comunità residencies for designers and makers in Maratea, €2,000 prize, deadline September 17, 2023.
  • All opportunities are based in Italy except Palimpsest's international scope.
  • Artribune Jobs group on Facebook shares additional creative opportunities.

Entities

Artists

  • Alessandro Sciaraffa

Institutions

  • Artistsforplants
  • Galleria Kaufmann Repetto
  • RAMO
  • Palimpsest
  • Intrecci di Comunità
  • Artribune
  • Orto Botanico di Palermo
  • Palazzo Mayer

Locations

  • Italy
  • Milan
  • New York
  • Palermo
  • Fossacesia
  • Abruzzo
  • Maratea
  • Basilicata
  • Łódź
  • Poland
  • Jerez de la Frontera
  • Spain

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