Trieste Airport calls for artists to create sustainable mobility installation

Trieste Airport in Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy, has launched an open call for Italian and international artists to create a sculpture or installation for its new Intermodal Hub, inaugurated on March 19. The work must explore sustainable mobility and be placed in a central planter at the hub's entrance. The budget exceeds €36,000. Submissions are due by June 25 at noon. The airport follows a global trend of integrating art into transport hubs, citing examples like Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport (Rijksmuseum satellite, 2002), Sydney's collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (2017), and Milan's Malpensa Airport (Terminal 1 exhibitions since 2018). The call is titled "Il Friuli Venezia Giulia inizia un nuovo viaggio" (Friuli Venezia Giulia begins a new journey). Requirements: the work must be original, low-maintenance, include lighting, and harmonize with surrounding architecture. Applications must include two envelopes: A (personal details, signed regulations, revenue stamp) and B (CV, graphic project, originality declaration, technical feasibility confirmation). A jury will evaluate documentation, artistic quality, technical features, and CVs.