Apply! Funded Residency for Turkey-based Artist in Italy

Julie Upmeyer
Open Call for Submissions: Artists’ Residency Exchange Programme 2011–2012

Deadline for submissions: 9 December 2011

Organized by Italian collectors association Artegiovane, the programme aims to create an inspiring cultural exchange between Italy and twenty other countries participating in the Milano Expo 2015 Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.

» Age limit: 35
» Be a citizen of Turkey or have legally resided in Turkey for at least two years
» Speak and write English fluently
» Start Date: January 2012

Selected artists are invited to spend two months at the Open Care studios in Milan, where they will receive the support required to undertake research and produce a work on the Expo’s themes of healthy and adequate nutrition, the environment, ecologically compatible energy and eco-architecture.
Participating artists are granted free working and living space, coverage of production costs up to 3.000 euros and an enabling bursary of 2.500 euros for out-of-pocket expenses.

For more information and to download the application, please click: http://www.caravansarai.info/index.php?/residencies/global-art-programme-milano-expo-2015/

Organized by: Artegiovane
Italian host: Open Care
Turkish Coordinator: Caravansarai
International Coordinator: SharpCut Visual Arts Project

Source: http://www.caravansarai.info/index.php?/residencies/global-art-programme-milano-expo-2015/