The Blank Residency, Italy

The purpose of the project is to give hospitality to Italian and international artists for a short/medium period and offer them accommodation and relations aimed to develop artistic researches both practical and theoretical. The residency is conceived of meeting and work place where share ideas and experiences.
The artists in residence will be asked to work on a project proposal which will be develop during their staying and to share it with The Blank.  The project proposal will be presented at the conclusion of the residency during the Open Studio day.
At the beginning of the residency artists will introduce themselves to the community with an informal presentation of their previous activities and works. The residency period concludes with an Open Studios day and the presentation of the project proposal developed during their staying.
We are particularly interested in artists engaging the local community and/or working with the socio-cultural characteristics of the city and its territory.
A maximum of 2 artists will be selected among the applicants who will share accommodation, studio, kitchen and bathroom.

Eligibility
The program is open to individual artists at any stage of their career, working in visual arts, photography, film & video, media arts, performing arts, music.
Language
Italian/English/French/Spanish
Location
Via Quarenghi 50, Bergamo, Italy
Disciplines
Visual Arts (including environmental art & installation), Photography, Moving Image (including video and film art, documentary, animation, interactive art), Music Composition/Sound Sculpture, Performance Art.
Paid by Host
Accommodation (bedroom and fully furnished kitchen), studio space and internet wifi
Paid by Artist
Residents are responsible for their travel, working materials, food and personal expenses during the residency.
Duration
2/3 weeks, September 23 – October 28, 2013

Deadline for Applications
23 May 2013

The selections will be announced by 31 May 2013
Download application form (PDF, doc)

Fabrica, Benetton’s communication research centre Call for Artists

Fabrica, Benetton’s communication research centre, was set up in 1994. The fruit of the Group’s cultural legacy, is based in Treviso, Italy in a complex restored and enlarged by Tadao Ando.

Fabrica is not a school, advertising agency or university. It is an applied creativity laboratory, a talent incubator, a studio of sorts in which young, modern artists come from all over the world to develop innovative projects and explore new directions in myriad avenues of communication, from design, music and film to photography, publishing and the Internet. These artist-experimenters are accompanied along their research path by leading figures in art and communication, blurring the boundaries of culture and language and transgressing the traditional borders between a diverse range of communication mediums.

Communication research at Fabrica services a wide variety of social causes and disciplines such as economics, social or environmental sciences. Fabrica’s aim is to grasp the future by giving innovative exposure to cultural or scientific projects which open a window onto tomorrow’s world.

Applications are accepted throughout the year and may be written in English or Italian.

Please specify which studio area you are applying for:
DESIGN
INTERACTIVE
MEDIA
MUSIC
PHOTOGRAPHY
VIDEO
VISUAL COMMUNICATION

Selection:
You must be 25 or under, speak English well, be open to new ideas and be able to use technical equipment related to your field.
To apply to Fabrica you can upload your portfolio to our website and fill the form on this page.

In alternative, you can send a copy of your portfolio (not the original), your curriculum vitae and a letter of application to the following address (all CD-ROM based portfolios must include a print copy):

FABRICA
APPLICATIONS OFFICE

VIA FERRAREZZA
I-31020 CATENA DI VILLORBA - TV Telephone +39 0422 516202 - 516111
Email fabrica@fabrica.it

Please note that materials will not be returned.

If your portfolio meets selection criteria, you will be invited to Fabrica for a trial period of two weeks. Accommodation and lunch (during the week) will be provided, but you will arrange to pay for travel expenses.

If the trial period is successful, you will get a one year scholarship. In 6-8 weeks after you return home, you will receive from Fabrica a communication about the result of the trial period.

Terms of agreement:
The scholarship includes: return trip from your country; accommodation in Treviso (to share with one or two Fabrica grant holders); lunch from Monday to Friday; a monthly money supply to cover living expenses; health insurance for the entire duration of the scholarship.

http://www.fabrica.it/apply

Third International Conference on Arts and Technology: Call for exhibition

•Application Deadline

10.12.2012

Scope
The ArtsIT 2013 exhibition aims at presenting innovative and cutting-edge artworks, performances and shows that exploit ICT technologies.
The exhibition is open to a large variety of submissions including, but not limited to:
- Interactive art installations, augmented performances and other forms of ICT augmented works
- Technical demonstrations of prototype technologies of advanced entertainment technology
- Audio, visual and other sensory forms of digital interaction

Submission guidelines
Prospecting participants must submit a 2 page extended abstract describing the proposed works and the form they will be presented at the conference (a video-based presentation rather than a live demonstration).
The abstract may include any additional attachments (e.g., links of video, photos) for a thorough evaluation of the contribution.
Submissions should be in English.
The abstract must be submitted as PDF document.

Guidelines
http://artsit.org/2013/show/cf-exhibits-and-demos

Third International Conference on Arts and Technology
March 21–23, 2013
Milano, Italy

Presentation
Participants are expected to present their work at the exhibition session of the conference. The presentation could consist of a video-based presentation or a live demonstration, accordingly to what declared in the submitted abstract. In the case of live demonstrations participants are expected to bring all the necessary equipment to the conference site with them.
http://www.artsit.org