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Art Open Calls in Italy

Grants, residencies and exhibitions open to artists in Italy — 68 active calls with verified deadlines, application fees and funding details. Updated daily.

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68 active opportunities linked to Italy — from local foundations to international programs accepting artists based in or targeting this region. Resolved from location fields, organizers, and verified metadata. Sign in free for the full filters, deadline reminders and calendar export.

OtherPartial Funding

OPEN Festival 2027 Call for Artists — Street Theatre and Contemporary Circus in Mantova (4–6 June 2027): Fee, Accommodation, €500 Audience Prize

Fondazione Umberto Artioli Mantova Capitale Europea dello Spettacolo

Annual call for the emerging-companies section of OPEN Festival, Mantova's urban theatre and nouveau cirque festival.

7 Jan 2027Symbolic fee + €500 audience prize

Mantova, Italy

CompetitionSelf-funded

Premio Scenario 40 — Italian Under-35 Theatre Award, €8,000 Prizes, Final at Scenario Festival Bologna 2027

Associazione Scenario

Associazione Scenario (Bologna) has run Italy's leading award for young theatre makers since 1987.

31 Oct 20262 × €8,000 + 2 × €2,000 prizes

Italy (zonal selections; final in Bologna, Sept 2027)

ExhibitionPartial Funding

COCA Project 5th Edition (ECLIPSE)

COCA Project

This opportunity operates as a massive structural support mechanism for the 3D arts, offering a multi-tiered approach to funding and exhibition. It is suited for ambitious sculptors, land artists, and installation practitioners seeking international exposure and production support. The creation of a dedicated, high-quality physical catalogue resolves the persistent issue of adequately documenti...

26 Mar 2027No direct funding

Italy / International

FellowshipFully Funded

Rome Prize

American Academy in Rome

The Rome Prize represents the zenith of institutional support for architectural and spatial research, allowing practitioners to leverage the ancient and modern complexities of Rome to inform avant-garde spatial theory. The fellowship demands rigorous, cross-disciplinary engagement and deep historical contextualization. It operates on a model of extreme interdisciplinary cross-pollination, expec...

15 Nov 2026$30,000 full term / $16,000 half term + room, studio, meals

Rome, Italy

ResidencySelf-funded

Taking Time / Prendendo Tempo — Self-directed Residency in Molise, Italy (2027)

The Museum of Loss and Renewal

A self-directed residency in the Molise village where the family of artist and curator Tracy Mackenna has lived for centuries, run by her Museum of Loss and Renewal. The emphasis is on slowness and care rather than output — there is no expected final result — and residents get informal mentoring from Tracy and associates.

Rolling — applications for 2026 and 2027 reviewed as they arrive, outcome within a week; residencies May to October each yearAccommodation and workspace with informal mentoring

Collemacchia, Molise, Italy

Grant

SIAE Per Chi Crea 2026 — €13M+ Grants for Under-35 Artists' New Works, Residencies and Tours

SIAE

SIAE (Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori) manages the Per Chi Crea programme for the Italian Ministry of Culture.

29 Oct 2026Over €13M across 4 funding lines

Italy

Competition

Vetralia × Venice Design Biennial — Reverberation Open Call for Glass Mirror Designs (Production + Milan Design Week 2027)

Vetralia

Design contest by Vetralia (Arte Veneziana srl), with the support of Venice Design Biennial, for a glass-led mirror under the theme Reverberation.

7 Jan 2027Production + Milan Design Week showcase + royalties

Olmo di Martellago, Venice, Italy; showcase Milan Design Week 2027

FAQ

How is country matching done?

We combine the venue, the organiser’s country, city references and who the call is open to — not just keywords in titles.

Do I need to speak the local language of Italy?

Many international programmes work in English; each listing says when the local language is required.

Do grants in Italy cover visa and travel costs?

This varies. Fully funded opportunities and residencies often cover travel expenses or provide travel grants, while others only fund local accommodation.

Can artists from any country apply to programs in Italy?

Many listed opportunities are open internationally. Citizenship or residence limits are recorded from the organiser’s words and shown on each card.

Which art organizations in Italy are most active?

Art academies, museums, galleries, foundations and non-profit spaces. In the organisers section you can browse them by type, each with every call it has run and the months it usually opens.