Open Call for Artistic Residency Programme

They are seeking artists to participate in an Artistic Residency scheduled for April 2025 within the San Jachiddu Ecological Park, spanning 21 days. Selected artists will reside in the park, drawing inspiration and collaborating on artworks, particularly in the realms of Environmental Art and Site-Specific Art. The residency aims to provide artists with the opportunity to express themselves, foster connections, and create works to be permanently installed within the fort and park.

By hosting international artists and experts, the residency seeks to enrich the cultural heritage of the Ecological Park and the city of Messina. Open to the local public, it will involve collaboration with artistic, poetic, and theatrical collectives from Messina, exploring the interplay between the park’s pristine nature and the city’s urban landscape.

Goals

• Following the steps of the San Jachiddu’s Ecological Park Association, to keep alive the reality of the San Jachiddu Ecological Park, making it, year after year, a place of culture at the service of people.
• Create a multicultural environment for a dialogue and an exchange of artistic practices and stimulation of the creative process of the individual artist.
• To give the opportunity to young artists to have a learning experience and to share Create new works of art, inspired by the place and theme of the symposium and present them to the public.
• To invite the community to an active participation in the cultural and environmental activities organized within the symposium.
• Participate in the enrichment of the artistic/cultural heritage of the city of Messina. Conduct a reflection on the position of man in the world, his interaction with nature and therefore the impact of his actions in the ecosystem in which he lives and thus addressing the theme of planetary biodiversity.

Benefits

• Obligations of the Organizers
  • Welcome the participants
  • Provide food (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and accommodation during the period of symposium.
  • Assist with transport from the port or station to the park (previously requested).
  • Provide necessary materials (previously specified by guests).
  • Help the artist in the working process.
  • Create photo, video and media (posters, invitations, texts, internet and social networks) documentation of the symposiums and publish an online catalog.
  • Respect the copyrights of the artists.
  • Organize the end of symposium event.
  • During the Open Day, organize the official presentation of the various works of art created on site.
  • Provide certificates of participation at the end of the project.
• Allocate allowances to each participant as follows:
  • Daily allowance:
    • €25 per person per day (it is a contribution to food, local transport, etc.)
  • Travel allowance:
    • Travel distance under 5,000 km: €350 per person for round-trip.
    • Travel distance from 5,000 km: €700 per person for round-trip. (For short distances of under 600 km, traveling by airplane is only allowed in exceptional and well justified cases)
  • Top-ups:
    • (The top-ups can be added cumulatively: one person can receive several top-ups at the same time. Justification and proof for the required top-ups will be asked.)
    • Green top-up: €350 per person for choosing not to travel by airplane (round-trip). Only applicable for distances of 600 km and more.
    • Overseas Countries and Territories or Outermost Regions top-up: €150 per person for traveling from Overseas Countries and Territories or Outermost Regions.
    • Family top-up: €100 per person for persons with children below the age of 10. The amount is fixed, regardless of the number of children.
    • Disability support: up to €75 per person per day. For people whose disabilities affect their ability to carry out the mobility project. Budget to be agreed with the Culture Moves Europe team according to individual needs.

Who can apply?

• The call is open to artists aged 18 and above, with diverse educational backgrounds, working in the performing arts and visual creative sectors. Applicants must be legal residents of one of the 40 Creative Europe countries, excluding Italy.

For more information, visit Tagete.