THEME

Villa Filanda Antonini -VFA- launches the Spring Open Call to select 1-2 professionals, designers, or artists for a two-month residency. The Open Call aims to collect proposals and art projects relevant to the theme “Nourish,” focusing on art practices to feed, to care for the environment and people. In fact, the term “Nourish” derives from the Latin verb “nūtrīre,” meaning “to feed” or “to care for.”

The goal of the residency is to foster togetherness through a participative workshop and an interactive art installation/project that actively engages the local community. The mission is to create “food for thought” through artistic practices that share knowledge, critical awareness, and inspire tangible actions to care for the people and the environment.

 

ENROLLMENT PERIOD

The deadline to apply is September 8, 2024 23:59 CEST.

 

WHEN

The residency begins on January 31, 2025, and ends on March 31, 2025. Each participant must spend at least 43 days, 70% of their time, at Villa Filanda Antonini. The residency project duration does not include travel time. Participants can arrive 15 days before the start and depart 15 days after the end of the residency, in agreement with VFA. Their hosting and daily costs during this additional time are not covered by the grant, and VFA does not have to provide accommodation for this time.

 

WHERE

Villa Filanda Antonini, Via Montegrappa 25, 31020 Villorba, Italy.

 

TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED

Professionals, designers, and artists who have completed training and are not currently residing in Italy.

 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Participants must Speak English fluently.

Participants must be 18 years of age or older.

Staff members of the European Commission or the Goethe-Institut are not eligible to participate.

Recipients of a grant provided by Culture Moves Europe are not eligible to participate.

Participants must be legally residing in one of the 40 Creative Europe countries, except Italy, where the host, VFA, is based. The 40 Creative countries are:

 

European Union: Albania, Austria, Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Kosovo9, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia and Ukraine; including their Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) and Outermost Regions (ORs).

Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs): Greenland (Denmark), French Polynesia (France), New Caledonia (France), Saint Barthelemy (France), St. Pierre and Miquelon (France), Wallis and Futuna Islands (France), Aruba (The Netherlands), Bonaire (The Netherlands), Curaçao (The Netherlands), Saba (The Netherlands), Sint Maarten (The Netherlands), Sint Eustatius (The Netherlands).

Outermost Regions (ORs): French Guiana (France), Guadeloupe (France), Martinique (France), Mayotte (France), Reunion Island (France), Saint-Martin (France), Azores (Portugal), Madeira (Portugal), Canary Islands (Spain).

 

GRANT & BENEFITS

 

CULTURE MOVES EUROPE MOBILITY GRANT 

-Travel allowance: a fixed amount of €350 or €700 per participant back and forth, depending on the distance.

-Daily allowance: a fixed amount of €25 per day per participant.

Green top-up: fixed amount of €350 per participant traveling more than 600km (one-way) who chooses to take any form of transport other than the airplane, from the place of residence to the place of destination, and back to the place of residence.

Visa expenses: fixed amount of €80.

OCTs/ORs top-up: fixed amount of €150 for participants whose place of residence and/or place of destination is an Outermost Region (OR) or Overseas Country and Territory (OCT). It covers travel from the place of residence to the place of destination, and back to the place of residence.

Family top-up: fixed amount of €100, for participants who have at least one child below the age of 10, regardless of the number of children and of the child/children joining the residency project.

Disability support: up to €75 per day for participants whose disability affects their ability to carry out their mobility project.

 

VFA BENEFITS

VFA offers mentoring support to participating artists, with mentors providing feedback and guidance throughout the project development, alongside VFA staff members.

VFA bears the production costs of the artworks. The production budget allocated in the project is decided on a case-by-case basis.

Participants will receive free accommodation in the Villa, which can host up to three residents at the same time. The building is equipped with two double bedrooms with a shared bathroom and one bedroom with a private bathroom. A large and well-equipped kitchen is available to residents, as well as a laundry room and several comfortable common areas for exchange and socialization. In addition to the large atelier on the ground floor, residents can choose a space in which to work. The generous size of the building and the large garden provide plenty of opportunity for privacy and reflection.

 

HOW TO APPLY

An updated Portfolio, Curriculum Vitae, and Project Proposal must be submitted for evaluation purposes.

The deadline is September 8, 2024, 23:59 CEST.  The results will be published on October 15, 2024. 

 

SELECTION CRITERIA

A multidisciplinary jury will evaluate the applications to select 1-2 candidates.

Each application will be evaluated based on these criteria:

Relevance of the Project’s Proposal to the theme “Nourish.”

Structure of the Project’s Proposal: timeline, methodology, and clarity of objectives.

Relevance of the Curriculum and the Portfolio to the theme.

Experience in designing and implementing laboratories/workshops.

 

ABOUT VILLA FILANDA ANTONINI

VFA located in Villorba, Italy, is a cultural project housed in a former silk mill. VFA aims to investigate the material and immaterial specificities of northeastern Italy through the languages of contemporary art.

VFA hosts a residency program open to artists of all disciplines. Besides that, VFA encourages local people’s involvement in residents’ art processes through events such as exhibitions, talks, concerts, and workshops.

VFA is the first project supported by the Arper Feltrin Foundation, a nonprofit organization established in 2021 at the behest of the Feltrin family, founders of the design company Arper.

 

ABOUT CULTURE MOVES EUROPE

VFA residency program has been selected under conditions by Culture Moves Europe, a project funded by the European Union and implemented by Goethe-Institut.

Culture Moves Europe provides mobility grants for artists legally residing in one of the 40 Creative Europe countries, and willing to develop a project in another Creative Europe country.

 

CONTACTS

For more information visit  Culture Moves Europe website or email hello@vfa.art.