Dro (Trento), Italy
www.centralefies.it

Centrale Fies art work space is an independent centre for residencies and the production of contemporary performing arts, located in Trentino within a hydroelectric power plant dating XIX century and partially still active. The project of recovering and reusing the industrial archaeological spaces as well as its cultural programme are initiated in 1999 by Barbara Boninsegna and Dino Sommadossi with the Cooperativa il Gaviale. Today, Centrale Fies is a cultural enterprise with a hybrid model of sustainability made of public and private funding.
House of Drodesera (1981), the international festival of performing arts taking from theatre and visual arts, Centrale Fies is dedicated to research: training the critical gaze on the contemporary and experimenting with new artistic forms and processes, from a perspective that is open to every discipline, theme and field of study. Therefore, Centrale Fies contributes to create lateral thought and cultural biodiversity, with firm faith in the intrinsic political role of the arts and its indomitable capacity to unfold new visions.
Visited every year by dozens of artists and creative-makers from all over the world, Centrale Fies supports them in every aspect: from curatorship to production (through residencies, availability of equipped rooms, technical assistance, co-working spaces) and practical support (assistance in development, organization, fundraising, administrative support, production, and national and international networking). By virtue of our cross-sector vocation, we attract and contribute to the growth of entrepreneurial realities and hybrid projects with a strong experimental character.
The activity of Centrale Fies is supported by the Autonomous Province of Trento and Hydro Dolomiti Energia. With the contribution of Dro Municipality, Autonomous Region of Trentino - Alto Adige / Südtirol, MiBACT - Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities, APAP Advancing Performing Art Project, Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

WINNERS

Anna Frijstein
(Huizen, The Netherlands)
Winner at 13th edition
Residency period:
to be defined

Treviso, Italy
www.opendream.it

Open Dream: from industrial production to the production of Made in Italy excellence.
In December 2016, the purchase of the former Pagnossin industrial site was completed to launch a particularly ambitious and complex regeneration project: Open Dream.
The aim is to revitalize these unused spaces in order to give back to the community an extraordinary patrimony: an area of 100,000 square meters at the gates of Treviso, inserted in a context of industrial excellence, as well as cultural, artistic, artisanal and naturalistic.
Talent, wit, sensitivity, visionary spirit: this is the Genius loci of a space that is ready to come back to life.
The project was born to regenerate a disused industrial complex, starting from its history and from the territory, in order to create a synergistic pole of excellence production, unique in its kind: a showcase to stand out and be known all over the world.
The architectural project, inspired by the legislation on sustainable urban regeneration and bio-economy, makes Open Dream a place of unique experiential tourism. Open Dream is the new fortress of excellence production. A physical space steeped in history where Art, Food and Made in Italy come together to create workshops, events and new sensory experiences.
The "production of excellence" that has distinguished the Pagnossin Company has been translated into production of the Arts and the redevelopment of each factory has been designed to create new spaces where FOOD, ART, GREEN TOURISM, INNOVATION and EVENTS merge and mix to transmit the authenticity and the historical traditions of the territory.
Open Dream wants to propose itself in the territory as a factory of culture linked to the dissemination of art through the construction of a large exhibition center. Thanks to the “Artists Residencies” program, Open Dream will become a space in which to produce, admire and experience art. The residencies will be finalized to supporting the artists and to enhancing the territory.

WINNERS

Marina Gómez Fernández
(Santander, Spain)
Winner at 13th edition
Residency period:
2nd - 21 September 2019

Trento, Italy
www.artesella.it

Arte Sella: the contemporary mountain. A unique creative process which over a thirty-year journey has seen a meeting of artistic languages, artistic feeling and different inspirations united by the desire to establish a fruitful and ongoing dialogue between creativity and the natural world.
Two routes immersed in the woods where international artists’ sensitivity and creations have been able to talk to nature and to get in touch with it. Year by year, a succession of artworks made of natural materials are donated to nature which modifies them, turning them into something new. Every season covers Arte Sella itineraries with colours, shades and new scents: the route is a continuous discovery, every time a different emotion.
Arte Sella consists of two routes: ArteNatura, a path that extends along a forest road immersed in the woods. It is a route of approximately two kilometers and it offers the opportunity to discover some artworks. A second route is situated at the Malga Costa Area and it consists of a ring path of about one kilometer, which has other artworks such as the famous Tree Cathedral. From 2016 it is possible to visit also the historic Villa Strobele and its garden, where Arte Sella was born.

WINNERS

Ivan Juarez
(Mexico City, Mexico)
Winner at 12th edition
Residency period:
15th - 25th October 2018

San Francisco, USA
www.theshop.build
www.facebook.com/ArtResidencySF

San Francisco is known for its entrepreneurial, free-spirited environment. Creative individuals of all stripes thrive on the city’s pioneering spirit and the sense that with a little out-of- the-box thinking, one can make his/her own rules and destiny. It’s an environment where people take pride in inventing new approaches. The recent growth of San Francisco as a technology hub offers artists access to cutting-edge tools & processes, providing them with the opportunity to learn & develop their work in potentially new ways.

Accommodation includes a single private bedroom & small studio, plus shared kitchen, bathroom and garden/backyard.The residency will culminate in a final presentation of the work by the artist, focused on the work created during the program, hosted at the Pacific Felt Factory Arts Complex.

The residency is made in collaboration with The Shop.build, a working space where the artist can realize the selected project and where the final exhibition takes place.
The Shop.build in San Francisco is a membership-based, open-access, DIY fabrication facility. It is a welcoming home where all makers, entrepreneurs and artists can create, dream and thrive.
The facility features 3D printers and laser cutters in addition to fully-equipped wood, metal and machine shops that can handle the most complex of projects. The Shop also offers safety & basic use training on all of its machines and equipment. Other notable capabilities include CNC machines, such as a Tormach CNC Mill, Shopbot CNC router, and a water jet cutter that can slice through everything from 2 inch thick steel & granite to thin sheets of aluminum or plastic.
The Shop's mission is to help everyone find their niche in the ever-growing world of creativity and personal passion.

WINNERS

Maryam Dadkhah
(Arak, Iran)
Winner at 12th edition
Residency period:
1st – 31st October 2018

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Fabio Tasso
(Savona, Italy)
Winner at 11th edition
Residency period:
1st - 30th September 2017

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Pistoia Tuscany, Italy
www.salvadoriarte.it

The artistic foundry Salvadori Arte is located in Pistoia, Tuscany, and has been operating since 1964. The company produces works of art in bronze and other metals, with the technique of lost wax, operating in a 700 sqm indoor space and 600 sqm outdoor space. Salvadori Arte is the last heir of the great metallurgical tradition of Pistoia, dating back to the eleventh century, and reaching its highest splendor in the early decades of the twentieth century.
It creates works for major Italian and international sculptors, including Roberto Barni, Luigi Ontani, Claudio Parmiggiani, Mario Merz, Steven Cox, Jorio Vivarelli, Igor Mitoraj, Mark Kostabi, Ilya Kabakov, Leonid Sokov, Grisha Bruskin, Umberto Mastroianni, Pericle Fazzini, Domenico Paladino, Daniel Spoerri, Fabio De Poli, Robert Morris, Bino Bini, Fernando Botero, Franco Fossi, Edoardo Bruno, Mario Ceroli, Pawel Althamer, Alexander Kosoloapov, Gustavo Aceves among others.
Some of its castings are housed in the most famous museums and art collections in the world, as well as in countless squares and gardens of art towns.

THE TECHNIQUE OF LOST WAX FUSION
It entails the coating a support of refractory earth in wax, which will be modeled afterwards; then an additional earth layer is applied on the wax, which is thus trapped inside the two masses.
By strongly heating the casing thus obtained, the wax melts and overflows from specific vents.
In the thin gap left by the wax, usually a few millimeters thick, the liquid alloy is poured, which by cooling and hardening, produces the fusion. When the fusion is complete, the sculpture is liberated from the different external castings and its surfaces are refined and polished.
Finally, through various oxidations and heat treatments, the desired patina is given to bronze.
The Zeus in Athens, the horses of Saint Mark’s in Venice, the Marco Aurelio in Rome’s Campidoglio, and the great sculptures of the Renaissance, were made using this very technique, which, over time, has hardly been amended.

WINNERS

Paul Funcken
(Schaesberg, The Netherlands)
Winner at 11th edition
Residency period:
7th - 23th June 2017

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Basel, Switzerland
www.iaab.ch

Iaab is an international exchange and studio program founded by Christoph Merian Stiftung in Basel (Switzerland) in 1986. It gives artists who come from the Basel region and southern Germany the opportunity to spend a number of months working abroad in one of the programs of the 13 partner countries. In return every year iaab hosts in his studios 15 artists from around the world.
The art residency in Basel lasts 3 months and includes accommodation, studio, curatorial assistance and final open day.

WINNERS

Ilia Yefimovich
(Moscow, Russia)
Winner at 7th edition
Residency period:
October - December 2013

Candace Couse
(Toronto, Canada)
Winner at 6th edition
Residency period:
August - December 2012

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in collaboration with the Department of International Relations
www.nuernberg.de

Since 1991 the Department of International Relations coordinates the city’s international contacts. It manages economic, cultural and administrative projects, and is responsible for the organization of Nuremberg’s twin city partnerships.
Since the Middle Ages, Nuremberg has been an internationally focused city – settled by craftsmen and artists from all over the world, where Nuremberg merchants sold their products throughout Europe. After the Second World War, Nuremberg strove to participate in foreign affairs as a contribution to international understanding and European unity. Nuremberg dealt with the intensely complex issues surrounding its associations with the terrors of the Third Reich. The city now instigates activities for the progression of human rights, and continuously helps spread awareness and cultural understanding.

The collaboration between the Department of International Relations of the city of Nuremberg and the Arte Laguna Prize was born in June 2013 and it includes an exchange between Venetian and German artists
The space for the artist's studio will be inside the castle of Almoshof used by the city as a cultural center for music concerts, art exhibitions and meetings.

WINNERS

Tania Marino
(Essen, Germany)
Winner at 8th edition
Residency period:
May 2014

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S. Pietro Mussolino, Marble District, Italy
www.miramarmi.it

Founded in 1961 and currently managed by Giancarlo Bocchese, Miramarmi srl has been one of the first companies in the Chiampo valley (Vicenza) to specialize in the extraction, processing and sale of marble and natural stone all over the world.
Marbles, Art and Design are the three elements that characterize this place dedicated to artists, architects and designers. A space wanted by Miramarmi in order to make people closer to the wide world of the art and design of marble. An old production plant has been turned into an evocative and original "art gallery": this, in short, is Miramarmi Loft Gallery. The new company showroom is the result of the renovation of the old venue of the Miramarmi sawmill which has been restored. Miramarmi Loft Gallery has been conceived as a meeting point for customers and the professionals in the field, a welcoming place where it is possible to admire different materials and now, thanks to the collaboration with Arte Laguna Prize, a creativity space for artists.

WINNERS

Christian Fogarolli
(Trent, Italy)
Winner at 8th edition
Residency period:
2nd - 30th September 2014

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Sandra Burek
(Bydgoszcz, Poland)
Winner at 8th edition
Residency period:
2nd - 30th September 2014

Photogallery >

Silvia Celeste Calcagno
(Genoa, Italy)
Winner at 7th edition
Residency period:
2nd - 29th September 2013

Open Studio >
Photogallery >

Boris Chouvellon
(Paris, France)
Winner at 7th edition
Residency period:
2nd - 29th September 2013

Open Studio >
Photogallery >

Simone Bubbico
(Turin, Italy)
Winner at 6th edition
Residency period:
3rd - 30th September 2012

Open Studio >
Photogallery >

Joëlle Allet
(Sierre, Switzerland)
Winner at 6th edition
Residency period:
3rd - 30th September 2012

Open Studio >
Photogallery >

 

 

Shanghai, China
www.swatch.com
www.swatch-art-peace-hotel.com

Swatch loves art and believes that artists, with their messages, freedom, energy and focus, contribute to making the world a better place. Working closely together for more than 30 years, Swatch and artists have created more than 100 amazing Swatch Art Specials. Today the Swatch & Art love story has taken on a new dimension with the brand’s artist-in-residence program at The Swatch Art Peace Hotel, in Shanghai.
The Swatch Art Peace Hotel is a focal point of contemporary art in China’s most vibrant and fascinating city. Gifted artists from a broad range of creative disciplines are invited by Swatch to live and work in the 18 workshop-apartments in the historic landmark on the Bund at Nanjing Road. An invitation to stay as an artist-in-residence at The Swatch Art Peace Hotel represents a high point in any artist’s career. The residency offers a unique opportunity to meet other artists on a daily basis, to exchange ideas and to work together in an extraordinary creative environment.
The unique residency program also gives resident artists the opportunity to explore Chinese culture from a very privileged perspective. More than 150 artists from all over the world have lived and worked in the workshops and studios on the hotel’s 2nd and 3rd floors. Exchanges and interactions among the residents are always very lively, and many inspirational events have taken place. “Open studio” events encourage communication among artists, the management team, the local art community and the public. The diversity of disciplines and nationalities continues to grow and the “traces” left by artists include paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, video and sound art.
For Arte Laguna, Swatch is offering a three-to-six-month stay at The Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai: A unique possibility for an emerging artist to develop his or her talent and to meet other artists from all over the world.

WINNERS

Jeff Leake
(Washington, United States)
Winner at 12th edition
Residency period:
June - September 2019

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Silvia Manazza
(Rome, Italy)
Winner at 10th edition
Residency period:
March - June 2017

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Murano, Italy
www.fondazioneberengo.org

The Berengo Foundation was established by Adriano Berengo who recognized the importance of keeping the centuries-old craft of glassmaking in Venice alive. By translating the language of craft to that one of contemporary art, he created a way to enter into the world of glassmaking and preserve the knowledge, skills and traditions of the Murano master glassmakers.
The Berengo Foundation invites artists, both established and emerging, to work in Murano with the master glassmakers and presents the works during Glasstress, a collateral event in the Venice Biennale of Art that has been held in Palazzo Franchetti since 2009. Glasstress showcases this collaboration between contemporary artists and the craftsmen of Murano and in this way helps assure the future of the craft of glass making.
The Foundation has also established an exhibition space in Murano as a second venue for Glasstress and as a permanent home for glass works of contemporary art.
The Foundation also sponsors a residency and internship programs to provide a significant educational opportunity for students and contemporary artists to experiment in the craft of glass.

WINNERS

Fabio Tasso
(Savona, Italy)
Winner at 11th edition
Residency period:
August 2017

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Na-Young Han
(Seoul, Korea)
Winner at 10th edition
Residency period:
June 2016

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