Visual Arts Residencies in Italy

(Re)Create Inc

1199 Ca’ Sarasina, Italy

Name of Residency: (Re)CreateApplications are currently by invitation only, as we are shifting our focus to invite and host artists at risk, refugees, and artists from zones of conflict and war. ​​Artists in residence at (Re)Create have the opportunity to spend their time as they see fit in order to replenish their creative energy, or to fulfill an ambitious project with (Re)Create’s support.Selected artists will have the possibility to reside at Casa Bianca in Castelnuovo Calcea or Venice, Ital

Art Aia

Sesto al Reghena, Italy

Art Aia - Creatives / In / Residence is an international artist residency program located in a former agricultural center near Sesto al Reghena, Italy, focusing on artistic production, research, ecology, sustainability, and eco-therapy practices. It nurtures the creative process, facilitates cultural exchange across borders, and offers residencies for developing projects, performances, workshops, and experimentation in a natural rural setting. The program supports various activities including experimental film, installations in gardens and vineyards, and hosts up to 7 guests in a guest house or private accommodations.

Art Project Graniti

Piazza San Sebastiano, Italy

Name of Residency: Graniti MuralesWe try hard to make Graniti Murales an experience unlike most mural festivals where artists simply arrive, create their work and leave. The residency is designed to encourage a cultural exchange between the artists and the community. The artists bring their talent, vision and outside perspective while the community offers a glimpse of small town Sicilian life nestled within a picturesque mountain-scape, showcasing their food, culture and incredible hospitality.A

BASIS Vinschgau-Venosta

Schlanders, Italy

The BASIS Vinschgau-Venosta residency program invites artists, researchers, designers, technologists, and hybrid practitioners to collaborate and experiment in the unique cultural and ecological environment of South Tyrol, Italy. Located in the repurposed Caserma Druso military barracks in Schlanders, it offers 24/7 access to studios, production spaces, and workrooms for stays of 2–24 weeks (recommended 1–4 months), fostering a vibrant community through shared dinners, open studios, and exhibitions. The program supports interdisciplinary work at the intersection of economy, culture, education, and social development in this rural Alpine setting.

Beatilla Art Studio Eco Design Holiday Farm

Corta Barco, Italy

Beatilla is an Art Eco Design Holiday Farm residency program established in that combines artistic practice with ecological sustainability. The program hosts painters and artists in a working farm environment near Mantua, Italy, offering access to studio space, nature immersion, and connections to local culture through activities like cycling, farm observation, and visits to historical cities.

Benaco Arte

Sirmione, Italy

Benaco Arte is an artist residency program in Sirmione, Italy, by Lake Garda, designed for visual artists, writers, and curators to nurture their practice through a change of environment and engagement with the local rural community. Hosted in a 14th-century building typically used as a Bed & Breakfast, it offers stays of 2 weeks or 1 month in spring (May) and fall (October), with private bedrooms, shared or private studios, and activities like studio visits and open studios. Up to 5 residents are welcomed at a time, with fees covering housing, studio space, bicycles, and organized events.

Casa Padula

Padula, Italy

The Artist-in-Residence program at Casa Padula, hosted by Art Center Padula in the historic center of Padula, Italy, welcomes artists and writers across various mediums to live, work, and immerse in the local community for 18-day sessions (extendable by combining sessions). Participants receive a private room, luminous private studio, access to shared kitchen, gardens, and weekly group dinners, with no required activities to support flexible creative practice. The program aims to revitalize the depopulating southern Italian village through art, hosting 3-8 residents per session from May to October.

Cascina Dell'Arte

Crescentino, Italy

Cascina dell'Arte is an artist retreat housed in a restored 16th-century farmhouse in the Piedmont countryside of Northern Italy, offering live-work studio spaces combining historic charm with contemporary artistic facilities. The residency provides artists across all disciplines with time, space, and freedom to focus on meaningful creative projects in a quiet, culturally rich setting.

Centrale Fies

Dro, Italy

Centrale Fies is an independent art residency and production center for contemporary performing arts, located in a repurposed 19th-century hydroelectric power plant in Dro, Italy. It supports artists worldwide through residencies, equipped spaces, curatorial guidance, technical assistance, and networking, with a focus on experimental performance, live practices, and interdisciplinary projects like the LIVE WORKS Free School of Performance. Programs include stipends, accommodation, meals, and public presentations at events such as the Live Works Summit.

Chiasso Perduto

Firenze, Italy

Chiasso Perduto is an artist residency program in Florence, Italy, offering individual residencies of 2-3 weeks (plus 3 exhibition days) in a fully equipped 100 sqm creative space available exclusively to one artist at a time, culminating in a personalized exhibition. Group residencies are also available with fees around €550-590 per artist, where participants handle their own accommodation though assistance is provided. The program supports in-situ projects with curators present, fostering immersive artistic experiences.

Civitella Ranieri Center

Perugia, Italy

The Civitella Ranieri Foundation is an international artist residency program located in a 15th-century castle near Umbertide, Italy, hosting visual artists, writers, and composers for fully-funded 4-6 week sessions from May to November each year. Fellows are selected through a competitive nomination and jury process by distinguished professionals, providing private housing, studios, meals, and travel support in a communal environment that fosters independent work and interdisciplinary exchange. Since its founding in 1995, it has welcomed over 1,000 artists from more than 100 countries.

Creative Art Farm in Italy APS

Strada Provinciale 326 Est n.44, Italy

Name of Residency: CAFI Art ResidencyCreative Art Farm (CAFI APS) offre due tipologie di residenze artistiche immersive nella campagna toscana: una Residenza Breve (10 giorni) e una Residenza Lunga (1 mese). Entrambi i programmi sono pensati per artisti visivi e multimediali che desiderano tempo, spazio e una guida curatoriale per sviluppare o perfezionare un corpus di opere in un tranquillo ambiente rurale.Gli artisti ceramisti sono benvenuti, sebbene lo studio non disponga di un forno*. Entra

CRETA Rome: ceramics residencies exhibitions teaching & the arts

via dei Delfini, Italy

Name of Residency: Artist in Residence @ CRETA Romec.r.e.t.a. rome offers self-funded residencies to ceramicists, visual artists and writers for periods ranging from 4 weeks to 3 months. The residency fee covers space in a semi-private equipped studio in the historical center of Rome, technical assistance in procuring materials for artists’s work, use of our equipment, plus a final closing show of works made during the residency period.We also have a second studio in the countryside near the lak

Dentro La Terra

Vicolo Angelieri 2, Italy

Dentro La Terra offers a residency programme where creators, writers, researchers and thinkers from various disciplines can stay for short or longer periods, depending on their needs and availability, either alone or as small collectives, to find the time, space and a serene atmosphere for their creation and to propose initiatives engaging local and global communities.The residency programme is hosted in the village of Arielli (+/- 1,100 inhabitants) nestled in the Central-Italian region of Abru

ExtrArtis, Artists Residencies for Creative Economy

Via Fuorimura 9, Italy

Name of Residency: ExtrArtisExtrArtis identifica l’ambiente costruito come un laboratorio in cui declinare una nuova prosperità inclusiva che riguarda l’inscindibilità tra i luoghi ei suoi abitanti. ExtrArtis organizza approcci partecipativi per accompagnare le comunità nella transizione culturale del nostro tempo, stimolandole attraverso l’arte a guardare al patrimonio culturale con responsabilità ed educando le persone all’adattabilità dei contesti in qualità di depositari della memoria collet

Fienile Fluò

Via Paderno, Italy

Given the nature of the location, immersed in the beautiful setting of the Bolognese hills, and the fact it is equipped with a theatre and the possibility to host guests in the guest quarters, we wish to dedicate ourselves to developing and implementing our artistic residency programme. Since 2007, the year of our opening of Fienile Fluò we hosted productions and creative and experimental periods for Italian artists. In 2013 Fienile Fluò Crexida began a scheme to develop international artistic r

Florìda

piazzetta dei fregoso 2R, Italy

Name of Residency: Florìda Air-ProgramFlorìda aims to create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere that promotes social interaction, cooperation, and mutual respect among guests. Its philosophy is based on celebrating the diversity and differences brought in by each individual and using them to create a unique and enjoyable experience. To achieve this, the hosts encourage traditional and innovative approaches and foster experimentation based on contemporary art practices, cross-cultural dialogue,

Fondazione Pastificio Cerere

Roma, Italy

Fondazione Pastificio Cerere in Rome, Italy, hosts the 6ARTISTA residency program for young artists under 35, primarily Italian or with Italian residency, offering 3-6 month stays in a historic former pasta factory turned artist hub. The program supports professional growth through studio access, cultural training, and culminates in exhibitions, often in partnership with institutions like MACRO and RUFA. It also includes a Curator in Residence project for one-year cultural programming.

Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte

Via G.B. Serralunga 27, Italy

Name of Residency: UNIDEE residency programsIn 1999 Michelangelo Pistoletto founded Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte’s programme of artists’ residencies for art and social transformation. The programme is open to artists and professionals from all over the world and it aims at providing instruments for “artivators”, i.e. subjects working at the boundaries between artistic practices, processes of social change and collaborations with communities external to the art world, weaving together mome

Fusion Art Gallery

Torino, Italy

Fusion Art Gallery / INAUDITA is a not-for-profit independent gallery in Turin, Italy, offering international artist residencies to promote intercultural dialogue and artist mobility through research, creation, and presentation of contemporary art. The program provides shared studio space within the gallery, furnished accommodation nearby, and culminates in a body of work, exhibition, and catalogue. Residencies typically last 1-3 months and are open to visual artists, writers, and performers.

Gate 44

via privata treviso 21, Italy

Name of Residency: Gate 44 artist’ residenciesGate44 residencies celebrate cultural and artistic diversity and foster connections within the global creative community.We offer production-focused residencies for visual artists, designers, and creatives of all backgrounds and experience levels. Our professional studio is fully equipped for large-scale etching, screen printing, relief printing, lithography, bookmaking, and metalworking.Our mission is to support artists in exploring new techniques a

Glosolì International Residency

Piazza del Teatro 3, Italy

Glosolì International Residency for Artists is a space dedicated to creation and choreography, primarily focusing on dance, music performances, and cultural exchange. Located in the historic center of Ivrea, Italy, it welcomes artists of all disciplines and nationalities for residencies ranging from two weeks to three months, offering access to a dance studio, workshops, performances, and exhibitions.

Name of Residency: Glosolì International Residency for ArtistsGlosolì is a residency dedicated to creation and choreography, mainly dance/music shows and performances related to the cultural métissage and exchange, but also a place open to performers, yoga practitioners, visual artists, video artists, photographers, contemporary artists, musicians, actors, new media and for art social projects. The artistic committee cooperates with “Glosolì” cultural association whose aims are the merging of di

Gruppo Jobel

TORRICELLA IN SABINA, Italy

The Jobel Art Residency, also known as Centro Jobel or Gruppo Jobel, is a multidisciplinary artist residency program founded in in Torricella in Sabina, Italy, offering spaces for creation, research, and production in visual arts, performing arts, theater, dance, music, and more. Located on six hectares of natural parkland, it provides private studios, accommodations, meals, and facilities for professional artists, trainees, and funded projects, with a fee of 500 Euros per month. Recognized since as a national artistic residence by the Italian Ministry of Culture and Lazio Region, it hosts international talents in an eco-paradise setting near Rome.

Homestead Hospitality

Vicolo alla Motta, Italy

Name of Residency: LESArtistsAPPLICATIONS FOR 2026 ARE NOW CLOSED.LESArtists is a 1 month spring artists residency on Lake Maggiore in Italy’s northern Piedmont region. The resident artist will be hosted, free of charge, at one of our properties on Lake Maggiore.LESArtists is a residency that creates space for international artists to find inspiration, develop their craft, build community and connect with the natural landscape and culture of Italy.Explore the iconic islands and lakeside promenad

II° Piano Art Residence

Palagiano, Italy

The 2° Piano Art Residence is an independent, artist-run residency program in Palagiano, Italy, operated by ZNSproject APS/ETS, hosting artists, creatives, and curators to explore, interact, and reinterpret reality through research and experimentation. It provides access to the 120 sqm Via Murat Art Container space for studios, exhibitions, workshops, and community engagement, with support in organization, production, promotion, and local networking. Residencies last from a minimum of two weeks to a maximum of one month, accommodating up to three artists at a time, with open calls year-round.

In Ruins

Amendolara, Italy

In-ruins is a nomadic artist residency program organized by Associazione Archeofuturo, dedicated to the intersection of contemporary art and archaeology, hosting artists, curators, and researchers in southern Italian towns near monumental archaeological sites. The edition took place in Amendolara at the Sibarys Archaeological Park and Amendolara National Museum, emphasizing site-responsive, interdisciplinary exploration of themes like memory, mythology, and Mediterranean heritage. It offers an open-ended structure with accommodation, studio spaces, and access to sites, relocating annually to new locations such as Basilicata in .

La Macina di San Cresci

Pieve di San Cresci 1, Italy

Artist residency  covers a program based on the personal project proposal presented by the artist and consist of sojourning from 7 to 90 days . We operate all year-round welcoming artists of all ages and nationalities. Resident artists are at various stages in their careers and work in all media. The centre offers the opportunity to work alone, or together with other creative people from other countries, developing and interchanging concise ideas on contemporary art and culture. Our facilities a

Mahler & LeWitt Studios

Spoleto, Italy

The Mahler & LeWitt Studios in Spoleto, Italy, offers a residency program centered around the former studios of Anna Mahler and Sol LeWitt, providing a focused environment for artists, curators, and writers to develop new practices in dialogue with peers and the region's cultural heritage. It hosts three sessions per year in spring, summer, and autumn, each up to six weeks, with accommodation, studio space, and often travel funds, per diem, and materials budgets. The program includes special projects like music residencies and collaborations with events such as the Spoleto Festival.

Marea Art Project

Praiano, Italy

Marea Art Project is an artist residency program, research center, and curatorial platform on the UNESCO-listed Amalfi Coast in Italy, primarily in Praiano and Positano, aimed at professionals in visual arts, performing arts, architecture, design, fashion, sciences, and more. It revives the historical tradition of artistic inspiration in the area by converting ancient cliffside houses into spaces for contemporary research, experimentation, and creation inspired by the sea and local culture. Residencies typically run from November to March, with invitation-based participation or open calls like Culture Moves Europe for specific 21-day periods.

Nature, Art & Habitat Residency: An ECO-Laboratory of Multidisciplinary Practice Taleggio Valley, Italian Alps

sottochiesa 161, Italy

Name of Residency: Nature, Art & Habitat ResidencyThe Nature, Art & Habitat Residency: An ECO-Laboratory of Multidisciplinary Practice, located in the Taleggio Valley near Bergamo, Italy, is a summer program that aims to unfold and display a sensitive culture that responds to nature’s needs and uses nature’s insights as a source of inspiration and as measure of impacts on available resources. The ultimate goal of NAHR is to uncover intimate links between all living organisms in order to support

Name of Residency: Palazzo MontiPalazzo Monti, launched in March 2017, is an Artist Residency program located in an eight centuries old palazzo in the city of Brescia, Italy. The project is completely independent from any institutions and funded by the Monti family. Artists are selected anonymously by the Board whose members are based in New York, London, Seoul, Paris and Brescia. The program is open to all international artists and offers the opportunity to explore different mediums. The reside

PigPrints – Printmaking Residency in Milan

Via Monte San Genesio 13, Italy

Name of Residency: Pigprints residencyPigPrints residency programs offer experienced and less experienced printmakers an opportunity to live and work in Milan for a period of time that can go from a minimum of one week to a maximum of 1 month.Artists have unlimited 24/7 access to a workshop fully equipped for all intaglio techniques and are accommodated in a private studio/bedroom next to the workshop. A fully equipped kitchen with all the facilities is available night and day. Wi-fi is availabl

Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice

Cannaregio 1798, Italy

Name of Residency: Venice Artist ResidenciesThroghout the year, the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica organizes Independent and Guided Studio Residencies→   for established and emerging artist, as well as for art enthusiasts.Our resident artists have 7 days a week access to our fully equipped and extensive studios and print-workshop in the central area of Cannaregio. The studios are wheelchair accessible. You can view a video of our facilities→ or book a virtual visit of the Scuola→The resident a

Scuola Napoletana dei Madonnari

Napoli, Italy

The Scuola Napoletana dei Madonnari is a school and association dedicated to preserving and renewing the ancient art of street painting (madonnari), bringing classical and 3D works to Italian and international squares. It serves as a unique portable museum with collections reaching up to 70 pieces and offers artistic residencies and international cultural exchanges where art becomes a common language among artists from diverse backgrounds.

Tenuta Valente

Capaccio Paestum, Italy

Tenuta Valente is an artist residency program located in Capaccio Paestum, Southern Italy, welcoming professional artists of all disciplines to work in a peaceful, bucolic environment surrounded by the Cilentan Coast countryside. The program offers residents private en-suite bedrooms and access to a shared 200-square-metre studio to develop individual projects and engage with the local art community.

The Blank Residency

Bergamo, Italy

The Blank Residency, established in in Bergamo, Italy, by The Blank Contemporary Art network, hosts Italian and international artists and theorists for medium-to-long term stays to develop practical and theoretical artistic research. It provides accommodation and studio space in a 130sqm apartment in an 18th-century building, fosters connections with local and international communities, and concludes with Open Studios and project presentations. The program operates through open calls and invitations, promoting contemporary art via exhibitions, exchanges, and networking.

The Bottega Projects

Via Galluzzi Fausto, Italy

Name of Residency: Montebuono Artist ResidencyThe Bottega Projects Artist Residency allows time and space for artists and scholars to continue their research in the town of Montebuono, Italy. The house, built in 1595, is in the center of the small medieval town, a few minutes from a grocery store, pharmacy, bar, restaurant, bank, and post office; and just an hour train ride from Rome. It consists of two bedrooms, kitchen, bath, studio space, and a reading/writing room for individual or collabora

The Museum of Loss and Renewal

Via Collemacchia 17, Italy

Name of Residency: Individual Residency Programme, Group Residency ProgrammesThe Museum of Loss and Renewal Residency Programmes offer individual residencies, and thematic group residencies which are designed to support research, exchange, co-learning and/or the development of new work.In Italy, Individual Residencies and Group Residencies are located in the small village of Collemacchia where Tracy’s family has lived for hundreds of years, situated in a protected area of exceptional significanc

Venezia Contemporanea

Calle Ghetto Vecchio Cannaregio 1236, Italy

Venezia Contemporanea is a partially sponsored artist residency program in Venice, Italy, offering 2-4 week individual residencies at La Storta, a private exhibition space with a fully equipped livable studio. The program prioritizes critical projects addressing marginalization, discrimination, environmental issues, and site-specific or long-term research-based work inspired by Venice or the Laguna, with artists retaining ownership of their work and receiving curatorial support and exhibition opportunities.

Viafarini

Fabbrica del Vapore, Italy

Name of Residency: VIR Viafarini-in-residenceProgramma VIR Viafarini in residenzaIl programma VIR Viafarini-in-residence è organizzato a Milano, in Italia, dal 2008 dall’Associazione Viafarini, associazione no-profit fondata nel 1991, con l’obiettivo di promuovere la ricerca artistica. Parallelamente al programma di residenza, Viafarini organizza un centro di documentazione e un archivio portfolio presso il centro culturale Fabbrica del Vapore.Il programma VIR Viafarini-in-residence è organizzat

Villa Medici

Roma, Italy

Villa Medici, home to the French Academy in Rome since 1803, is a prestigious artist residency on Rome's Pincian Hill that welcomes nearly 70 artists, writers, researchers, and craftspeople annually for stays ranging from two weeks to one year. The program provides fully funded residencies with accommodation, studio space, and support across diverse disciplines including visual arts, music, literature, architecture, and crafts, maintaining a legacy of artistic patronage dating back to 1666.

Villa R

Messina, Italy

Villa R is an exclusive private artist residency in Messina, Sicily, Italy, founded in 1990 by artists Iolanda Vacalebre and Nicola Rustica, and opened to international creatives in for intercultural and interdisciplinary exchanges. It offers expansive spaces including an 80-square-meter indoor atelier and -square-meter outdoor area for artistic production of any size and media, surrounded by nature with views of the sea and Aeolian Islands. The program welcomes artists without age or nationality limits across various creative fields, providing comfortable accommodations in three rooms.