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CROSSING RELATIONAL SPACES. IN CONVERSATION WITH CLARA LUISELLI
| by Elena Redaelli | Clara Luiselli (Bergamo, 1975) holds a degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bergamo and attended courses at the Ratti Foundation and the Spinola Banna Foundation for Contemporary Art. Her artistic practice explores the relationship between artwork and viewer, space, and social dynamics through a hybrid expressive language that integrates visual arts, performance, dance, and sound experimentation. Her artistic process is driven by “continuous transformation in a fluid process of impermanence.” Everyday life’s seemingly insignificant details become opportunities for the artist to open a dialogue with the unexpected, “the other beyond oneself.” A Journey of Research and Collaboration Since her studies at the Accademia…
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GARGOFANIE
SCD Studio presents GARGOFANIE, a project room by Margherita Levo Rosenberg curated by Barbara Pavan, the third event of CASSANDRE, a multidisciplinary platform created to explore the many voices and perspectives of the contemporary female universe through exhibitions, site-specific installations, performances, and talks, running from March to November. Inspired by the mythological figure of Cassandra — symbol of unheard truths and marginalised voices — the project reflects on the role of women today, promoting artistic inquiry free from symbolic or commemorative constraints. It is an invitation to reimagine the margins as spaces of possibility, inversion, and rebirth. Within this context emerges GARGOFANIE, a poetic and material investigation of thresholds and…
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“COLOR AND FASHION”: THE ESSAY BY LIA LUZZATTO AND RENATA POMPAS
In the essay Color and Fashion, Lia Luzzatto and Renata Pompas take readers on a fascinating and unexpected journey through the history of color in clothing, from the togas of ancient Rome to contemporary looks. This work, meticulous and richly documented, stands out for its ability to intertwine aesthetics, history, and material culture, restoring color to its central role not only in fashion but also in the broader narrative of social identity. More than just a survey of color trends, the book delves into the deeper meanings attributed to colors in different historical contexts: symbols of power, tools of social distinction, and expressions of cultural and ideological movements. Each era…
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ART EXPLORA: ARTISTIC RESIDENCY IN TIRANA (ALBANIA)
Tirana Art Residency – Vila 31 x Art Explora is a three-month artistic residency programme founded by Art Explora in the Albanian capital, to be held in 2026. Opened in January 2025, the residency welcomes international artists to develop an artistic project connected to the local context and to explore the Balkan art scene. Vila 31 promotes a rich cultural programme in collaboration with local organisations, institutions, schools, and associations, including exhibitions, workshops, screenings, talks, and festivals open to the public. The programme is open to artists and collectives, researchers, and curators of any nationality, with no age limit, and with at least five years of professional experience. Eligible disciplines…
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LIGHTHOUSE CALLS
The Lighthouse Calls are part of the TIDAL ArtS initiative, funded by the European Union in support of the Mission to Restore Our Ocean and Waters by 2030. Through this open call, 20 artists, collectives, and creatives from across Europe will each receive a grant of €15,000 to create community-focused artistic projects. The selected works must actively engage citizens in their relationship with aquatic environments and raise public awareness of environmental challenges through artistic expression. Five artists will be selected from each of the four designated Lighthouse regions: • Atlantic–Arctic• Mediterranean• Baltic Sea–North Sea• Danube–Black Sea Projects must be completed by June 2026 and should include collaboration with scientists, educators,…
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THE FARM – AUSTRALIA
RESIDENCY FOR VISUAL ARTISTS IN DIALOGUE WITH THE LANDSCAPE The Farm is one of the most significant artist residency programs in Western Australia. It offers visual artists the opportunity to develop projects that establish a conscious and profound relationship with the land, through an immersive residency lasting between five and eight weeks, to be undertaken between February and October 2026. With particular attention to site-responsive projects (i.e., those that are sensitive and responsive to context), the residency promotes an environment conducive to creative inquiry, encouraging meaningful connections between the artist, the land, and the local community. The program supports practices grounded in rigorous research, experimentation, and dialogue, paving the way…
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WORKSPACEBRUSSELS STUDIO RESIDENCY
WORKSPACEBRUSSELS supports research, experimentation and creation in the performing arts. Are you looking for studio space to develop your project? If so, you can apply for a residency on https://www.workspacebrussels.be/en/studio-residency For whom? The residency programme is aimed at Belgian and international artists working within the performing arts in the broad sense of the word (dance, performance, theatre, crossovers with other disciplines). As mentioned, we support both research, experimentation and creation. What can workspacebrussels offer? How to apply To apply for a residency, they expect you to answer some questions about yourself and your artistic plan for the residency. All the questions can be found in the online application form in…
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SIT-RES 2026
OPEN CALL FOR FOUR RESIDENCIES: BALTAN LABORATORIES (Eindhoven) – IDENSITAT (Barcelona) – LUNGOMARE (Bolzano) – ZEMOS 98 (Cantabria-León)Deadline: 20 June 23:59 CET. Situated Creative Practices for the Pluriverse (SIT-PLU) is a Creative Europe Cooperation project tackling socio-ecological challenges through cross-disciplinary research and context-specific artistic interventions. Drawing on the Zapatista concept of the pluriverse—”a world where many worlds fit”—the project embraces diverse ways of knowing and living, foregrounding buen vivir (social well-being), communal interdependence, and the relationships between human and more-than-human entities. The project includes a program of residencies (SIT-RES) happening in 2026 and 2027, where artists and creative practitioners selected through this open call will be invited to engage with a specific context (social, geographical, historical) for one year…
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INVISIBLE STITCHERS: MASCULINITY, NEEDLE AND THREAD IN JOSEPH MCBRINN’S BOOK
For centuries, the needle and thread have been tacitly assigned to female hands. But history is, as often happens, more complex and layered than conventions would have us believe. Joseph McBrinn demonstrates this with acumen and rigour in his book Queering the Subversive Stitch: Men and the Culture of Needlework, the first systematic study devoted to the male presence in the world of embroidery and textile arts. Published by Bloomsbury Visual Arts in the spring of 2021, the volume opens an unexpected breach in the history of making, uncovering a hidden (and often erased) tradition of men who, from the Middle Ages onwards, have sewn, embroidered, made lace, knitted, tailored…
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SFMOMA ANNOUNCES GLOBAL DEBUT OF MAJOR RUTH ASAWA RETROSPECTIVE
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announces Ruth Asawa: Retrospective, the first major national and international museum retrospective of the groundbreaking work of Ruth Asawa (1926–2013). Premiering at SFMOMA from April 5 through September 2, 2025, this first posthumous retrospective will feature the entire spectrum of the artist’s awe-inspiring practice. Sculpture, drawings, prints, paintings, design objects and archival material from U.S.-based public and private collections will offer an in-depth look at her expansive output and its inspirations, exploring the ways her longtime San Francisco home and garden served as the epicenter of her creative universe, and highlighting the ethos of collaboration and inclusivity that informed her numerous public…
