Italian Council - 11th Edition

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The Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture is launching the 11th edition of the call for proposals Italian Council with a budget of € 2,000,000.00. Italian Council is the international call for proposals promoted by the DGCC in support of Italian contemporary creativity, strongly committed to the promotion of Italian art and artistic, critical and curatorial research abroad.

Possono presentare domanda di partecipazione:

• musei, enti pubblici e privati; istituti universitari, fondazioni, associazioni culturali, comitati formalmente costituiti, e altri soggetti, purché tutti senza scopo di lucro. Il finanziamento richiesto non può superare l’80% dell’importo totale, con un tetto massimo che varia in base alla tipologia del progetto presentato;
• artisti, critici e curatori italiani o fiscalmente residenti in Italia che rispondano ai requisiti del bando possono presentare domanda esclusivamente per i grant di sostegno per residenze all’estero e per supporto alla ricerca.

THREE AREAS OF INTERVENTION

1) INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONING AND ACQUISITION OF NEW WORKS FOR ITALIAN PUBLIC MUSEUMS

Proposals may concern:

• the production - also on the occasion of a residence and/or exhibition - of an artistic project by a living Italian or resident Italian artist and its promotion and exploitation;
• the acquisition, promotion and valorisation of the work of an Italian artist or an artist resident in Italy who is living or no longer living, provided that they have been created in the last 50 years.

The aim of the action is to create international networks to promote and support research, practice and the Italian artistic production of artists of all generations, with particular attention to emerging and mid-career artists. Moreover, through acquisitions, the call allows the increase of the public heritage of Italian contemporary art also with works produced in the last 50 years.

Il bando incoraggia progetti che lavorino su tutte le espressioni dell’arte visiva contemporanea, con particolare attenzione alle contaminazioni e alle indagini sui confini tra linguaggi con il fine di diffondere a livello internazionale le metodologie e le pratiche italiane.
Le opere prodotte o acquisite vanno a incrementare le collezioni di musei statali, regionali, provinciali e civici italiani. Ogni progetto deve necessariamente prevedere una fase di presentazione del lavoro all’estero, attraverso esposizioni, presentazioni o talk in una istituzione pubblica o privata non profit attiva nell’ambito dell’arte contemporanea.

Application Deadline: 31 luglio 2022 ore 16:00 (prorogata al 4 agosto 2022)

2. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION OF ITALIAN ARTISTS, CURATORS AND CRITICS

Proposals may concern:

• Monographic exhibitions at international institutions
  The aim is to give living Italian artists the opportunity to make themselves known or to establish themselves at an international level. In this regard, Italian Council supports exhibition projects at prestigious international venues accredited in the field of contemporary art, also with the possibility of involving Italian critics and curators.
• Participation in international events
  In order to support the Italian presence in the events that periodically take place around the world (e.g. biennials, triennials, festivals, etc.) and which are increasingly becoming an opportunity for international visibility, Italian Council may finance the participation of an Italian artist. The project may also concern the participation in a collateral event of such events, provided that it is included in the official programme.
• Guest curators and collateral events to international acquisitions
  The call supports institutions that invite critics or curators as guest curators of international exhibitions or reviews. Furthermore, the call supports collateral events - presentation exhibitions, publications, public programmes - to the acquisition of works of art by Italian artists by foreign museums.
• International publishing projects
  Through the funding of publishing projects, Italian Council valorizza e promuove a livello internazionale l’arte italiana degli ultimi 50 anni. I progetti editoriali sono un’occasione per make the world aware of artists, protagonists, peculiar events and problems of contemporary Italian art.. Per questo motivo i progetti devono ensure adequate international publishing promotion and dissemination dei libri prodotti (editori internazionali, diffusione in biblioteche specializzate, book launch).

Application Deadline: 23 giugno 2022 ore 16:00 (prorogata al 27 giugno 2022)

3) TALENT DEVELOPMENT

• Grant for research residencies abroad
  One of the main actions of the Italian Council is to fund grants for research residencies at accredited institutions for the professional development of talent. The projects will be aimed at studying and deepening artistic, critical or curatorial research and practice. In addition to developing their profession, the research period abroad will be an opportunity for artists, curators and critics to create international contacts and relationships.
• Borsa (Grant) per il sostegno alla ricerca di artisti, curatori e critici
  Italian Council supporta progetti mirati allo sviluppo formativo e concettuale e alla evoluzione della ricerca e della pratica artistica, critica e curatoriale in prospettiva internazionale, con particolare agli emergenti. I progetti devono prevedere almeno un momento di restituzione al pubblico della ricerca all’estero, presso istituzioni accreditate.

Application Deadline: 21 maggio 2022 ore 16:00 (prorogata al 25 maggio 2022)

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINES

Si comunica a tutti gli utenti e interessati che per motivi logistici e tecnici le scadenze dei termini per la partecipazione a questa edizione di Italian Council sono prorogate come da seguente calendario:

Area 3 - Wednesday 25 May 2022, 4 pm
Area 2 - Monday 27 June 2022, 4 pm
Area 1 - Thursday 4 August 2022, 4 pm

The new deadlines were also noted on the Tender Portal of the Directorate-General.

Le candidature devono essere inviate esclusivamente tramite il Portale Bandi della Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea (https://portalebandidgcc.cultura.gov.it/en) according to the following schedule:

• From 21 April 2022 to 25 May 2022, at 4 pm (Italian time) – forArea 3 - Talent Development
• From 22 May 2022 to 27 June 2022, at 4 pm (Italian time) – forArea 2 - International promotion of Italian promotion of artists, curators and critics
• From 30 June 2022 to 4 August 2022, at 4 pm (Italian time) – forArea 1 - International commissioning and acquisition of new works for italian public museum

For information and/or clarification (by the dates indicated in the call for applications):
Secretariat Italian Council – italiancouncil@cultura.gov.it

Italian Council – Edizione 11 – Decreto Direttoriale n. 48 del 01.04.2022

Italian Council – Edizione 11 – Bando IT

Italian Council – 11th Edition – Public call EN

Italian Council – Regolamento

Italian Council – Edizione 11 – Com. stampa del 01.04.2022

Italian Council – Edizione 11 – FAQ aggiornate al 22.06.2022

Italian Council – Edizione 11 – FAQ aggiornate al 18.07.2022

La Commissione di valutazione di Italian Council per il triennio 2022-2024 è composta da Fabio De Chirico, Direttore del Servizio II – Arte contemporanea che la presiede su delega del Direttore Generale; da Claudio Varagnoli, architetto e professore ordinario all’Università di Chieti e Pescara, Presidente del Comitato tecnico-scientifico per l’arte e l’architettura contemporanee; da Antonia Alampi, storica dell’arte, critica e curatrice, direttrice della Spore Initiative Foundation di Berlino; da Alfredo Cramerotti, critico, curatore e artista, direttore della Mostyn Gallery di Llandudno (Galles); da Roberta Tenconi, curatrice della Fondazione Pirelli HangarBicocca di Milano.

Italian Council – Decreto Direttoriale n. 178 del 7 luglio 2022