The LIEVITO residencies opportunity aimed at Italian and international artists and curators under 36 working in the fields of visual, performative, choreographic, and audio-visual arts, with a focus on BODIES, IMAGES, and narratives in MOTION. The first residency cycle is July 2026 – January 2027 and it takes place in Sinalunga, Tuscany, Italy.
The project takes shape around the metaphor of yeast (LIEVITO in italian): to ferment, to grow slowly, to transform, and to nourish. LIEVITO Residencies values the extended time of process, care, and the conditions that make artistic practice possible.
LIEVITO Residencies offer 10 residency small grants, structured into two six-month cycles, addressed overall to eight artists and two curators. Each cycle welcomes a group of four artists and one curator.
The theme for the first period is ‘Rethinking the Courtyard’, an invitation to reflect on unmediated relationships, the meaning of shared work, the public dimension of being together today, and the possibility of redefining, through artistic practices, the places and rituals of everyday life and social interaction.
LIEVITO Residencies is a project developed by La CAP Re|Hub in collaboration with IPERCUBO. The residencies are funded through the PR FSE+ Tuscany 2021/2027 programme and are part of Giovanisì, the Regione Toscana project for youth autonomy.
Applicants must:
- Be between 18 and 35 years old
- Be unemployed, underemployed, inactive, or currently employed but intending to start an entrepreneurial or self-employment activity
- Hold at least a high school diploma (upper secondary education)
- Have a minimum working knowledge of Italian and English
Support includes:
- Accommodation
- Monthly grant of 500 EUR
- Equipped studio plus integrated living and working spaces
- Professional mentorship and guidance
- Program of seminars, masterclasses, workshops, visits, and public activities
- Final public presentation
