Deadline: May 15, 2026, 11:59 p.m. CEST
Organizer: Lottozero, developed with Prato Textile Museum and Studio Corte 17
Who is it for: a young curator aged between 18 and 35
Read more and apply here.
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About the open call
Textile Art Factory is a project by Lottozero, developed with the Prato Textile Museum and Studio Corte 17, and supported by the Tuscany Regional Program FSE+ 2021–2027. It consists of two cycles of artist residencies that merge contemporary art with textile practices, fostering non-formal training, research, and production for Italian-speaking artists and curators under 36, currently unemployed, unoccupied, or inactive, and not enrolled in any study or training courses at the same time.
This open call will select one curator (requiring at least B1 Italian) for a six-month residency in Prato from 5 October 2026 to 5 April 2027. Participants gain access to Lottozero’s textile lab, the Museo del Tessuto’s archives, and Studio Corte 17’s industrial network, engaging with local manufacturers, artisans, and professionals.
The residency includes workshops focused on textile techniques, theoretical sessions (art history, curatorial strategies, cultural project design, conservation and restoration of textile artworks, cultural heritage legislation, and communication for the arts), mentoring, visits to artists’ studios and textile companies of the Prato textile district. The selected candidate will curate a group exhibition with four resident artists and will contribute to the realization of the catalogue.
How to Apply:
Curators under the age of 36 who, on the closing date of the call for applications, meet the following requirements are eligible to apply:
- aged between 18 and 35;
- in possession of at least a high school diploma;
- be unemployed, unoccupied, or inactive, or employed with the intention of starting a self-employed or entrepreneurial activity in the cultural sector;
- not be enrolled in any study or training courses at the same time;
- for foreign citizens: knowledge of the Italian language at least at level B1.
Applications must be submitted exclusively online by filling out the form available at the link below:
https://www.lottozero.org/textile-art-factory
Contact Information:
alessandra@lottozero.org
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Photo credits: Lottozero
