Scuola Piccola Zattere: Fellowship for Artists and Cultural Practitioners 2027 (Italy)
Overview
Scuola Piccola Zattere, an institution based in Venice, has issued an open call for its 2027 fellowship programme, the third season of activity under the title Living Document. The fellowship is designed for artists and cultural practitioners—including curators, researchers, architects, choreographers, performers, and writers—to pursue their own artistic and research activities over a three-month residency. Two fellows will be selected, each placed in one of two slots: early January to early April 2027, or mid-April to mid-July 2027. The programme is international in scope and takes place at the Scuola's premises in Venice, Italy. The fellowship offers a concentrated period for research and project development, set within the artistic community of the Scuola and the broader cultural landscape of Venice. The timing coincides with the months immediately before or during the 2027 Architecture Biennale, providing fellows with direct exposure to one of the most significant recurring events in the international art and architecture calendar. The programme is structured to facilitate both the reception and offering of mentorship, indicating a reciprocal dimension to the fellowship experience. There is no application fee, and the call operates on a rolling basis. The Scuola does not specify a prize or stipend in the provided information; the fellowship's primary value lies in the residency itself—time, space, and institutional affiliation in Venice. The curatorial vision for Living Document suggests an emphasis on process, documentation, and the evolving nature of creative inquiry, though the exact thematic contours are not detailed in the call. Applicants are encouraged to consult the Scuola's full guidelines for further context on the season's thematic direction.