The Blank Residency

The Blank is a cultural network born in 2010 to promote and enhance territories, identities and local cultural heritage through contemporary art and its participatory, inclusive and transnational dimension. The activity of The Blank contributes to the social growth of the community with which is engaged in a dialogue and fosters the access and the development of the public through exhibitions, publications, educational projects, residencies and international exchanges. In 2011 The Blank starts in Bergamo the first project of mobility and hospitality, establishing an artist residence with The Blank Residency. The residency project hosts Italian and international artists and theorists, selected through open calls and projects upon invitation, and offers them space and relationships to develop their artistic research, both practical and theoretical. The residency program is organized in different projects that embrace various contemporary researches and create connections with Italian and international institutions. The residence offers the chance to meet and be guided to discover the national and local cultural reality and to develop a dialogue with the local community that is actively involved in the projects.