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title: ARTEMISTA Artist in Residency Programme
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  One- to three-week self-funded residency at ARTEMISTA's Cascina Castello in
  rural Lombardy, Italy, with accommodation, studios and recording facilities;
  €300 per week.
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status: closed
createdAt: '2026-09-04'
updatedAt: '2026-10-01'
programType: Residency
organization: ARTEMISTA
organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/artemista'
deadline: '2026-09-30'
location: 'Cascina Castello, Spessa, Pavia, Italy'
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compensationRange: >-
  Accommodation, studios and basic technical equipment provided; the artist pays
  a participation fee of €300 per week and covers travel, meals and materials.
disciplines:
  - theatre
  - dance
  - music
  - visual arts
  - photography
  - literature
  - performance
  - film
---

# ARTEMISTA Artist in Residency Programme

**Hosted by:** ARTEMISTA

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Cascina Castello, Spessa, Pavia, Italy | **Deadline:** September 30, 2026

## About This Program

> "Research-based, production-based, and interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral residencies in a rural setting"

Through its residency programme, ARTEMISTA hosts individuals and groups (up to 20 participants) with creative and original proposals, offering opportunities for: research-based residencies, production-based residencies, interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral residencies. Participants can live and work at Cascina Castello, developing their individual projects and immersing themselves in the region's creative rural atmosphere. ARTEMISTA is open to artists across various disciplines: theatre, dance, performance, music, film, visual Arts, photography, literature and more.

We can provide spaces and offer professional equipment, needed for producing a theatre or dance performance, recording an album, shooting a film, starting a publication, curating an exhibition or writing a script.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Disciplines:** theatre, dance, music, visual arts, photography, literature, performance, film

### Additional Requirements

Complete the Artist-in-Residence Application Form. Applicants are encouraged to complete the form as fully as possible, in order to provide a clear understanding of their work and their intentions for the residency. Please use Adobe Acrobat to open and complete the Application Form.

## Compensation & Benefits

Accommodation, studios and basic technical equipment provided; the artist pays a participation fee of €300 per week and covers travel, meals and materials.

Artists-in-Residence are kindly requested to pay a participation fee of €300 per week. To secure a place in the programme, ARTEMISTA requires a 40% deposit, which is to be paid shortly after the Artist-in-Residence receives confirmation of acceptance. The remaining balance must be paid no later than one month before the participant's arrival. Payment must be made by bank transfer.

Discounts may be applied for longer stays (from 2 weeks onwards) and for group applications. Different participation fees may be applied to long-term co-housing and co-working projects. Artists-in-Residence are responsible for their own travel expenses, meals, and personal working materials. Use of the Recording Studio is available by reservation and is subject to an additional fee. ARTEMISTA pays for internet connection, electricity, heating and water.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - ARTEMISTA Hostel and Cultural Centre offers a range of accommodation options, depending on availability and participants' needs: two double rooms (with private bathroom), one room with 3 beds (with private bathroom), three rooms with 4–6 beds (with private bathroom). Guests have access to a shared kitchen and a communal dining/living area. Guests are kindly asked to take responsibility for the daily cleanliness of shared spaces.

Artists-in-Residence also have access to outdoor areas, laundry facilities, Wi-Fi, bicycles for local travel, a weekly cleaning service, and an information pack sent prior to arrival.
- **Studio Access:** Provided - MULTIFUNCTIONAL ROOM (converted Granary, dating back to X century) 125 sqm, with original terracotta tile flooring and wooden beam ceiling; hosts visual arts, music, theatre and dance (studio height must be considered for jumps/acrobatics). REHEARSAL STUDIO 96 sqm suitable for theatre and dance (8 m x 12 m, H 5 m), ideal for preparing new productions and/or residential seminars. RECORDING STUDIO suitable for all kinds of compositions; when necessary it can utilize the Granary as an extended space for live recording, which has extraordinary natural acoustics and can accommodate big ensembles.

ARTEMISTA also has a workspace equipped with various craftsmen's tools for woodwork and iron work, for preparing scenery, props etc.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 4, 2026
- **Deadline:** September 30, 2026
- **Program Start:** August 1, 2026
- **Program End:** March 31, 2027

## Contact

**Email:** associazioneartemista@gmail.com

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2TNxzmxkxk9oDbhLv3u3Ep3uZWMuNwEGpIewY2wOS5K4CcQ/viewform