The Digital Centre – ARCHiVe of Fondazione Giorgio Cini announces a call for applications for two one-month residential scholarships on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. The scholarships are intended for experienced digital artists and creatives of any artistic language or expressive medium, of all ages, nationalities, and backgrounds.
deadline
8 March 2026
Residency period
1 month between April and November 2026
The two scholarships are aimed at artists and creatives interested in exploring the potential of new technologies for the enhancement and enjoyment of digital cultural heritage, with experience or sensitivity towards the use of digital tools and techniques related to visual design, multimedia storytelling, or technological innovation.
This project fits within the multidisciplinary context of Fondazione Giorgio Cini and aims to promote the creative reuse of digital data resulting from the Fondazione’s digitisation campaigns of its collections and archives. The purpose is to enhance its digital heritage, stimulate the production of original audiovisual works related to the Fondazione or the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, and foster new dialogues between artists and the Digital Centre team, promoting encounters between art, new technologies, and science, and encouraging the cross-pollination of different languages.
The two scholarships dedicated to the D.A.I.R. – Digital Artist in Residence project provide access to the digitisation laboratory and the opportunity to use, in collaboration with the staff of Fondazione Giorgio Cini, all the technological equipment and IT resources (hardware and software) of the Digital Centre – ARCHiVe, for the duration of the residency only.
The Residence, located within the park of the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, is equipped with reception services, security, cleaning, and self-service laundry facilities. Common areas such as the living room, music room, fitness area, and terrace are open to all guests to encourage social interaction and the exchange of ideas.
Selected scholarship recipients may – upon request – access to Fondazione Giorgio Cini’s Photo Library and Libraries, whose collections are highly specialised and traditionally linked to the research activities of the Fondazione’s Institutes and Centres in the fields of art history, literature, music and ethnomusicology, theatre and opera, history of Venice, Oriental studies, and comparative spirituality. All libraries are equipped with Wi-Fi.
Scholarship holders are also welcome to participate in the cultural initiatives (seminars, conferences, concerts, exhibitions) organised by Fondazione Giorgio Cini throughout their residency period.