suMISURA

spazioSERRA invites artists and collectives to think of a new site-specific project for the next exhibition season.
The title suMISURA is inspired by the characteristics specific to spazioSERRA, an exhibition space for contemporary art, which is presented as an architectural element in a measured context built on rules, distances and relationships. The selected artists will be asked to analyze such a place, at once content and container, where daily the very rules that constitute it are emphasized, exploited, deformed, reshaped and sometimes annulled.

Art. 1 – PURPOSE

The purpose of the call for proposals is to select artists to create solo and/or group exhibitions for the 2024 exhibition season of spazioSERRA, entitled suMISURA.
We want to address issues related to the complex system in which spazioSERRA is located. The space becomes a point within a system made of surfaces and volumes and is proposed as a place of investigation to be analyzed and measured by addressing the different audiences that inhabit daily, or not, the Milan Lancetti train station.

The artist, or collective of artists, by applying to the following call for entries will be able to choose autonomously how to interpret the theme explained above and explored in more detail within Annex E.

Art. 2 – PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

The call is open to all contemporary artists, individual or collective, of any country and origin over the age of 18 and aims to select a maximum number of 6 proposals. spazioSERRA is a non-profit social promotion association, which operates with the aim of providing opportunities for contemporary artists: for this reason, participation in the call is subject to membership at a cost of €10 for artists under 35 and to the payment of a donation of €25 (membership cost included) for those born before January 1, 1988, which will cover the space's ordinary running costs.

To make the payment, applicants will have to make a transaction on the PayPal account info.spazioserra@gmail.com or via a bank transfer in the name of SPAZIOSERRA APS - IBAN IT08L0501801600000017246554

With reason for payment: Call for artists spazioSERRA 2023 - First Name Last Name. *In the case of collectives, all members must pay the indicated fee.

Art. 3 – TERMS AND METHODS

Interested artists can register by September 03 at https://spazioserra.org/ by providing a portfolio in pdf format containing the application form complete with its attachments in Italian or English:

• -  Selection of works;

• -  Artistic curriculum in which: date of birth, address, domicile and/or residence, telephone number,

  e-mail address, studies completed, exhibition activities;

• -  Project proposal;

• -  Motivational letter;

• -  Links to any pages promoting the artist.

  The portfolio must weigh a maximum of 20 MB and have a maximum of 35 pages.
  In case a collective is applying, the same material is required, combining the different works and biographies within one file.
  Documentation received through channels other than the one identified above will not be considered.

The work or project submitted must be unpublished, under penalty of exclusion.
Any language of the visual arts is allowed, with no constraints on techniques.
Incompleteness of the documentation or data in it will result in the inability to have one's application evaluated.
Projects will be evaluated taking into account criteria of quality and originality of proposals, the degree of site-specificity and adherence to the theme.

Art. 4 – THE FINAL EXHIBITION

The artist, after passing all the selection stages, will be contacted by email by spazioSERRA for the planning and organization of a solo or group exhibition in all its parts and modalities. The resources of spazioSERRA will be dedicated to the research of the artist and his or her exhibition, which must be relevant to the theme of the call, under penalty of exclusion from the selection. The project will be curated, communicated and managed by spazioSERRA, which will ensure maximum visibility in the various dissemination channels. The set-up, exhibition and dismantling phases will occupy the space for a duration of no more than two months: the artist's presence is required for its installation, vernissage, dismantling and any finissage and related events.

Art. 5 – THE SPACE AND THE JURY

spazioSERRA is a non-profit exhibition space that was created with the aim of enhancing the Milan area through the work of artists, in a place, the suburban one, not dedicated to art, where art becomes an accident.
The space has an octagonal structure built of metal and consists of 22 windows. To access it there is a glass door on one of the sides and on the opposite side there are two sliding windows that can be opened only during the presence of the artist or the collective. The space features five neon lights on the ceiling. The works in the space can be of any type, shape and material, but must take into account health regulations and the safety of the viewers. The space is equipped with four electrical outlets. The jury will consist of the curatorial collective spazioSERRA, composed of Tracy Bassil, Silvia Biondo, Virginia Dal Magro, Massimiliano Fantò, Camilla Gurgone, Giulia Maffioli Brigatti, Cristiano Rizzo, Victoria Tincati, and Valentina Toccaceli.

Art. 6 – DEADLINES AND PHASES

• -  Call for proposals opening: June 3, 2023

• -  Call for applications deadline: September 03, 2023

• -  First selection: by September 20, 2023

• -  Interviews with finalists: by October 5, 2023

• -  Announcement of finalists by email: October 10, 2023

• -  Beginning of the exhibition season: January/February 2024

  Art. 7 – COSTS TO BE CHARGED TO THE SELECTED ARTIST

  The exhibitions held in spazioSERRA according to this announcement are totally free of charge, the selected artist will not have to pay any costs of space rent or remuneration of the work of spazioSERRA resources. The costs to be borne by him/her will be exclusively:

• -  The annual membership card at spazioSERRA costing 10 euros (included in the registration for the

  call);

• -  The production costs of the work, which will remain the property of the artist*;

- The costs of travel, board and lodging
*An artist/collective support fee of 300€ is provided for selected projects and will be disbursed at the end of the exhibition.

Art. 8 – RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED ARTIST

The space must be periodically sanitized and kept in order. By participating in the call for proposals, you agree to the terms and conditions of the sharing regulations of spazioSERRA (Annex A), which will come into effect only for selected projects and artists.

Art. 9 – CONSENT

Each applicant expressly authorizes spazioSERRA, to process personal data transmitted in accordance with Law 675/96 ("Privacy Law") and subsequent amendments D.lgs.196/2003 (Privacy Code). Each participant in the call grants free of charge to the collective of spazioSERRA the rights of reproduction of the works and texts released, for the purpose of publication on the website and other forms of communication, promotion and activities of the organization. The collective reserves the right to make changes should the need arise. Joining and participating in the call implies unconditional acceptance of all the articles in it.

Art.10 – PRIVACY

The information and data collected will be used and stored in accordance with the provisions of the new European Regulation GDPR No. 679/2016 and according to the specific information provided.