Textile Art Factory

Textile Art Factory is a project by Lottozero, developed with the Prato Textile Museum and Studio Corte 17, and supported by the Tuscany Regional Program FSE+ 2021–2027. It consists of two cycles of artist residencies that merge contemporary art with textile practices, fostering non-formal training, research, and production for Italian-speaking artists and curators under 36, currently unemployed, unoccupied, or inactive, and not enrolled in any study or training courses at the same time.

This 2nd open call will select four artists (requiring at least B1 Italian) for a six-month residency in Prato from October 5, 2026 to April 5, 2027. Participants gain access to Lottozero’s textile lab and the Museo del Tessuto’s archives, engaging with local manufacturers, artisans, and professionals.

The residency includes workshops focused on textile techniques, theoretical sessions, individual mentoring, visits to artists’ studios and textile companies of the Prato textile district. Artists will create new works developed through local interactions, culminating in a final collective exhibition curated by a resident curator, accompanied by a catalogue.