Paratissima Factory is a creative hub of residencies, ateliers and artist studios, located on the 3rd floor in the Cavallerizza complex.
The Paratissima Factory project is a PRS Srl Impresa Sociale production that was created with the aim of encouraging the mobility of artists and curators on a national and international scale and supporting and promoting the emerging contemporary art scene.
The host context for the residence project is represented by the Cavallerizza, PRS's operational and organizational headquarters and a location where various events come to life throughout the year, including Paratissima, a well-known art event held annually in conjunction with Artissima during the November art week in Turin. Part of the building is dedicated to Paratissima Factory, so the Cavallerizza becomes a place of production and not just an exhibition.
Paratissima Factory | Residences offers young artists the opportunity to live, for about three months, an experience within a multipurpose and dynamic space, where they can develop their research and expand their professional network, supported by the Curatorial Board of PRS srl. Each Residency has as its result the final exhibition, thanks to which the artists have the opportunity to exhibit their projects in Paratissima Factory - The Exhibition.
Due to the exhibition nature of the location, which hosts projects and events open to the public, the residency spaces will always be open for visits by appointment, either on studio visit days, or on the occasion of the final residence exhibition. On this occasion, visitors will have the opportunity to meet and talk with the artists, as well as view the works created.
Each residence cycle will have a duration of about three months with the following schedule.
_ IV cycle: March 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023
_ V cycle: June 15 - October 15, 2023 → (N.B. This residence cycle has a longer duration than the previous cycle because during the month of August 2023 the spaces will be closed)
Participation in each cycle offers the resident free use of a dedicated studio within Paratissima Factory in Cavallerizza.
It is offered:
The three-month residence (scheduled from March to May or June to September at the candidate's discretion) will be structured as follows: the first month will be focused on the development of the project and the next two months on its realization.
The organization provides the applicant with a budget for the purchase of materials of €400.00 + vat (four hundred/00) for the realization of the proposed project (to be defined in agreement with the Curatorial Board).