Artist Residency – Ninety Percent of Everything, Genoa (Italy)
€4,000–€8,000 collective support for data-driven performance, sound, and visual practices
Ninety Percent of Everything is an artistic residency focused on maritime logistics and the climate crisis. The program brings together artists working with data-driven sound and visual practices to develop new work through research at sea, in the port, and within institutional and public contexts in Genoa.
The residency combines artistic practice, scientific research, and community engagement, with outcomes presented as installation, performance, and publication.
Opportunity Snapshot For Ninety Percent of Everything Artist Residency
What: Ninety Percent of Everything Artist Residency
Who: Artist collectives under 35 working in data-driven sound and visual practices
Where: Genoa, Italy, including port and maritime environments
Award / Support: €4,000–€8,000 collective financial contribution, residency, mentorship, and research access
Residency Duration: May 15–30, 2026, with additional preparatory and production phases
Application Opens: March 2, 2026
Deadline: April 2, 2026 (23:59 CET)
Official Link: See PDF guidelines
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About the Ninety Percent of Everything Artist Residency
Ninety Percent of Everything is an artistic research project investigating the impact of maritime logistics on the climate crisis. The residency focuses on the port as a site where ecological, social, and geopolitical systems intersect, engaging artists in research that connects data, infrastructure, and lived experience.
The program unfolds across three phases: an online preparatory phase, an in-person residency in Genoa and at sea, and a remote production phase. Artists work in dialogue with mentors, curators, and scientific partners, developing projects that integrate data-based research with artistic practice.
What Is Offered in The Ninety Percent of Everything Artist Residency
Selected collectives receive:
- €4,000 total gross contribution per selected collective
- €8,000 total gross contribution if one interdisciplinary collective is selected
- Financial support covering artistic fee, travel, accommodation, and subsistence
- Access to operational port areas and sea crossing aboard cargo vessels
- Shared workspace at Palazzo Ducale Genova
- Scientific guidance for environmental and logistical data
- Artistic mentoring in sound and data-driven visual practices
- Curatorial support for research and installation development
- Access to datasets related to maritime logistics
- Logistical assistance during residency
- Capacity-building activities within a systemic design framework
Who Should Apply to This Artist Residency
Applicants must:
- Be artist collectives under 35
- Work with data-based research across sound and visual practices
- Demonstrate interest in ecological, social, and geopolitical dimensions of maritime contexts
- Apply as either:
- two collectives (sound-based and visual-based), or
- one interdisciplinary collective (max. 6 members)
The call encourages applications from artists with a migration background currently active in Europe.
Artist Residency Timeline
Application Opens: March 2, 2026
Deadline: April 2, 2026 (23:59 CET)
Key dates:
- April 15, 2026 — selected collectives announced
- April 16–May 14, 2026 — online preparatory phase
- May 15–30, 2026 — residency in Genoa and at sea
Why This Opportunity Matters
This residency offers a rare framework where performance, data, and scientific research intersect within a live infrastructural environment. For artists working in interdisciplinary and research-driven practices, it provides direct access to maritime systems, datasets, and communities, alongside sustained curatorial and technical support.
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