VAP – Visiting Artist Program Open Call 2025
Develop & Showcase Your Ongoing Research in a Gallery Setting
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- Where: Fonderia 20.9, Verona (IT)
Fonderia 20.9’s Visiting Artist Program (VAP) invites visual artists to a one-week residency in our Verona gallery from 1 to 7 December 2025. This opportunity offers a total budget of €1000* and invites artists to explore in-progress projects within a full-scale gallery, encouraging experimentation and public interaction. With the gallery open throughout the week, artists receive feedback and engage with visitors in a collaborative setting. The residency culminates in a final showcase, where participants present their work in a formal setting, gaining insight to refine their research and ideas further.
Amin Yousefi has been selected as the recipient of the Visiting Artist Program 2025.
Artist Recipient - Amin Yousefi
(1996, Iran) is a London-based writer, researcher, and image-based artist. His practice explores the socio-political dimensions of photography, often focusing on archival systems, authorship, and visual strategies of control.
In 2024, he received the RPS Award for Achievement in the Art of Photography and was named a Foam Talent. His work has been shown at the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation (2025), Belfast Photo Festival, Athens Photo Festival, Kranj Photo Festival (all 2024), Circulation(s), and Peckham 24.
The location
Fonderia 20.9, located in Verona, Italy, offers a versatile gallery space featuring three distinct rooms: a main exhibition area, a side room, and a basement optimized for projections. This layout supports diverse artistic expressions, from immersive installations to intimate viewing experiences. Additionally, artists in residence can access Fonderia’s in-house printing hub, equipped with professional scanners and printers, enhancing their ability to experiment with and produce high-quality visual materials directly on-site. In addition to Fonderia’s gallery space, selected artists will have access to our office at Spazio Alva, a collaborative workspace located just a five-minute walk from the gallery. This proximity offers a flexible environment to work on projects, meet other creatives, and further engage with the local arts community.
