Fondazione Teatro della Città di Livorno "Carlo Goldoni"commission
Teatro Goldoni 180th Anniversary Commission: The Theatre of Light (Il Teatro della Luce)
- Who Can Apply: Individual artists, collectives and curators applying jointly with artists, without nationality or age restrictions.
- The Focus: A reversible site-specific artwork responding to natural light in Teatro Goldoni, Livorno.
- Compensation: €15,000 artist fee; up to €20,000 production costs paid to suppliers; €500 reimbursement for each finalist ranked 2nd–6th.
- Key Requirements: Email the signed application annex, identity document, CV, portfolio, artistic and preliminary compatibility proposals, drawings/renderings, materials and installation/removal methods, timeline and template production budget.
DeadlineMonday, November 30, 2026
Pay€15,000 artist fee including charges, excluding VAT if due; separate all-inclusive production ceiling of €20,000 paid directly to suppliers for fabrication, technical certification, transport, installation, removal and production insurance. Finalists ranked 2nd–6th receive €500 each in expense reimbursement.
Duration4–6 months
Program datesInstallation/production 1–22 July 2027; exhibition from 24 July 2027 for 4–6 months (10:00–18:00)
LocationLivorno
ParticipationOn-site
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinessite-specific contemporary artwork, installation, light-based work
Application notesEmail an Italian or English proposal to ilteatrodellaluce@goldoniteatro.it and obtain confirmation of receipt. Submit the completed signed application annex and self-declaration, valid identity document, CV, portfolio, artistic concept and descriptive report, sketches/drawings/renderings, preliminary conservation-compatibility description, materials and execution methods, installation/removal methods, timeline and annexed production-budget template. No work-sample count or file/word limit is specified. The FAQ says professionally signed technical reports are required only from the selected artist and a physical site visit is optional; review all supplied site documentation. Guidelines/application annex: https://www.ilteatrodellaluce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bando_Teatro_della_Luce_EN.pdf ; FAQ: https://www.ilteatrodellaluce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FAQ_Il_Teatro_della_Luce.pdf .
Contactilteatrodellaluce@goldoniteatro.it
Fondazione Teatro della Città di Livorno "Carlo Goldoni"
Organization based in Livorno