Update – 28 August 2026

Below are the artists selected by the participating organizations for the Artistic Residencies Programme of Matera 2026 Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue.

The names are listed below in alphabetical order:

For ASD Oltredanza, Larbi Namouchi, choreographer (Tunisia), has been selected.

For Associazione Gommalacca Teatro, Agostino Rocca, sound engineer and sound designer (Italy), has been selected.

For Associazione Osmosis Ente del Terzo Settore, Emily Jacir, artist (Palestine), has been selected.

For Centro Mediterraneo delle Arti ETS, Stefano Saletti, musician and composer (Italy), has been selected.

For Consorzio Materahub Industrie Culturali e Creative S.c.a.r.l., Jovana Gunjova, fashion designer (North Macedonia), and Paula Meier, digital fabrication artist (Spain), have been selected.

For Edinea Srl, Sara Persico, sound artist (Italy), has been selected.

For Fondazione Southeritage per l’arte contemporanea, Sophie Usunier, visual artist (France), has been selected.

For Momart APS, Driant Zeneli, visual artist and filmmaker (Albania), has been selected.

For Ombre Meridiane Società Cooperativa Sociale, Miquel Puddu Roca, filmmaker and anthropologist (Spain), has been selected.

For Strane Nuvole APS, Karen Keyrouz, visual artist and illustrator (Lebanon), has been selected.

Fondazione Matera Basilicata 2019, in collaboration with the ten cultural and creative organisations selected through CALL 1, launches CALL 2 of the artistic residency programme “Terre Immerse – Euro-Mediterranean Creative Communities”, as part of Matera 2026 Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue.

CALL 2 is addressed to artists and creatives aged 18 and over from countries across the Euro-Mediterranean region who wish to develop a residency project in Matera, in collaboration with one of the host organisations, through a four-week continuous experience taking place between September and November 2026.

The programme promotes intercultural dialogue, artistic mobility and co-creation, enhancing Matera’s tangible and intangible heritage through original, site-specific cultural productions.

Each applicant may apply for only one of the ten available residency projects. Each residency includes specific requirements, dedicated funding and tailored participation procedures.

“Terre Immerse – Euro-Mediterranean Creative Communities” is an artistic residency programme promoted in collaboration with the Municipality of Matera and funded by the Italian Ministry of Tourism and the Basilicata Region.

Download the call for applications, including all the attached files, to find out more about each project and its associated artist profile in detail, and learn more about how to apply.