Founded:
2016
Language(s):
Italian, English, Spanish, French, Russian
Duration:
1 week, 1-4 weeks, 1-3 months
Min 1 week, max 3 months
  • They provide a fully equipped professional printmaking facility and an apartment.

Residencies without Accommodations
 

  • 800 € / week (+ VAT)
    Half day (4 hours) assistance by a Gate 44 technician between the hours of 9:30 am - 5.30 pm daily.
  • 1.600 € / week (+ VAT)
    Full-day assistance. Use of space between the hours of 9:30 am - 5.30 pm daily.

Residencies with Accommodations

  • 1.100 € /week (+ VAT)
    On-site stay in their studio apartment with half-day assistance (4 hours) and 24-hour access to the print shop
  • 1750 € /week (+ VAT)
    On-site stay in their studio apartment with full day assistance and 24-hour access to the print shop.
Application guidelines:

To apply, please share your desired dates and include a portfolio of recent works as well as a brief and informal letter of purpose describing how you would like to spend your time in residency to make sure expectations can be met and are compatible with the day-by-day studio's workflow.

It is not mandatory, but highly preferable that the proposed projects are related to printmaking

Application deadline:
Ongoing / apply any time
Ongoing
Open call:
yes
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GATE 44 residency

GATE 44 residency

Description

Residencies at Gate44 are the expression of its appreciation for cultural and artistic diversity with its sense of belonging to a global artistic community. They offer production-based residencies to visual artists, designers & creatives from all backgrounds and levels of expertise.

Residencies are open to artists from all backgrounds and all levels of expertise in printmaking. At GATE 44, residents will find a creative community of mostly nice people and enjoy a professional printmaking studio equipped for large-scale etching, screen printing, relief printing and lithography.

Residencies can be self-conducted for those who are already familiar with printmaking or can be assisted by one of the master printmakers. Specific courses and workshops on particular techniques are also available.

Residents who choose the accommodation in the private apartment can enjoy 24 h access to the print studio.

The goal of the residency is to accompany artists in the discovery process of new languages and technical solutions to add to their expressive toolkit.
Artists have the option to be assisted by experts across various disciplines to produce mixed-media, complex projects. Self-led residencies are available pending studio availability.

Please note:
• An introduction to machinery and processes is mandatory before being allowed to work
independently
• Artists are responsible for shipping and packing the produced artworks at the end of their stay. Please plan your project accordingly.

Outcome

The residency carries no expectations. Exhibition and presentation opportunities can be developed in collaboration with each artist, depending on their interests and goals.
 

Accommodation Information

They provide one fully furnished studio apartment. The apartment can host two people.
• self-check-in procedure
• check-in after 3:00 pm
• check-out by 10:00 am
• pets allowed
• quiet and safe internal courtyard
• kitchen with induction stoves
• separated waste collection
• Smoking is not allowed inside the apartment, but outside yes
• Cleaning service is included but you are required to empty the garbage and wash the dishes before leaving
• you are required to leave the keys in the locker every time you leave the property

Technical Information

TECHNIQUES
• Intaglio: hard-ground etching - soft-ground etching - aquatint and more other
• Relief Printing
• Photopolymer etching
• Screen printing
• Photo-lithography
• Fine art inkjet printing
EQUIPMENT

Relief Printing
• Graphix press - bed size 40x50 cm
• Heidelberg Windmill - platen size 25x35 cm
• Letterpress big proofing press - 50x67 cm
• Letterpress small proofing press - 37x50 cm

Bookbinding & General Presses
• Big book press – 60×85 cm
• Small book press – 50×38 cm

Intaglio
• Paolini etching press - bed size 55x110 cm
• Fome etching press - bed size 70x130 cm
• Dalla Piccola etching press - bed size 130x300 cm
• Edinburgh Ferric for etching copper
• Copper Sulphate for etching Zinc
• Bitumen aquatint box 100x100 cm
• Rosin & bitumen for hand aquatint
• Acid etching basins (max size 93x128 cm)
• Hotplate 80x60 cm
• Photo Etching polymer plates (max size 80x60 cm)
• Exposure unit for photo-etching/photo-litho (90×120 cm)
• Guillotine for cutting metal plate (max width 200 cm)

Screen Printing
• Large exposure unit – 160×300 cm
• Large vacuum table – max print size 100×120 cm
• Small vacuum table – max print size 40×60 cm
• Semi-automatic press – max print size 80×100 cm
• Various-sized squeegees and coating troughs
• Various-sized screens for hire (mesh 43t–120t)
• Back-lit wash-out unit for screens
• 2 drying racks – 135×102 cm

Photo-litho
• La Bodonia offset proofing press - bed size 55x65 cm
• Exposure unit for photo-etching/photo-litho (90×120 cm)
• UV Photosensitive litho plates 55x65 cm

Letterpress
• 2 cabinets of wood types
• 4 cabinets of lead types
• Heidelberg Windmill - platen size 25x35 cm
• Letterpress big proofing press - 50x67 cm
• Letterpress small proofing press - 37x50 cm
• Spaces and furniture
• Galleys, composing sticks, line gauges, quoins and keys

Inkjet Printing
• Epson SureColor P7000

General Equipment
• 4 inking glass tables – 80×150 cm (combined square 160×300 cm)
• Various hand-inking rollers and metal spatulas
• Spindle rollers of various sizes (max width 46 cm)
• Cutting mat table – 125×250 cm
• Rulers of various sizes
• Lightbox – 110×150 cm

Location

Gate44 is located at Via privata Treviso 21, in a multicultural, young and fast growing artistic district of Milan, adjacent to a public park and the Martesana canal, and within walking distance from Nolo. Residencies are a great way to experience a new culture in a dynamic and diversified city such as Milan while producing a body of work. The city’s location also allows for day trips to historical towns such as Venice, Parma, Bologna, Verona, Ferrara, etc.

Contact information
Email
gate44 [at] gate44.eu
Phone
3316113136
Website
https://www.gate44.eu/