Open Studio

From June 23 to 29, 2025, the spaces of Careof, along with the artist residencies and Messina 1, part of the Municipality of Milan, hosted within Fabbrica del Vapore, will welcome OPEN STUDIO — featuring works by students from the Accademia di Como – Aldo Galli: Gerta Hameli, Francesca Spagnoli, Noia, Sancha, and Tristan Le Barrois d’Orgeval.

Imagined and curated by Marta Bianchi, course coordinator and president of Careof, this initiative aims to bridge the gap between academic training and professional artistic practice. It offers students the opportunity to confront firsthand the demands, nuances, and limitations of producing work within a residency and communal living experience.

At the heart of the project is the process of creation and negotiation, as the students work and interact for the first time within a professional Italian context — that of Careof and Fabbrica del Vapore.

The invitation was to step outside the Academy, to activate what was learned, and to place their work in a public space — spending time together, building shared experiences, and forming bonds that might continue beyond their studies. The result is a supportive micro-community, learning and working together in synergy.

The exhibition will include paintings, developed through workshops with artist Lupo Borgonovo; Performance practices, guided by artist Davide Savorani; Multimedia and editorial works, supported by Giacomo Raffaelli, cultural operator and researcher.

Within Spazio Messina 1 at Fabbrica del Vapore, a collective studio takes shape — a space where students and audience can meet.