About
Where?
At The Fine Arts Academy of Syracuse – MADE Program
Via Cairoli, 20 – 96100 Syracuse – Italy
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When?
MADE LABS will happen from the 7th.to the 19th. JULY 2025
Who can partecipate?
MADE LABS is open to students as well as professionals worldwide.
Language?
The tuition language will be English.
Visa requirements?
Participants who require a visa for Italy are responsible for obtaining this visa in time.
Equipment?
Participants should bring their own lap-top computers. WLAN is freely available. Please ensure that all your equipment is covered by your insurance.
Why
Program
Made Labs are conceived as "high-intensity" labs. A unique formula that combines workshops and lectures under the guidance of important personalities in the world of design and architecture.
Guests
During the days of workshops and lectures, Made Labs will gather in one place prominent designers, architects and artists, coming from all over the world.
Place
Made Labs will take place in the unique city of Syracuse, Sicily. Specifically in the ancient heart of the town, the island of Ortigia, a location where the remains of ancient history are the backdrop for daily life.
Credits
Upon successful completion of each workshop (35 hours of classes), MADE Program will issue 3 ECTS credits that can be transferred at the option of each student’s home University.
Affordability
According to the MADE Program's philosophy, we have done our best to make a high-level educational experience accessible to as many people as possible. Moreover, this year, thanks to a PNRR grant, many students will be able to participate in a workshop free of charge.
PNRR Scholarships
To participate in the selection, students must send:
▪︎ short CV (one page maximum);
▪︎ a letter of motivation, indicating the workshop they want to participate in, and a possible second choice (for those cases in which the available places within the indicated course have already been filled);
▪︎ artistic portfolio (PDF format - maximum 2 megabytes).
The material must be sent to madelabs@madeprogram.it no later than midnight (CET) on May 31st, 2025.
Eligibility to participate in the workshops and the awarding of scholarships will be carried out by a Commission composed of MADE teachers, whose judgement is to be considered final.
The results of the selection will be announced no later than midnight (CET) on June 3rd, 2025.
Please note: each student may be awarded a scholarship for participation in a single workshop.
National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) - Mission 4 - Component 1 ‘Strengthening the supply of education services: from kindergartens to universities’ - Investment 3.4 ‘Advanced university teaching and skills’, sub-investment T5 ‘Strategic partnerships/initiatives to innovate the international dimension of the AFAM system’, financed by the European Union - NextGenerationEU.
CUP: H81B24000090006
Program
IN/VISIBLE
The Elefant in the Room
Digital technology has permeated everyday life.
What is the role of designers, artists, researchers, students, and the educational system in this scenario? How is modern democracy based on the capitalist economy, from production to distribution, changing? Beyond doomsday scenarios, can we use technology in directions capable of shaping the imagination of contemporary society as much as the “utopias” that were the basis of modernity? Is it possible to imagine alternative ways of using technologies or coping with, resisting, understanding, and reusing them?
In its best tradition, design reflects our ever-changing society, aspires to shape it, interprets behavior, offers pragmatic solutions to problems, and improves our daily experience. And the most radical solutions are often due to countless, virtually unknown “inventors” who belong to the anonymous history of the 20th and 21st centuries. The history of design does not always coincide with the history of designers.
The topic has become too important for it to be left to technology experts and entrepreneurs.
It is time to look at the elephant in the room.
Schedule
07—12.July
6-day workshop
14—19.July
6-day workshop
How to apply
If you plan to apply for one of the available scholarships, please follow the instructions here.
If you do not apply for a scholarship, or have not been selected among the winners, and would still like to apply, you can do so by using this form and making a payment to this account.
Banca Intesa Sanpaolo, Milan Francesca Romana Agency
C.C. n° 00000004180, headed to ‘Rosario Gagliardi Srl’.
IBAN: IT49M0306909686100000004180
SWIFT/BIC: BCITITMM
Tuition Fees
Students | 1 workshop: 375 Euro | 2 workshops: 550 Euro |
Professionals | 1 workshop: 480 Euro | 2 workshops: 700 Euro |
Please make sure when making the payment that the transaction fees are borne by you and not by the School.
Enrolment is considered complete when we receive your payment.
In case of cancellation of participation within 30 days of the start of the workshop, the tuition fee will be refunded in full, except for a deduction of 50 euros to cover administrative costs.
After this deadline, the full amount paid will be retained by the School.
Guests
Workshops’ Leaders
Curators
Interviews
Gallery
Some photos from the past editions
