"CREATIVITY FOR SOCIAL CHANGE" SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MOLESKINE FOUNDATION (FOR MASTER COURSES AND 2Y MASTER OF ARTS)

MOLESKINE FOUNDATION partners with Istituto Marangoni to launch an international scholarship contest designed to identify and support emerging creative talents ready to transform ideas into cultural impact. 

Moleskine Foundation believes that creativity has the power to transform individuals and their Communities. In this spirit, the contest invites candidates to propose an artwork that shows how creative practice can activate social change through fashion, design, and contemporary art as languages that interpret the present and shape new futures.

THE CONTEST

Social change is not only driven by institutions and technologies, but also by imagination, aesthetics, and narratives that reframe what society considers possible. 

Applicants are invited to interpret Creativity Social Change by producing an artwork that explores one (or more) of the following trajectories (indicative, not restrictive):

• Inclusion & equity (gender, identities, accessibility, representation)
• Sustainability & regeneration (materials, systems, circularity, post-consumer cultures)
• Community & belonging (local cultures, diasporas, new collectivities)
• Digital society & ethics (AI, authorship, data, attention economy, post-truth)
• Care, wellbeing & emotional ecologies (new rituals, intimacy, body politics)
• Education, work & future skills (new models of value, making, learning)

THE PROJECT

The project should demonstrate a strong point of view, cultural awareness, and a coherent artistic language, connecting concept → process → outcome.

Applicants are required to choose one of the following options:

• Research Document:  A minimum 10-page PDF document presenting:

  • The creative research question / social issue addressed

  • Cultural references (visual culture, design research, art/fashion/design precedents)

  • Process development (sketches, experiments, prototypes, tests, iterations)

  • Final visual outcomes (finished artwork / key frames / visuals / series)

  • Short reflective commentary (your intention, choices, and impact narrative)
    
    

• Motion Artwork: An animated / film / motion artwork exploring the theme through time-based language:

  • Duration: ~1 minute (recommended 50–70 seconds)

  • Format: MP4 only

  • Orientation: any (landscape, portrait, square) — choose intentionally

  • Audio: optional (if used, ensure you have rights/permissions)

THE SCHOLARSHIP

Selected participants may receive the following tuition fee reductions for postgraduate courses for the schools of Milan, Florence, London and Paris:

• up to 50% deduction on the chosen course for each school featured in the contest
• up to 5000 EUR deduction for the tuition fee (enrolment fee is always due) 

 Kindly note that the enrolment fee is always due.

Deadline for the application: April 30, 2026.

*Photo credits: Laboratorio di Butoh - photo by Anna Barth