Founded in 2020 by Marina Nissim, entrepreneur and collector, Fondazione Elpis is dedicated to supporting young artists through a broad program of exhibitions, residencies, meetings, workshops, performances, and widespread projects rooted throughout the national territory. With the aim of exploring areas and contexts outside the traditional circuits of contemporary art, Fondazione Elpis fosters dialogue between worlds that appear distant, capturing the evolution of expressive languages. It is based in Milan, in a former industrial laundry in the Porta Romana district, now a space dedicated to artistic experimentation and research, promoting new models of participation and engagement for diverse audiences.
Its identity is deeply connected to Una Boccata d’Arte, a project active since 2020 in collaboration with Maurizio Rigillo of Galleria Continua and with the participation of Threes. This nationwide initiative annually involves 20 artists in the creation of site-specific projects in 20 Italian villages—one per region—born from direct encounters with the places and local communities, and aimed at enhancing the cultural heritage of the territory.