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Creating lasting cultural impact through contemporary art, building cross-border partnerships that connect artists, institutions, cities, and communities.
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Core Initiatives
Core Initiatives
Core Initiatives
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Curated Exhibition
Program
Curated Exhibition Program
Curating and
producing in-house
contemporary art
exhibitions at CIRCOLO
alongside public art
interventions including
Art Takes Over,
connecting artists,
institutions, and urban
spaces.
Curating and producing in-house
contemporary art exhibitions at CIRCOLO alongside public art
interventions including Art Takes Over, connecting artists, institutions, and urban spaces.
Curating and producing in-house contemporary art exhibitions at CIRCOLO alongside public art interventions including Art Takes Over, connecting artists, institutions, and urban spaces.
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02.
Public Programs
Public Programs
Activating exhibitions
through Talks @
Circolo, live
multidisciplinary
performances, and
curator-led tours
(#WeArtCommunity)
to spark critical
dialogue and shared
community
experience.
Activating exhibitions through Talks @ Circolo, live multidisciplinary
performances, and curator-led tours
(#WeArtCommunity) to spark critical dialogue and shared community experience.
Activating exhibitions through Talks @ Circolo, live multidisciplinary performances, and curator-led tours (#WeArtCommunity) to spark critical dialogue and shared community experience.
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03.
03.
Artistic production
funding
Artistic production funding
Supporting new
commissions, artist
production funding,
and site-specific
presentations at
international
institutions and
biennales, including
the Venice Biennale
and Whitechapel
Gallery.
Supporting new commissions, artist
production funding, and site-specific
presentations at international
institutions and biennales, including
the Venice Biennale and Whitechapel Gallery.
Supporting new commissions, artist production funding, and site-specific presentations at international institutions and biennales, including the Venice Biennale and Whitechapel Gallery.
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04.
04.
Institutional Support
Institutional Support
Funding national and
international
institutions,
educational NGO
partnerships, major
public projects, and
international biennales
(Venice Biennale, Lyon
Biennial, Whitechapel
Gallery).
Funding national and international
institutions, educational NGO
partnerships, major public projects, and international biennales (Venice Biennale, Lyon Biennial, Whitechapel
Gallery).
Funding national and international institutions, educational NGO partnerships, major public projects, and international biennales (Venice Biennale, Lyon Biennial, Whitechapel Gallery).
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05.
Artist Residency
Partnership
Artist Residency Partnership
Establishing multi-
week fully funded
international
residencies with
premier partners like
Gasworks and Delfina
Foundation in London
for emerging artists.
Establishing multi-week fully funded
international residencies with premier partners like Gasworks and Delfina Foundation in London for emerging artists.
Establishing multi-week fully funded international residencies with premier partners like Gasworks and Delfina Foundation in London for emerging artists.
Located on the piano nobile of Via della Spiga 48 in Milan, CIRCOLO is our non-profit contemporary art project space. Operating as a cultural incubator, it serves as an experimental platform for artistic dialogue where we actively curate and produce in-house exhibitions featuring emerging and established artists, engage the public through talks and performances, and expand their visibility.
Located on the piano nobile of Via della Spiga 48 in Milan, CIRCOLO is our contemporary art project space. Operating as a cultural incubator, it serves as an experimental platform for artistic dialogue where we actively curate and produce in-house non- profit exhibitions featuring emerging and established artists, engage the public through talks and performances, and expand their visibility.
EXPLORE EXHIBITIONS
Located on the piano nobile of Via della Spiga 48 in Milan, CIRCOLO is our contemporary art project space. Operating as a cultural incubator, it serves as an experimental platform for artistic dialogue where we actively curate and produce in-house non-profit exhibitions featuring emerging and established artists, engage the public through talks and performances, and expand their visibility.
EXPLORE EXHIBITIONS
Cultural Itineraries
Cultural Itineraries
Cultural Itineraries
#WeArtExperience offers tailor-made cultural itineraries and immersive events designed to
educate the public about the art world and the dynamics of the art economy, organizing
monthly guided tours with exclusive access to leading figures in art, design, and architecture
across 19 European cities.
#WeArtExperience offers tailor-made cultural itineraries and immersive events designed to educate the public about the art world and the dynamics of the art economy, organizing monthly guided tours with exclusive access to leading figures in art, design, and architecture across 19 European cities.
#WeArtExperience offers tailor-made cultural itineraries and immersive events designed to educate the public about the art world and the dynamics of the art economy, organizing monthly guided tours with exclusive access to leading figures in art, design, and architecture across 19 European cities.
Pillars Of Our Foundation
Pillars Of Our Foundation
Pillars Of Our Foundation
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01.
Multi-faceted, mission
driven concept and
creative team
Multi-faceted, mission driven concept and creative team
Multi-faceted, mission driven concept and creative team
02.
02.
Active at all levels –
from local initiatives
to global
conversations
Active at all levels – from local initiatives to global conversations
Active at all levels – from local initiatives to global conversations
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03.
Mobilizing the art
community through
collaboration,
education, and public
engagement
Mobilizing the art community through collaboration, education, and public engagement
Mobilizing the art community through collaboration, education, and public engagement
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04.
Recognized by
national and
international media
and institutions for
creative leadership
Recognized by national and
international media and institutions for creative leadership
Recognized by national and international media and institutions for creative leadership
05.
Supported by an
engaged cultural
network of artists,
partners, curators,
institutions and
collectors
05.
Supported by an engaged cultural network of artists, partners, curators, institutions and collectors
05.
Supported by an engaged cultural network of artists, partners, curators, institutions and collectors
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CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURAL PHILANTHROPY
Foundation / Est. 2024
The Saikalis Bay Foundation is a prominent non-profit
contemporary art organization based in Milan, founded by
philanthropist and architect Nicole Saikalis Bay and her
husband, Matteo Bay. The foundation operates out of
CIRCOLO, a unique, intimate project space and art hub
located in the heart of the city at Via della Spiga 48. It blurs
the line between a private residence and public discourse,
dedicated to supporting international contemporary art
through commissions, residencies, and public programming.
Milano, Italy
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MILANO HEADQUARTERS & CIRCOLO
Via della Spiga 48
20121 Milano, Italy
© 2026 Saikalis Bay Foundation. All rights reserved.
CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURAL PHILANTHROPY
Foundation / Est. 2024
The Saikalis Bay Foundation is a prominent non-profit contemporary art organization based in Milan, founded by philanthropist and architect Nicole Saikalis Bay and her husband, Matteo Bay. The foundation operates out of CIRCOLO, a unique, intimate project space and art hub located in the heart of the city at Via della Spiga 48. It blurs the line between a private residence and public discourse, dedicated to supporting international contemporary art through commissions, residencies, and public programming.
Milano, Italy
INDEX DIRECTORY
MILANO HEADQUARTERS & CIRCOLO
Via della Spiga 48
20121 Milano, Italy
© 2026 Saikalis Bay Foundation. All rights reserved.