Centrale Fies Summer 2026: Live Works Summit, Monia Ben Hamouda, and Love Is Political
From July 16 to 26, 2026, Centrale Fies in Dro, Trentino, will launch its summer program, which will showcase exhibitions, lectures, and various activities. The event kicks off with a solo exhibition by Monia Ben Hamouda, under the curation of Simone Frangi and Barbara Boninsegna. The Live Works Summit, taking place from July 16 to 19, features eight artists: Tim Bartel, Publik Universal Frxnd, Kristina Kusmina Dreit, Pina Danila Gambettola, Abdul Halik Azeez, Eleni Roberts Kazouri, Vladimir Babinchuk, and Juan Yung-Han. Additional highlights include The Sparks Return on July 22 and Love Is Political from July 23 to 26. Notable projects consist of Lorenzo Pezzani's Overhead and Sofia Baldi Pighi's Arte come resistenza civile. Since 2020, Centrale Fies has adopted a modular, transdisciplinary approach.
Key facts
- Centrale Fies summer program runs July 16–26, 2026 in Dro, Trentino.
- Monia Ben Hamouda solo show curated by Simone Frangi and Barbara Boninsegna from July 16 to 26.
- Live Works Summit 13th edition July 16–19 with eight selected artists.
- Luc Ndikubwimana is Agitu Ideo Gudeta fellow with Palazzo Grassi and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo.
- The Sparks Return on July 22 with Collettivo Bagnomaria, Chiara Tagliaferri, Gianluca D'Incà Levis.
- Love Is Political chapter July 23–26 with 18 artists/collectives.
- Three special projects: Overhead by Lorenzo Pezzani, Arte come resistenza civile by Sofia Baldi Pighi, Blue Blue Blue Limbo by Industria Indipendente.
- Open Group's Repeat after me II was at the Polish Pavilion of the 60th Venice Biennale.
Entities
Artists
- Monia Ben Hamouda
- Simone Frangi
- Barbara Boninsegna
- Tim Bartel
- Publik Universal Frxnd
- Kristina Kusmina Dreit
- Pina Danila Gambettola
- Abdul Halik Azeez
- Eleni Roberts Kazouri
- Vladimir Babinchuk
- Juan Yung-Han
- Mackda Ghebremariam Tesfaù
- Justin Randolph Thompson
- Luc Ndikubwimana
- Agitu Ideo Gudeta
- Alif Hilal
- Lyra Pramuk
- Katerina Andreou
- Mélissa Guex
- Tiziano Cruz
- Kat Válastur
- Aho Ssan
- Virginia Sommadossi
- Elisa Di Liberato
- P. Parenti
- Pierangelo Giacomuzzi
- Stefania Santoni
- Collettivo Bagnomaria
- Chiara Tagliaferri
- Gianluca D'Incà Levis
- Anagoor
- Annamaria Ajmone
- Chiara Bersani
- Lemmo
- Dewey Dell
- Francesca Pennini
- CollettivO CineticO
- Industria Indipendente
- Laura Tripaldi
- LIMINAL
- Mali Weil
- Michele Bertolino
- Motus
- Open Group
- Yuriy Biley
- Pavlo Kovach
- Anton Varga
- Rifugio Amore
- Sofia Baldi Pighi
- Violetta Cottini
- Wissal Houbabi
- KUNTHUG
- Kobramulata
- Mantis
- Lorenzo Pezzani
- Amandine Gay
- Angeliki Tzortzakaki
- Costanza Spina
- Bagnomaria
- Gianluca D’Incà Levis
- OPEN GROUP
- MOTUS
- Kathy Acker
- Derek Jarman
- Dino Sommadossi
Institutions
- Centrale Fies
- Palazzo Grassi
- Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- Tanzfabrik Berlin
- Hangar Barcellona
- Operaestate Festival
- Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity
- Ministry of Culture
- University of Bologna
- Accademia Albertina di Torino
- UNESCO
- Polish Pavilion
- 60th Venice Biennale
- ATP DIARY
- ANTI Festival
- Galleria Trasformatori
- Ministero della Cultura
- Università di Bologna
- Libreria Bruno
- Biennale di Venezia
Locations
- Dro
- Trento
- Trentino
- Italy
- Berlin
- Germany
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Turin
- Venice
- Mediterranean
- Libya
- Ukraine
- Arabian Peninsula
- Bologna