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• Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague' Premieres at Cannes with 11-Minute Ovation festival-fair

  Richard Linklater's film 'Nouvelle Vague' premiered in competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, receiving an 11-minute standing ovation. The film is a love letter to cinema,…

• Santarcangelo Festival 2025: 55th Edition Explores Uncertainty festival-fair

  Scheduled for July 4 to 13, 2025, the 55th Santarcangelo Festival in Santarcangelo di Romagna will be led by Tomasz Kireńczuk. Under the theme "not yet" (non ancora), the festival…

• Antwerp Art Weekend Launches 11th Edition with Citywide Contemporary Art Celebration festival-fair

  Antwerp Art Weekend launches its 11th edition from Thursday 29 May until Sunday 1 June 2025, transforming the city into a hub for contemporary art. This citywide manifestation…

• Sheffield DocFest 2025 Program Features AI Ethics, Climate Storytelling, and Major Industry Pitches festival-fair

  Sheffield DocFest 2025, taking place from June 18 to 23, will celebrate its 32nd year as an international documentary festival featuring 35 sessions, four live pitch events, and…

• Art Basel Qatar to Launch in Doha in February 2026 festival-fair

  So, in February 2026, Art Basel Qatar is launching at M7 and the Doha Design District in Msheireb. This exciting event is a joint venture involving Art Basel, the MCH Group, Qatar…

• Amsterdam Art Week 2025: programma e novità festival-fair

  Dal 20 al 25 maggio 2025, Amsterdam Art Week riunisce oltre settanta gallerie, musei, residenze d'artista, spazi indipendenti, accademie, hub creativi e collezioni private. La…

• FotogramMi: Milano's First Architecture Photography Festival Launches festival-fair

  Milan is set to kick off the first-ever FotogramMi festival, dedicated to architecture photography, from May 20 to 24, 2025. At the heart of this event is the exhibition titled…

• Piedmont's contemporary art initiatives unite under Orma network festival-fair

  A network called Orma (Tracce d'artista in Langhe Monferrato Roero) has been established by four contemporary art projects in Piedmont's Langhe, Monferrato, and Roero regions,…

• Art Busan 2025 Expands Regional Influence with Tokyo Gendai Partnership and 109 Galleries festival-fair

  Scheduled to take place from May 8 to 11, 2025, Art Busan will be held at BEXCO in Busan, South Korea, featuring 109 galleries representing 17 nations. In March 2025, a…

• Clearing Gallery Opens Maison Clearing in Historic Villa During Art Basel festival-fair

  During Art Basel in Basel, running June 19–22, 2025 at the Exhibition Center, New York/Los Angeles gallery Clearing is launching Maison Clearing in a historic four-story villa…

• Ari Aster's 'Eddington' premieres at Cannes with COVID-era horror festival-fair

  Ari Aster premiered his new film 'Eddington' at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, competing for the Palme d'Or. The film is set in the town of Eddington, where Sheriff Joe Cross…

• Rutelli: cultura e rigenerazione urbana al convegno Città nel Futuro 2025 festival-fair

  L'ex sindaco di Roma Francesco Rutelli ha annunciato il convegno 'Città nel Futuro' in programma dal 7 al 9 ottobre 2025 al MAXXI di Roma. Ideato con la presidente ANCE Federica…

• Sky Arte presenta 'Musica con Vista': festival tra beni culturali e musica classica festival-fair

  Il festival 'Musica con Vista', primo festival nazionale di musica classica dedicato alla valorizzazione dei beni culturali, debutta su Sky Arte con due puntate in prima visione…

• RomeVideoGameLab 2025 presenta videogiochi indipendenti italiani tra roguelike e narrativa festival-fair

  Il RomeVideoGameLab 2025, organizzato da Cinecittà SpA, si è tenuto presso il centro polivalente WeGil a Trastevere, Roma, ex Casa della Gioventù Italiana del Littorio progettata…

• Late May 2025 Performance Art Highlights in Italy festival-fair

  The 2024-25 season at Milan's Teatro dell'Elfo concludes with two new productions: 'La prima luce di Neruda', based on Ruggero Cappuccio's novel and directed by César Brie,…

• Late Spring Music Festival and Other Italian Cultural Festivals in Late May 2025 festival-fair

  Italy will host a variety of cultural festivals in late May and early June 2025. The Late Spring Music Festival is scheduled at Reggia di Venaria, Turin, from May 30 to June 2. On…

• Bracciano Art Week: First Edition Explores Contamination and Identity festival-fair

  The first edition of Bracciano Art Week (BAW), titled 'Contemporary Bloom', runs from May 15 to 18, 2025, transforming the historic center of Bracciano into a diffused museum.…

• VIMA Art Fair Launches in Limassol as Cyprus's First International Contemporary Art Fair festival-fair

  The inaugural VIMA Art Fair took place in Limassol, Cyprus, from 16 to 18 May, marking the country's first international contemporary art event. Founded by Lara Kotreleva, Edgar…

• Cannes 78 Opens with Female Director's Debut Amid Mixed Reviews festival-fair

  The 78th Cannes Film Festival opened with "Partir un Jour," the debut feature by French director Amélie Bonnin, marking the first time the festival has opened with a first film by…

• 2025 Listening Pitch Winners: Carin Leong, Cicely Hadman, Roberto Duque to Premiere Films at Aesthetica Festival festival-fair

  Winners of the 2025 Listening Pitch include Carin Leong, Cicely Hadman, and Roberto Duque, recognized for their documentary films that delve into the sonic aspects of human…

• Arte Sella 2025: Marzia Migliora, Olivo Barbieri e Mario Cucinella nel programma festival-fair

  Arte Sella, il museo a cielo aperto nato nel 1986 in Val di Sella (Trentino-Alto Adige), ha annunciato il programma 2025. Il 21 giugno, in occasione del solstizio d'estate,…

• 24th Paiz Art Biennial Reveals Initial Artist Lineup for 2025-2026 Edition in Guatemala City festival-fair

  The Paiz Foundation for Education and Culture has announced the preliminary list of participants for the 24th Paiz Art Biennial, scheduled to run from 6 November 2025 to 15…

• Contemporary Art Invades Noto's Infiorata with New Satellite Event festival-fair

  In 2025, the Infiorata di Noto, a floral carpet event rooted in Genzano since 1980, will introduce a contemporary art satellite event for the first time. Scheduled from May 16 to…

• Cannes 2025: Juliette Binoche presiede la giuria, appello per Gaza da 400 artisti festival-fair

  Il 78° Festival di Cannes è iniziato con la conferenza stampa della Giuria Ufficiale presieduta da Juliette Binoche. La giuria include Halle Berry, Payal Kapadia, Alba Rohrwacher,…

• Daniele Sigalot's Coppa Pizzeria: A Container Colosseum for Absurdist Football Performance festival-fair

  In early May 2025, the 13th Coppa Pizzeria football tournament was organized by artist Daniele Sigalot (born in Rome, 1976) at the port of Naples, featuring the iconic Mount…

• Torino Graphic Days Celebrates 10 Years at New Vitali Park Venue festival-fair

  The international festival Torino Graphic Days, founded in 2016 by Print Club Torino, Quattrolinee, and Plug, marks its tenth edition with a move to Vitali Park, a former…

• The Phair 2025: Eva Frapiccini curates Under 40 spotlight on ten emerging photographers festival-fair

  Phair 2025 was hosted at OGR's Sala Fucine in Turin, showcasing a notable improvement in artistic expression and accompanying initiatives. Curated by Eva Frapiccini, the…

• Casa Jannacci opens free events and exhibitions for Milano Civil Week 2025 festival-fair

  During Milano Civil Week 2025 (May 9–11), Casa dell'accoglienza 'Enzo Jannacci' in Milan's Corvetto district offers free inclusive programming. The shelter, named after…

• The Phair 2025: Photography Reimagined Across Media in Turin festival-fair

  The sixth edition of The Phair, curated by Lorenzo Bruni, took place at OGR in Turin, featuring nearly 50 exhibitors. The fair challenges traditional photography by presenting…

• Liquida Photofestival 2025: Torino ospita la quarta edizione festival-fair

  The fourth edition of the Liquida Photofestival is set to take place in Turin from May 8 to 11, 2025, at the Polo del '900. Under Laura Tota's leadership, this year's theme will…

• Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial 2024 Launches with 70+ Artists Across 8 Routes festival-fair

  The inaugural Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial kicked off on November 15, 2024, transforming downtown Abu Dhabi and Al Ain into a huge gallery featuring site-specific pieces from…

• INTRA Festival of Performing Arts Debuts in Padua's Former Church festival-fair

  The Fondazione Alberto Peruzzo, founded in 2015 by collector Alberto Peruzzo, has transformed the 13th-century ex-Church of Sant'Agnese in Padua into exhibition spaces. From May…

• Met Gala 2025: Black Dandyism and Art References Dominate the Red Carpet festival-fair

  The 2025 Met Gala, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, celebrated Black dandyism and tailoring, with countless references to art and costume history. Zendaya wore…

• Artribune's Guide to European Pavilions at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale festival-fair

  Artribune has released a comprehensive guide detailing 20 national pavilions from Europe showcased at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, addressing topics such as urban…

• LIFE Festival Debuts in Milan Merging Art, Theater, and Journalism festival-fair

  The first edition of LIFE festival, conceived by ZONA K, launches in Milan from May 7 to June 21, 2025. The festival blends theater, visual arts, performance installations, and…

• Berlin Gallery Weekend at 20: Six Keys to the World's First and Most Important Gallery Weekend festival-fair

  The Berlin Gallery Weekend, launched in 2005 by a group of Berlin galleries to attract collectors to a city lacking a strong collector base and a major art fair, celebrates its…

• Milano Film Fest Returns in June 2025 with Photography Focus festival-fair

  The Milano Film Fest, a new festival celebrating audiovisual arts, will hold its first edition from June 3 to 8, 2025, in Milan. Artistic direction is by Claudio Santamaria, with…

• London Design Biennale 2025 Showcases Global Pavilions at Somerset House festival-fair

  The London Design Biennale launches its fifth edition from 5 to 29 June 2025 at Somerset House in London, marking the venue's 25th anniversary. Under the theme 'Surface…

• Italy's Most Original Cultural Festivals of Early May 2025 festival-fair

  A roundup of cultural festivals taking place across Italy in early May 2025, covering a wide range of themes from pop philosophy to jazz, illustration, independent living, and…

• Gallery Weekend Berlin 2025: 52 Galleries, 80 Artists Across the City festival-fair

  The 21st edition of Gallery Weekend Berlin runs from May 2 to 4, 2025, with 52 galleries and 80 artists from over 20 countries. The event replaces a traditional art fair in the…