Four Finalists Named for Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2028
Italy's Ministry of Culture has announced four finalist cities for the title of Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2028: Padova, Civita di Bagnoregio (including Bolsena), Pozzuoli, and Capri. The public auditions are scheduled for 8 October 2026, with the winner to be revealed at the end of that month, receiving €1 million to support its cultural initiatives. This program, launched in 2024, is inspired by the Italian Capital of Culture. Alba will take over from the current titleholder, Gibellina, in 2027. Each contender showcased distinctive projects, including Padova's "Ancora imparo," under the artistic leadership of Marta Papini and Maurizio Cattelan, and Pozzuoli's "La città delle fragilità creative," directed by Paolo Lubrano.
Fatti principali
- Four finalist cities selected for Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2028: Padova, Civita di Bagnoregio (with Bolsena), Pozzuoli, and Capri
- Public auditions scheduled for 8 October 2026, with the winner proclaimed at the end of October 2026
- The winning city receives €1 million for its cultural program
- The initiative was established by Italy's Ministry of Culture in 2024, modeled on the Italian Capital of Culture
- Gibellina holds the title for the current year; Alba will hold it in 2027
- Padova's dossier is "Ancora imparo. Esercizi di dissidenza," with artistic direction by Marta Papini and Maurizio Cattelan with Myriam Ben Salah
- Capri's dossier "Le sirene del nuovo" involves over 40 artists from five continents and six thematic fields
- Pozzuoli's project "La città delle fragilità creative" is directed by Paolo Lubrano
Entità
Artisti
- Marta Papini
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Myriam Ben Salah
- Cecilia Alemani
- Daniela Mapelli
- Renzo Piano
- José Tolentino de Mendonça
- Marina Pizziolo
- Romano Ravasio
- Paolo Lubrano
- Sergio Giordani
- Luca Profili
- Andrea Di Sorte
- Paolo Falco
- Ninni Cutaia
- Livia Montagnoli
- Alessandro Giuli
- Carsten Höller
- Eva Jospin
- Chiara Camoni
- Nico Vascellari
- Tobias Rehberger
- Massimo Osanna
- Lorenza Baroncelli
- Pinot Gallizio
- Groucho Marx
Istituzioni
- Ministero della Cultura
- Dipartimento per le Attività Culturali del MiC
- Università di Padova
- Fondazione Alberto Peruzzo
- Fondazione Bano
- Fondazione Chiara e Francesco Carraro
- Fondazione Santagata per l'Economia della Cultura
- Art Consulting
- Artribune
- FAI
- Università della Tuscia
- Regione Lazio
- Dipartimento per le attività culturali
- Consiglio dei Ministri
- exibart.com
- Rete Tuscia Contemporanea
Luoghi
- Padova
- Italy
- Civita di Bagnoregio
- Bolsena
- Tuscia
- Pozzuoli
- Capri
- Campania
- Gulf of Naples
- Campi Flegrei
- Vesuvius
- Gibellina
- Alba
- Rome
- Sala Spadolini
- Anacapri
- Punta Carena
- Lazio
- Viterbo
- CN
- Chioggia
- VE
- Foligno
- Spoleto
- PG
- Pietrasanta
- LU
- Termoli
- CB
- Varese
- Gallarate
- VA
- Agrigento
- Molise
- Langhe-Roero
- Monferrato
- Italia
- Sicilia
- Toscana
- Umbria