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Stefano Raimondi on ArtVerona's December edition and the future of art fairs

festival-fair · 2026-04-27

Stefano Raimondi, the new director of ArtVerona, discusses the fair's postponement to December 11-13 due to the pandemic. The shift aims to ensure safety at Veronafiere, support galleries with reduced costs, and maintain a quality audience including 500 collectors annually. Raimondi envisions a 'permanent fair' model blending digital services with physical events. ArtVerona is building a new team of Italian and international curators, and will launch an Instagram project curated by Edoardo Monti featuring gallerists. He predicts widening gaps between large, medium, and small galleries, increased intermediaries, and more collaboration.

Key facts

  • ArtVerona postponed to December 11-13, 2020
  • Stefano Raimondi is the new director of ArtVerona
  • Fair will be held at Veronafiere, one of Italy's most important exhibition centers
  • ArtVerona annually hosts 500 collectors
  • Raimondi proposes a 'permanent fair' concept with digital and physical components
  • New team includes Italian and international curators and collaborators
  • Instagram project curated by Edoardo Monti will involve gallerists
  • Raimondi predicts larger gaps between galleries of different sizes

Entities

Artists

  • Stefano Raimondi
  • Ilaria Bonacossa
  • Edoardo Monti
  • Massimiliano Tonelli

Institutions

  • ArtVerona
  • Artissima
  • Veronafiere

Locations

  • Verona
  • Italy

Sources