Summer Art Exhibitions Across Romagna: From Olivo Barbieri to Germano Sartelli
A series of summer exhibitions across Romagna, Italy, offers a diverse range of contemporary art. In Forlì, Alice Padovani's 'Limes: frammenti di realtà' at Fondazione Dino Zoli runs until July 31, 2025. The Fondazione Tito Balestra in Lonigiano presents 'L’acquaforte per Leonardo Sciascia' until August 17, featuring four engravers. At Cesena's Biblioteca Malatestiana, Olivo Barbieri's 'tOUR' juxtaposes his aerial views with the library's ancient books until September 28. The MIC Faenza celebrates Germano Sartelli's centenary with 'Alfabeti di terra' until August 17, and hosts the 63rd Premio Faenza – Biennale Internazionale della Ceramica d’Arte Contemporanea until November 30. Ravenna's Chiostro Biblioteca Oriani shows 'Dante Plus 2025' with 20 works on Dante until September 28. The Museo Nazionale di Ravenna presents Vincenzo Latina's memorial for the 2013 Lampedusa shipwreck victims until September 21. In Cattolica, Leonardo Cemak's 'Profondo nero' at Galleria Comunale Santa Croce runs until September 14. Villa Mussolini in Riccione hosts 'Mare Magnum' with Magnum Photos photographers including Martin Parr until October 5. Verucchio's newly inaugurated Pinacoteca features nearly 200 works by artists like Lucio Fontana and a small Picasso until August 6.
Key facts
- Alice Padovani's solo show 'Limes: frammenti di realtà' at Fondazione Dino Zoli, Forlì, until July 31, 2025.
- Padovani won the Premio Dino Zoli Textile.
- Fondazione Tito Balestra in Lonigiano presents 'L’acquaforte per Leonardo Sciascia' until August 17, 2025.
- The exhibition features four engravers from the 1974 portfolio 'Les Automates' published by Sellerio Editore.
- Olivo Barbieri's 'tOUR' at Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena, until September 28, 2025.
- MIC Faenza celebrates Germano Sartelli's centenary with 'Alfabeti di terra' until August 17, 2025.
- 63rd Premio Faenza – Biennale Internazionale della Ceramica d’Arte Contemporanea at MIC Faenza until November 30, 2025.
- Dante Plus 2025 at Chiostro Biblioteca Oriani, Ravenna, until September 28, 2025.
- Vincenzo Latina's memorial for the 2013 Lampedusa shipwreck at Museo Nazionale di Ravenna until September 21, 2025.
- Leonardo Cemak's 'Profondo nero' at Galleria Comunale Santa Croce, Cattolica, until September 14, 2025.
- 'Mare Magnum' at Villa Mussolini, Riccione, until October 5, 2025, featuring Magnum Photos photographers.
- Verucchio's Pinacoteca Comunale opens with nearly 200 works including pieces by Lucio Fontana and Picasso until August 6, 2025.
Entities
Artists
- Alice Padovani
- Olivo Barbieri
- Germano Sartelli
- Leonardo Cemak
- Ferdinando Scianna
- Bruno Barbey
- Bruce Gilden
- Harry Gruyaert
- Trent Parke
- Olivia Arthur
- Newsha Tavakolian
- Martin Parr
- Lucio Fontana
- Emilio Vedova
- Giuseppe Capogrossi
- Leoncillo Leonardi
- Kengiro Azuma
- Rocco Borella
- Liliana Cossovel
- Achille Pace
- Mauro Reggiani
- Getulio Alviani
- Francesco Guerrieri
- Lia Drei
- Giorgio Bompadre
- Franco di Vito
- Jean Pierre Vasarely
- Bruno Rosai
- Carlo Corsi
- Gerardo Dottori
- Maurizio Minarini
- Norberto Pazzini
- Pablo Picasso
- Edo Janich
- Leonardo Sciascia
- Marco Miccoli
- Vincenzo Latina
- Gioia Gattamorta
- Milena Becci
- Andréa Holzherr
- Gerardo Filiberto Dasi
- Lionello Venturi
- Giulio Carlo Argan
Institutions
- Fondazione Dino Zoli
- Fondazione Tito Balestra
- Sellerio Editore
- Biblioteca Malatestiana
- MIC Faenza
- Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche
- Archivio Sartelli
- Chiostro Biblioteca Oriani
- Biblioteca di Storia Contemporanea Alfredo Oriani
- Subsidenze
- Bonobolabo
- Museo Nazionale di Ravenna
- IN/Arch Emilia-Romagna
- Galleria Comunale Santa Croce
- Villa Mussolini
- Magnum Photos
- Pinacoteca Comunale di Verucchio
- Centro Pio Manzù
- Artribune
Locations
- Romagna
- Forlì
- Italy
- Lonigiano
- Cesena
- Faenza
- Ravenna
- Cattolica
- Riccione
- Verucchio
- Modena
- Imola
- Lampedusa
- Sicily