From September 11 to October 4, 2026, get ready to immerse yourself in a unique artistic experience amid the picturesque hills of the Basso Monferrato. Germinale - Monferrato Art Fest, an annual festival of contemporary art curated by Francesca Canfora, will bring 18 municipalities in the Lower Monferrato region to life across 31 exhibition venues, featuring approximately 60 artists: 24 invited artists, 10 in residence, 15 competing for the Selva Prize, and 12 for The Monferriner.
The 2026 edition, titled *Di marne feconde, un mare* (Of Fertile Marls, a Sea), invites us to look at what lies beneath our feet: a subsoil understood as a place of memory, transformation, and possibility—a “solid sea” that, through the language of contemporary art, once again tells millennia-old stories and offers new visions of the future.
The exhibitions will be accompanied by a rich program of collateral events:
- a packed schedule of talks on topics related to art and environmental sustainability, performing arts, and workshops;
- a rich program of performances and performing arts will enliven the event’s opening days and the various venues throughout the festival, thanks to a collaboration with Casa degli Alfieri.
Exhibition venues and municipalities involved:
- Alfiano Natta (AL) - Tenuta e Castello di Razzano
- Altavilla Monferrato (AL) - Distilleria Mazzetti
- Asti - Palazzo di Città
- Asti - Palazzo Mazzetti
- Calliano Moferrato (AT) - Passerella panoramica
- Calliano Monferrato (AT) - Chiesa ex Confraternita SS. Annunziata
- Camagna Monferrato (AL) - Ipogeo di Sant'Eusebio
- Camagna Monferrato (AL) - Sotterraneo del Museo della Resistenza del Basso Monferrato
- Casale Monferrato (AL) - Castello del Monferrato
- Casale Monferrato (AL) - Chiosco Liberty
- Casale Monferrato (AL) - Chiostro Piccolo del Museo Civico Bistolfi
- Castagnole Monferrato (AT) - Ex Asilo Regina Elena
- Castell'Alfero (AT) - Castello dei Conti Amico
- Cocconato (AT) - Ex Farmacia
- Cocconato (AT) - Ex Teatro, Salone comunale
- Frinco (AT) - Castello di Frinco
- Grazzano Badoglio (AT) - Chiesa dei Santi Vittore e Corona, Chiostro
- Moncalvo (AT) - Cantina Sette Colli
- Moncalvo (AT) - I Cappuccini 1624
- Montiglio Monferrato (AT) - Pieve di San Lorenzo
- Murisengo Monferrato (AL) - Chiesa San Michele
- Murisengo Monferrato (AL) - Ex Asilo Lavazza
- Olivola (AL) - Vie centrali del borgo
- Piovà Massaia (AT) - Ex Asilo Umberto I
- Portacomaro (AT) - Casa dell'Artista
- Portacomaro (AT) - Ex Teatro - Ipogeo Chiesa San Bartolomeo
- Rinco di Montiglio Monferrato (AT) - Quasi Fondazione Carlo Gloria
- Viarigi (AT) - Chiesa di San Silverio
- Viarigi (AT) - Torre dei Segnali
- Vignale Monferrato (AL) - Infernot
- Villadeati (AL) - Chiesa della Trinità
More info: https://www.germinale.art/
