41. Edition: 27 – 30 January 2017
– 178 Exhibitors
– 153 Galleries
– 48.000 visitors
Artistic direction: Angela Vettese
Selection committee:
Gallery owners and managers:
Laura Trisorio, Studio Trisorio, Naples
Marco Niccoli, Galleria Niccoli, Parma
Massimo Di Carlo, Galleria dello Scudo, Verona
Alessandra Bonomo, Galleria Alessandra Bonomo, Rome
Art historians:
Roberto Pinto (Professor of History of Contemporary Art at the University of Bologna) Maria Grazia Messina (Professor of History of Contemporary Art, University of Florence and President of the Technical Committee ‘Art and contemporary architecture urban periphery’ at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism)
The Sections:
Main Section: 123 galleries, curated by Angela Vettese and a selection committee
Solo Show: 18 galleries, curated by Angela Vettese and a selection committee
Nueva Vista: 3 galleries, curated by Simone Frangi
Photography: 9 galleries, curated by Angela Vettese
Special Projects: performances at the Fair and in the City, curated by Chiara Vecchiarelli
Prices:
Premio Gruppo Euromobil under 30: The Cool Couple, Galleria MLZ ArtDep, Trieste
Videoinsight® Foundation Award: Fabrizio Passarella: Il Giardino Rabescato/The Arabesque-adorned Garden (Kitab al-Qalb), 2013-2016 L’Ariete Gallery, Bologna
Valle del Samoggia Rotary Prize: P420 Gallery, Bologna, Riccardo Baruzzi: Porta pittura, for the most creative installation presented at Arte Fiera 2017
#ContemporaryYoung Award: Silvia Hell: A Form of History, Galleria A+B, Bescia, by the Young Entrepreneurs of Unindustria Bologna for artists aged under 35, works on the theme: Art is Work – Is Work Art? L’Arte è Lavoro – il Lavoro è Arte?