ORMA - Germinale - Monferrato Art Fest

Asti

Calliano Monferrato

Castagnole Monferrato

Castell'Alfero

Cocconato

Frinco

Moncalvo

Montiglio Monferrato

Piova Massaia

Portacomaro

Viarigi

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:

1. Alfiano Natta (AL) - Tenuta e Castello di Razzano
2. Altavilla Monferrato (AL) - Distilleria Mazzetti
3. Asti - Palazzo di Città
4. Asti - Palazzo Mazzetti
5. Calliano Moferrato (AT) - Passerella panoramica
6. Calliano Monferrato (AT) - Chiesa ex Confraternita SS. Annunziata
7. Camagna Monferrato (AL) - Ipogeo di Sant'Eusebio
8. Camagna Monferrato (AL) - Sotterraneo del Museo della Resistenza del Basso Monferrato
9. Casale Monferrato (AL) - Castello del Monferrato
10. Casale Monferrato (AL) - Chiosco Liberty
11. Casale Monferrato (AL) - Chiostro Piccolo del Museo Civico Bistolfi  
12. Castagnole Monferrato (AT) - Ex Asilo Regina Elena
13. Castell'Alfero (AT) - Castello dei Conti Amico
14. Cocconato (AT) - Ex Farmacia
15. Cocconato (AT) - Ex Teatro, Salone comunale
16. Frinco (AT) - Castello di Frinco
17. Grazzano Badoglio (AT) - Chiesa dei Santi Vittore e Corona, Chiostro
18. Moncalvo (AT) - Cantina Sette Colli
19. Moncalvo (AT) - I Cappuccini 1624 
20. Montiglio Monferrato (AT) - Pieve di San Lorenzo
21. Murisengo Monferrato (AL) - Chiesa San Michele
22. Murisengo Monferrato (AL) - Ex Asilo Lavazza
23. Olivola (AL) - Vie centrali del borgo
24. Piovà Massaia (AT) - Ex Asilo Umberto I
25. Portacomaro (AT) - Casa dell'Artista
26. Portacomaro (AT) - Ex Teatro - Ipogeo Chiesa San Bartolomeo
27. Rinco di Montiglio Monferrato (AT) - Quasi Fondazione Carlo Gloria
28. Viarigi (AT) - Chiesa di San Silverio
29. Viarigi (AT) - Torre dei Segnali
30. Vignale Monferrato (AL) - Infernot
31. Villadeati (AL) - Chiesa della Trinità

More info: https://www.germinale.art/