The cultural season in Parma is ready to host the new and rich edition under the banner of contemporary visual arts and divergent creative thinking: Parma 360 Festival of Contemporary Creativity, an event curated by Chiara Canali and Camilla Mineo and dedicated to the highest expressions of contemporary visual arts and creative thinking, scheduled in Parma from April 18 to June 2, 2026.
In a world saturated with images, LUX. Visions on Light becomes an invitation to rediscover light as a universal language, living matter, and expressive medium.
In addition to the exhibitions, the tenth edition of PARMA 360 Festival is completed with a series of meetings, workshops, and guided tours with the curators.
The venues:
Galleria San Ludovico - Parma Morphology Light. Journey into the form of light, solo exhibition by Antonio Barrese
Palazzo Pigorini - Parma Michael Kenna. The Po River. Writings of light, the exhibition presents 70 of the 100 photographs dedicated to the Po River by the photographer, created between 2007 and 2019. Second floor: Quadrifluox, a project curated by Piergiuseppe Molinar. Second floor: A new light, curated by Galleria Caracol. Rooms of Palazzo Pigorini: selection of works from the exhibition Draw the Light, held at the Lumen Museum in 2022 on the occasion of the first edition of Ripido Festival in Brunico.
Torrione Visconteo - Parma DEL SUBLIME, multimedia project by Duo ES (Nicola Evangelisti and Silvia Serenari), in collaboration with the composer Nicola Evangelisti.
Casa del Suono - Parma until May 9, 2026: SYNTHETIC HORIZONS New geographies of artificial intelligence, an investigation into new forms of imagination in the era of artificial intelligence (AI). Among the collateral exhibitions, the exhibition Fiori di Luce by the artist and photographer from Parma, Caterina Or, is noteworthy.
Among the collateral exhibitions, the Fiori di Luce exhibition by the Parma-born artist and photographer Caterina Orzi is worth noting, held at the Starhotels du Parc, a hotel with precious Art Nouveau interiors, located next to the Ducale Park.
