Carpi Foto Fest

A festival that gives voice to young people through photography

Carpi Foto Fest is one of the most original photographic exhibitions in Emilia-Romagna, because it doesn't originate from the shots of established photographers but from the perspective of new generations. Every year, the festival transforms the Sala dei Cervi of Palazzo dei Pio, in the historic center of Carpi (Province of Modena), into a large exhibition space where hundreds of images created by children, girls, and boys who participated in photography workshops in local schools are presented.

The Grandangolo Group and its educational mission

The event is promoted by the Gruppo Fotografico Grandangolo BFI-APS, chaired by Danilo Baraldi, with the patronage of the Municipality of Carpi, the Emilia-Romagna Region, the Province of Modena, and FIAF (Italian Federation of Photographic Associations). The underlying idea is simple and powerful: to use photography as a tool for storytelling and expression for young people, allowing them to convey what would be difficult to express in words. The workshops involve nursery schools, middle schools, and high schools in the city.

Exhibitions, meetings, and face-to-face readings

The heart of the festival is the exhibitions set up in the Sala dei Cervi, but the program also includes book presentations, discussion forums with sociologists and photography experts, and the evocative face-to-face readings of the works, an emotional and engaging experience that creates a dialogue between the images and the observer. Events also take place at the Auditorium Loria, another symbolic cultural venue in Carpi.

Carpi and its cultural vocation

Part of Carpi's rich event calendar, one of the most elegant art cities in the Modenese plain with its famous Piazza dei Martiri and the monumental Palazzo dei Pio, Carpi Foto Fest is now an anticipated event that combines a passion for photography with a focus on education and young people. Admission to all exhibitions and events is free.