Premio Sparti

The fourth edition of Premio Sparti, titled "The Border", animated Ascoli Piceno from May 17 to June 28, 2025, with a program spread across multiple venues in the historic centre. The main exhibition of the competition, Zig Zag curated by Niccolò Giacomazzi, interpreted the border not as a barrier but as a space for transition and dialogue, through a dynamic and non-linear movement. Alongside it, the exhibition included Infinite Border curated by Giuliana Benassi and solo shows dedicated to Ivo Cotani and Dario Capello.

The jury — composed among others by Matteo Piccioni, Stefano Papetti, Giuliana Benassi, Zeno Rossi, and Simone Sparti — selected the young winning artist, proclaimed on June 28, 2025, to whom a solo exhibition was reserved for the following edition. The venues involved confirmed Ascoli Piceno's vocation as a centre for contemporary art in the Marche region.