FONDAZIONE ARTE CRT | ACTIVITIES IN THE SECOND TERM OF THE YEAR 2025

Since 2000, Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT (The Foundation), the art-oriented arm of the Fondazione CRT, has implemented concrete actions aimed at promoting talent and enriching cultural heritage. At the same time, it has built up an extensive collection of contemporary artworks which has become one of the most prestigious in Italy and internationally over time.

In its 25th year since establishment on 27 December 2000, the Foundation continues to implement the strategic lines of its programme with growing commitment, consolidating its vision and impact year after year through individual events and special projects. Public Space: chosen as a privileged place to create works through the active involvement of residents, local authorities, and associations to make art accessible and participatory; Internationalisation: openness to projects beyond the borders of Turin and Piedmont; Community: the common thread running through all the Foundation’s projects, understood as both the destination of these projects and a direct approach to building plural groups. The aim is to create connections and strengthen the social fabric through art; Professions: the professions of contemporary art require specific skills that must be encouraged and developed; Education has always been a pillar of the Foundation’s work, providing a fundamental tool for bringing people of all ages closer to the languages of art and promoting understanding and appreciation. The Collection is at the heart of the Foundation’s institutional identity and provides the community with access to an artistic heritage.

PUBLIC SPACE / Radis

Following the highly successful creation of Giulia Cenci’s Le Masche in the municipality of Rittana, the second edition of the project, curated by Marta Papini and once again in collaboration with the CRC Foundation, will see Kosovar visual artist Petrit Halilaj create a new piece in Borgata Valdibà, Dogliani (CN).
This year, the two institutions will continue their dialogue with the local community, turning the concept of shared heritage into tangible actions. This is one of the statutory objectives of the Fondazione Arte CRT and the Fondazione CRT, who have always been dedicated to making culture and art accessible to everyone.

The work will be inaugurated on 5 October 2025 alongside the collective exhibition ‘Tutto ciò che tocchi cambia’ (Everything you touch changes). This exhibition will feature works from the Fondazione Arte CRT and the Fondazione CRC.

INTERNATIONALISATION / The 57th Annual Conference of CIMAM

This year, the Fondazione Arte CRT is opening up to international circuits by providing support, together with the Fondazione CRT, for the 57th Annual Conference of CIMAM (International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art). This event will take place from 28 to 30 November at the OGR Torino, making Turin an international capital of art with over 300 delegates arriving from all over the world.

This event is organised by CIMAM and supported by the Fondazioni Arte CRT and CRT. It is curated by the Content Committee in collaboration with the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, the Turin Museums Foundation and the Rivoli Castle Museum of Contemporary Art.

The Turin conference is entitled “Enduring Game: Expanding New Models of Museum Making” and will be guided by the motto “Of Necessity Virtue”.

COMMUNITY / Luci d’Artista

The Fondazione Arte CRT continues to play a pivotal role in Turin’s cultural landscape, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to supporting major contemporary art events such as The Phair, EXPOSED and Artissima. The foundation acts as an open interlocutor, facilitating the exchange of ideas, aspirations and requirements.

To celebrate its 25^ anniversary, the Fondazione Arte will produce a new light installation by a leading international artist for the first time as part of Luci d’Artista. This veritable open-air laboratory and institution for contemporary art has always been supported by the Fondazione CRT. The new work will be added to those already within the project and will be a gift to the city.

PROFESSIONS / Aperto

Aperto, launched in 2024, is a specialist training programme for contemporary art professionals. It is free and of a high level, and is conceived and promoted by the Fondazione Arte CRT. It is now in its second edition. Aperto involves a network of contemporary institutions and spaces with recognised expertise in training. It offers seminars that explore a specific area by combining the acquisition of new skills with theory, reflection, and workshop activities.
The 2025 edition of Aperto will feature four seminars, each lasting three to four days and accessible through open calls. Taking place from July 2025 to February 2026, the seminars will involve the Castello di Rivoli, Almanac Inn, Cripta 747, Mucho Mas!, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and Artissima.

The first seminar was titled ‘Raccontare le mostre’. Per una storia della curatela al Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea’ (‘Telling the Story of Exhibitions’. A History of Curating at the Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art), will take place in two sessions on 24 and 25 July 2025, and 25 and 26 September 2025. It is conceived and organised by the CRRI (Castello di Rivoli Research Centre) and curated by Antonella Soldaini, who is an art historian, curator, author and curatorial consultant, as well as being the head of research at Studio Celant.

EDUCATION / aulArte

Now in its third year, aulArte has two key aims: encouraging engagement with and dissemination of contemporary art in schools and promoting access to cultural venues for students, as well as teacher training.
Through the open call for applications, the Foundation has made a total of €60,000 available to support the costs of educational trips to museums and contemporary art foundations in Piedmont. This is distributed as €2,000 to each of the 30 beneficiary schools (an increase from 25 in the previous edition). These include the Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art (Rivoli), Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto (Biella), Fondazione Ferrero (Alba), the GAM Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, the Fondazione Merz, the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, the PAV Parco Arte Vivente and the Pinacoteca Agnelli (all in Turin).

This will be accompanied by a complimentary teacher training programme organised by the Education Departments of the contemporary art institutions involved. This programme will start in Autumn 2025 and aims to provide teachers with the tools to develop their own teaching methods using contemporary art in school curricula. The last edition saw the participation of over 400 teachers.

COLLECTION / Fondazione Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT’s Collection

The centrepiece of the Foundation’s institutional identity and heritage is the internationally renowned private collection of the Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT. This collection is displayed in various locations and is primarily made available to the two most important contemporary art institutions in Piedmont: the GAM – Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Turin, and the Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea. Part of the collection is also housed at OGR Torino and Fondazione CRT headquarters.

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