PARATISSIMA – Prinp Editoria d'Arte

AA.VV. NICE & FAIR | Contemporary Visions | 2025

Dario — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:07:03 +0000

N.I.C.E. New Independent Curatorial Experience celebrates a significant milestone in 2025: this year’s edition marked the twelfth for this unique training program, designed for young people intending to pursue a professional career as curators. The Master’s program was launched in Turin in 2014 with the aim of creating synergy between the workplace and the training program, between young curators and emerging artists, and thus found its ideal setting within the Paratissima event. Over time, the exhibitions have given rise to N.I.C.E.&Fair, a truly autonomous section within the Paratissima program and the November art week. To give some numbers, over the years, 163 students have been trained and 77 exhibitions have been produced, involving approximately 1,000 artists. Paratissima, which has seen exponential growth in recent years, both in terms of its cultural offerings and audience response, is an event born outside of pre-packaged, institutional frameworks. In a cultural context in crisis, increasingly unable to rely on public funding, Paratissima is an example of how it is possible to operate within an independent framework.
N.I.C.E. was created with the aim of offering young aspiring curators the tools to build their own independent careers, capable of working through alternative channels as well.
The course covered all aspects of the complex curatorial profession, involving both external instructors and young professionals from the Paratissima staff.
They passionately shared the expertise they’d acquired over years of experience. Starting with the conception and construction of the curatorial project, key topics such as fundraising, communication, and exhibition design were addressed.
Since the beginning of the course, alongside the lectures, the 16 students were engaged in a laboratory phase. The students were involved in organizing six different group exhibitions and conducted specific research to select and invite artists to include in their projects. Consistent with the event’s mission, which aims to scout emerging artists, N.I.C.E. also intends to promote young curators by offering them the opportunity to demonstrate their talent, allowing them to directly engage with the curation of an exhibition from its conception. This has led to the creation of six exhibitions that address transversal themes, closely linked to contemporary life.
We thank those who participated in the course for their commitment and professionalism: Oyku Atan, Giusy Capuano, Eleonora Gandolfi, Asia De Palma, Alessandro Della Santa, Giulia Flecchia, Sofia Giuntini, Cristina La Piccirella, Debora Magno, Irene Palladino, Elisa Perissinotti, Valeria Radkevych, Martina Todaro, Michele Travaglio, Giovanna Tricarico, Irene Tubiolo.
Educational and scientific coordination of the course by Francesca Canfora.

AA.VV. NICE & FAIR | Contemporary Visions | 2023

Dario — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:37:43 +0000

N.I.C.E. New Independent Curatorial Experience celebrates an important milestone achieved in 2023: the current edition was in fact the tenth for this peculiar training course aimed at young people intending to embark on a professional career as a curator. The Master was born in Turin in 2014 with the aim of creating a synergy between the workplace and training path, between young curators and emerging artists, thus finding its scope of application in the context of the Paratissima event. Over time, the exhibitions have given rise to NICE&Fair, a truly autonomous section within the Paratissima program and the Turin art week in November. To give an indication of some numbers, in ten editions 132 students were trained and 65 exhibitions were produced, which approximately involved almost 800 artists in total. Paratissima, which has had exponential growth in recent years, both in terms of cultural offering and public response, is an event born outside of pre-packaged and institutional schemes. In a cultural context in crisis, which can count less and less on public contributions, Paratissima, now in its nineteenth edition, constitutes an example of how it is possible to operate in an independent context. N.I.C.E. was born with the aim of offering young aspiring curators the tools to build an autonomous professionalism, capable of operating also through alternative channels. The course covered all aspects of the complex profession of the curator, involving both external teachers and young professionals from the Paratissima staff as trainers.
They passionately shared the know-how acquired over years of experience. Starting from the conception and construction of the curatorial project, topics of fundamental importance such as fundraising, communication and exhibition were addressed. From the beginning of the course, at the same time as the lectures, the 16 students were engaged in a laboratory experience phase. The students were involved in the organization of six different collective exhibitions and conducted specific research in order to select and invite the artists to include in their project. Consistent with the mission of the event, which aims to carry out talent scouting actions towards emerging artists, N.I.C.E. intends to promote young curators by offering them the opportunity to demonstrate their talent, having them directly deal with the curation of an exhibition right from its conception. From here the six exhibitions arise which address transversal themes, closely linked to contemporaneity. We thank those who participated in the course for the commitment and professionalism demonstrated: Chiara Bodrato, Mario Bronzino, Lucrezia Caliani, Francesca Calzà, Arianna Campanelli, Giovanni Ceriello, Greta De Marchi, Davide Delia, Carla Gerbino, Martina Ghignatti, Stefania Lo Porto, Benedetta Roberto, Carolina Ruggeri, Agnese Ventura, Vincenza Oriana Virgillito, Iryna Yerofeyeva.
Educational and scientific coordination of the course by Francesca Canfora.

AA.VV. NICE & FAIR | Contemporary Visions | 2022

Dario — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:06:28 +0000

Paratissima, on the basis of the great success achieved in recent years, presents the 9th edition of N.I.C.E.: New Independent Curatorial Experience, a course for curators that has proven over time to be both a training opportunity and a place for practical experience. Paratissima, an event born outside of pre-packaged and institutional schemes, is an example of how it is possible to operate by moving in an independent channel.
N.I.C.E. was born with the aim of offering young aspiring curators the tools to be able to build an autonomous professionalism, capable of operating also through alternative channels. The course dealt with all aspects of the complex profession of the curator, involving both external teachers and the young professionals of the Paratissima staff as trainers. These have passionately shared the know-how acquired over years of experience.
Starting from the conception and construction of the curatorial project, topics of fundamental importance were addressed such as fundraising, communication and set-up. Since the beginning of the course, at the same time as the frontal lessons, the 13 students have been engaged in a phase of laboratory experience.
The students were involved in the organization of six different group exhibitions and conducted specific research in order to select and invite the artists to be included in their project. Consistent with the mission of the event, which aims to carry out talent scouting actions towards emerging artists, N.I.C.E. intends to promote young curators by offering them the opportunity to demonstrate their talent, making them face-to-face with curating an exhibition right from its conception. This is where the six exhibitions that deal with transversal themes, closely related to the contemporary, are born.
We thank those who participated in the course for their commitment and professionalism: Massimiliano Bastardo, Giorgia Bianco, Antonello Caravelli, Gaia Ferrini, Irene Fontana, Ksenia Yarosh, Lavinia Paolini, Francesca Pietropaolo, Maria Sveva Scaglione, Serena Scaramucci, Simone Sensi, Lucia Sonza, Federica Tomatis.

AA.VV. THE 5 N.I.C.E. CURATORIAL PROJECTS

Dario — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 21:19:19 +0000

Paratissima, on the basis of the great success achieved in recent years, presents the VI edition of N.I.C.E .: New Independent Curatorial Experience, a course for curators that has proved to be both an educational opportunity and a place for practical experience. Paratissima, which in recent years has had an exponential growth, both for cultural offer and for public response, is an event born outside of pre-packaged and institutional schemes. In a cultural context in crisis, which can count less and less on public contributions, Paratissima, now in its fifteenth edition, is an example of how it is possible to operate by moving in an independent riverbed. N.I.C.E. was born with the aim of offering young aspiring curators the tools to be able to build an autonomous professionalism, capable of operating also through alternative channels. The course dealt with all aspects of the complex profession of the curator, involving both external teachers and the young professionals of Paratissima staff as trainers. These have passionately shared the know-how acquired over years of experience. Starting from the conception and construction of the curatorial project, topics of fundamental importance were addressed such as fundraising, communication and set-up. From the beginning of the course, simultaneously with the lectures, the 11 students were engaged in a phase of laboratory experience. The students were involved in the organization of six different group exhibitions and conducted specific research in order to select and invite the artists to be included in their project. Consistent with the mission of the event, which aims to carry out talent scouting actions towards emerging artists, including N.I.C.E. intends to promote young curators by offering them the opportunity to demonstrate their talent, making them confront directly with the curatorship of an exhibition since its conception. Hence the five exhibitions that deal with transversal themes.
We thank those who attended the course for their commitment and professionalism:
Erminia Abbuonandi, Maria Rosaria Cavaliere, Federica D’Avanzo, Giulia Giglio, Giulia Montini, Erika Gravante, Paolo Lolicata, Lucia Melioli, Laura Pieri, Marta Saccavino, Alessandra Villa.
Born in 2014, the N.I.C.E. it stands today as a hotbed of young talents. The emerging curators have proved capable of tackling some of the most current issues of contemporary society with originality and a careful eye, demonstrating the skills acquired in the realization of those exhibition projects that constitute the very heart of Paratissima. (from the presentation by Francesca Canfora and Karin Gavassa)