The theme of the fourth edition of the Luigi Candiani Award 2025/2026 is “Inside a Dream.”

“So here is a dream. I see all kinds of objects passing before my eyes, but none of them really exist. I believe
I come and go, living a series of adventures, while I lie peacefully on my bed”.
H. Bergson
So, am I sleeping or am I awake?

The finalists in the Young Artists section of the competition are:

Nicoleta Baciu 

Esmeraldo Baha 

Jacopo Bellapianta 

Elisa Besozzi 

Rebecca Carrozzo 

Beatrice Caruso 

Erica Cicchini 

Piergiorgio Colone 

Sofia Degli Esposti 

Lucrezia Della Balda 

Irene Finocchiaro 

Christian Grasso 

Francesco Luchena 

Federico Luise 

Cecilia Maran 

Nilde 

Laura Serafini 

Daria Tiflea 

Nikodem Rafal Trojnar 

First prize winner: Piergiorgio Colone
Artist residency winner: Jacopo Bellapianta
Artist residency winner: Nikodem Rafa Trojnar
Reference Ernesto Morales winner: Nikodem Rafa Trojnar