The exhibition features the artworks of the first prize winners and the artist residencies of the Young Artists, under 35 and Well-known Artists, over 35 categories. The winner of the first prize for Young Artists is Yirong Wu who won the title thanks to the artwork “Reproduction of the model” (mixed media, 2024). In the Well-known Artists category, Simone Miccichè was awarded the work “WOVEN BODY_TALLIT” (oil on canvas, 2024). On display, in addition to the canvases of the first prize winners, there are artworks created during the artist residencies, assigned by the jury composed of Nicoletta Candiani, owner and curator of SAC, Elisabetta Roncati and Ernesto Morales. Winners of the artist residencies in the Young Artists category are Flavia Bucci and Camilla Riscassi, and in the Well-known Artists category Luigi Coppola and Matteo Suffritti.

The Luigi Candiani Prize was established in 2022 in memory of the great-grandfather of the owner and curator of SAC, who had established a textile factory in 1938 where the contemporary art space stands.