Fifth edition of the contest

From 20 April to 24 November 2024
Artworks ranked as first ones for each artistic category
Venice Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale

From 21 June to 31 December 2024
Selected works
Forte Marghera, Pavilion 29, Mestre
From Tuesdays to Sundays
Hours 16.00-20.00 from 21 June to 30 September
Hours 12.00-16.00 from 01 October to 31 December
Free entrance

In 2019, on the initiative of the Mayor of Venice Luigi Brugnaro to mark the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the competition Artefici del nostro tempo (Creators of our time) was founded for young emerging artists between 18 and 35 years old resident, studying or working in Italy.

The objectives of the competition are to disseminate the contemporary artistic trends of the new generations and give young artists the opportunity to represent the theme identified by the Biennale for each edition through various creative expressions.
The initiative also seeks to promote the works of young emerging artists in the individual disciplines indicated in the competition rules, offering them an opportunity to develop and promote their work and opening prestigious exhibition venues in the city for the occasion.

The fifth edition of Artefici del nostro tempo invited artists to respond to the theme Stranieri Ovunque / Foreigners Everywhere, the title of the 2024 Biennale. This year, the categories confirmed are: Photography, Comics and Illustration, Works in Glass, Painting, Visual Poetry, Street Art and Video Art.

The project Artefici del nostro tempo is held in different venues in the city. The winning works will be exhibited from 20 April to 24 November in the Venice Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale. From 21 June to 31 December, in pavilion 29 of Forte Marghera, the collective exhibition of the other artists selected for each category will be held; among these, the creators of Street Art have a wall at their disposal each to create their work.

From 3 December, the winning works will be transferred from the Venice Pavilion to the collective exhibition in Forte Marghera until the end of the year, and then enter the collections of the Municipality of Venice at Ca’ Pesaro – Galleria Internazionale d’Arte Moderna.

“Creators of our time” is a project set up by the Municipality of Venice in collaboration with: Musei Civici di Venezia Foundation, Padiglione Venezia della Biennale, Forte Marghera Foundation and Venis Spa.