SOCIAL(&)ART

The YAG/garage gallery presents Social (&)Art, a group exhibition developed from the national open call launched in recent months and addressed to students of Italian Fine Arts Academies and Design Schools.

The initiative aims to highlight emerging talents and to promote a reflection on the role of communication media in our society and how they shape the world around us.
From social networks to advertising billboards, from traditional print to digital languages, young artists explore the ways in which new communication tools influence the perception of reality, redefining the relationship between the individual, image, and society.

The selected works will also appear in an urban poster campaign, starting on 27 October in Pescara, where the billboard becomes a vehicle for the dissemination of art.

OPEN CALL

Results of the Social(&)Art Open Call

YAG/garage is pleased to announce the results of the Social(&)Art open call, which received a remarkable number of submissions from artists and students from Fine Arts Academies across Italy.

After a careful evaluation of the many applications, the jury selected the artists who stood out for quality, originality, and their ability to interpret the theme.

After a careful evaluation of the many applications, the jury selected the artists who stood out for quality, originality, and their ability to interpret the theme. Their works will feature in a public poster campaign throughout Pescara and will be included in the group exhibition hosted in the galleries on Via Caravaggio, from 8 November to 13 December 2025.

Additionally, four Critics’ Awards were assigned to projects that distinguished themselves for originality and thematic coherence. These works will also be showcased in the exhibition.

Final Ranking:

1. Valeria Messina, Your_instagram_html
2. Liu Zhiyu, I cercatori del sole
3. Noemi Balata, Lo mas importante
4. Irene Biaggi, Isola-mento 3
5. Valeria Calcagno, Tutto è computer
6. Andrea Canneva, Non ci guardiamo più negli occhi 1
7. Gina Tamborra, Dimmi che social usi e ti dirò chi sei
8. Gaia D’Onofrio, La passione degli influencer
9. Collettivo Sphere, Metrotrip

Winners of the 4 Critics’ Awards:

• Francesco Luchena, Un ponte o una galleria
• Duo Peca-Petrizzo, Generazione Social Ctrl+C Ctrl+V
• Lavinia Piersanti, Boom Bubble Chat
• Pietro Narcisi, Social Media ruined me

All selected candidates will be contacted via email with further organizational details.

YAG/garage launches Social(&)Art, an open call addressed to students of Fine Arts Academies and Design Schools across Italy, with the aim of stimulating reflection on the theme of communication within contemporary art.
The competition is open to all students enrolled in Painting, Photography, or Graphic Arts programs, inviting them to explore the relationship between art and the many forms of communication—from social networks to advertising billboards, from traditional print to new digital languages.

A dedicated jury will select ten artists whose works will be exhibited in a group show at YAG/garage. The exhibition will open on 8 November and will remain on view until 13 December 2025.

Through Social (&)Art, YAG/garage seeks to offer young artists a meaningful opportunity to express their ideas on a current and relevant theme, within an environment of exchange and creativity.