Grand Festival AFAM 2025

Rome, November 18, 2025

The Grand Festival AFAM represents a moment of plenary sharing on the progress of the project, research activities, and the results achieved. The finalists of the GTA Contest 2025, the international competition that saw the participation of more than 200 young artists and designers enrolled in the Grand Tour AFAM partner Academies and Institutes, will have the opportunity, in the morning, to take part in a masterclass led by Emanuele Cappelli, Artistic Director of the contest, and Gabriele Mainetti, President of the GTA Contest, Director, Screenwriter, Composer, and Film Producer.

In the afternoon, the MAXXI auditorium will open its doors to a program of institutional speeches, talks, and artistic performances. The evening will culminate with the awarding of the 6 winning projects of the GTA Contest 2025 “Normal is Extraordinary” and the inauguration, at the MAXXI Corner, of the exhibition of the 48 finalist works. The works in the Normal is Extraordinary exhibition range from audiovisual, performing arts, fashion, design, and visual arts, offering an interesting panorama of artistic expression by young and talented generations.

The students have reflected on the uniqueness of each individual, expressing through their works the extraordinariness of everyday normality. Every moment, experience, and choice thus becomes the essence of a personal and universal artistic narrative.

Project “GRAND TOUR AFAM” – funded by the European Union Next Generation EU (NGEU) – for the internationalization of higher education institutions in the arts and music (AFAM) according to the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). CUP: I83B24000030006 Investment line: M4C1I3.4T5 “Strategic partnerships/initiatives to innovate the international dimension of the AFAM system.”