TROPEArte - Plein Air Festival
The Pearl of the Tyrrhenian Sea transforms into an open-air art workshop
Exhibitions
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From 9 to 15 October 2025, Tropea will host the third edition of TROPEArte – Plein Air Festival, a week celebrating outdoor painting and dialogue between artists and the public in some of the most evocative corners of the historic centre.
Around sixty painters from Calabria, Italy and abroad – Algeria, Malta, Poland and Switzerland – will bring creativity to life in Piazza Cannone, Largo Duomo, Largo Migliarese and Largo Galluppi. The festival is inspired by the great Tropean impressionist Albino Lorenzo and also renews its focus on the young talents of TROPEArte Junior and the disabled artists of the Il Giardino di Persefone association.
The programme kicks off on 9 October with a narrated tour of the historic centre, enriched by historical and mythical tales and a tasting dedicated to the Tropea Red Onion. In the following days, the artists will paint en plein air, offering residents and visitors the opportunity to observe the different creative phases live. On 12 October, the festival culminates with an exhibition of the works created, accompanied by live music, a toast and cake cutting. The exhibition will remain open until 15 October, with a possible two-day extension.
