Finalists announcement

The exhibition project, created by the Fosbury Architecture collective—which was also involved in the previous edition—features works by Yumna Al-Arashi (USA), Ileana Arnaotou & Ismene King (Greece), Pascale Birchler (Switzerland), Cao Shu (China), Andro Eradze (Georgia), Evan Ifekoya (Nigeria), the TOMBOYS DON'T CRY collective, and Yuyan Wang (China) in the Contemporary category. The Academy category will feature works by Ylenia-Gaia Dotti (Italy), George Hiraoka Cloke (United Kingdom), Joyce Joumaa (Lebanon), Besnik Lushtaku (Germany), and Yanqing Pan (China).

From September 20 to November 2, 2025, the spaces of the Ducal Chapel of Palazzo Farnese in Piacenza will host the exhibition of the finalists of the fifth edition of the DucatoPrize, an event that combines contemporary artistic research with the history and identity of the Piacenza area.

Contemporary
Contemporary category's finalists

In this category are features the works by Yumna Al-Arashi (1988, USA), the duo Ileana Arnaotou & Ismene King (1994 and 1993, Greece), Pascale Birchler (1982, Switzerland), Cao Shu (1987, China), Andro Eradze (1993, Georgia), Evan Ifekoya (1988, Nigeria), the TOMBOYS DON'T CRY collective, and Yuyan Wang (1989, China) for the Contemporary category.

Academy
Academy section

This category feature works by Ylenia-Gaia Dotti (1999, Italy), George Hiraoka Cloke (1992, UK), Joyce Joumaa (1998, Lebanon), Besnik Lushtaku (1999, Germany), and Yanqing Pan (2002, China).