Altrove

Name

Altrove

Legal name

Altrove

Website

https://altrove.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Art and Cultural Festival Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Art, Arts Councils & Grantmaking Programs (BPAGAHAH)

Keywords

• Public art festival
• Contemporary art curation
• Artist residency programs
• Muralism and street art
• Cultural regeneration

Headquarters

HQ city

Catanzaro

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional and Corporate Sponsorship: Altrove operates through collaborations between different actors in the art landscape, companies, and public entities to support young artists and advance avant-garde artistic production.

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Altrove is an Italian contemporary art festival and cultural organization that supports research and experimentation by young contemporary artists through public art productions, muralism, and artist residencies. It operates the Altrove Festival (annual public art festival in Catanzaro, 2014–2019), the Altrove Gallery exhibition space, the Avanzamento Progressivo event space in Milan, and educational programs including public art tours for students, all in service of advancing avant-garde artistic production in Italy.

Product overview

Altrove is a cultural organization that supports young contemporary artists through an annual public art festival (Altrove Festival), gallery exhibitions (Altrove Gallery), educational tours (Altrove Public Art Tour), and special event programs. The organization focuses on avant-garde artistic production and public art, primarily operating in Catanzaro, Italy, with collaborations across Italy and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 artists supported since 2014

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Vincenzo CostantinocoreOthersCo-founder of Altrove; contact for general inquiries ([email protected])
• Paola GaluffocoreOthersCo-founder of Altrove; contact for inquiries ([email protected])
• Giulio RampoldicoreOthersCo-founder of Altrove; contact for inquiries ([email protected])
• Edoardo SuracicoreOthersCo-founder and curator of Altrove; contact for inquiries ([email protected])
• Coltivatori di MusicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Miscita event (2014); joint organizers with La Guarimba Film Festival of multi-art form events combining music, food, street art, cinema, contemporary dance, and installations
• La Guarimba Film FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Miscita event (2014); co-organizers with Coltivatori di Musica of cross-disciplinary cultural festival
• Andrea Bartoli e Florinda SaievamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransformative supporters who helped convert the historic center of Favara into the First Cultural District in Sicily
• Farm Cultural ParkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue for Altrove 2014 event Miscita in Favara, Sicily; cultural institution central to Sicily's cultural district
• Studio VolantecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Eterotopia exhibition (2015) at a decaying noble residence in Catanzaro; joint exhibition with artists Gonzalo Borondo, Edoardo Tresoldi, Canemorto, Sbagliato, Jacopo Mandich
• Spora CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerformance arts collective that created Studio Zero - a show combining contemporary dance, acting, and live music; entirely created in Catanzaro over two months of artistic residency, produced by Altrove
• MABOS (Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Catanzaro)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Post-Graffiti Stress Disorder exhibition (2018) featuring Italian, French, Dutch, and Austrian artists exploring post-graffiti aesthetics
• Roberto AlfanocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist collaborator; led Un Muro Contro art lab with 100 children over 5 days in Sila; created Grande Madre delle Stelle solo show (2020) at Complesso Monumental del San Giovanni
• Ordone degli Architetti di BolognaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for ArchiTexture third edition - outdoor film festival combined with informal meetings on architecture and design projects
• Kilowatt BolognaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer with Ordine degli Architetti di Bologna for ArchiTexture film festival on architecture and design
• Museo della FolliamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided original works by Carlo Zinelli for Canemorto & Carlo Zinelli duo show (2016), connecting modern era productions with contemporary art
• MAM (Museo delle Arti e dei Mestieri), CosenzamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue for Miniera solo show by Giorgio Bartocci (2017) featuring paintings, site-specific installation, documentary and photographic book published by Rubettino
• Galleria Varsi, RomemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue for Chiara Pietropaoli interview with Altrove (2017); hosted discussion on Altrove's curatorial approach to abstractivism
• GB GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Interpretare una stanza exhibition (2017) at Altrove Gallery
• Liceo Scientifico L. Siciliani, CatanzarocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for customized training projects (2020); students engaged in thinking about the future, learning about successful realities in southern Italy
• CaritascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for personalized educational projects (2020) adapting programming during Covid restrictions to reach students
• SunneimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Milan Fashion Week SS20 (2019) at Parco Rubattino, Milan; Altrove curated art intervention during fashion event
• Fondazione ElpismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Una Boccata d'Arte (2021); hosted Lupo Borgonovo's bronze and corten steel sculpture Tong at Civita location
• Galleria ContinuamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer with Fondazione Elpis for Una Boccata d'Arte (2021) featuring Lupo Borgonovo's sculpture
• BotanicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted interview with Altrove founders Edoardo Suraci and Vincenzo Costantino in Soverato (2020); platform for sharing festival stories
• Factory Area, SoveratominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue for Fabio Nirta interview with Altrove (2021); hosting platform for artist discussions

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Careof: Milan-based non-profit art organization focused on contemporary art production, residencies, and exhibitions. Comparable mission and non-profit operating model; also overlaps in supporting emerging Italian artists and producing public programming.
• Short Theatre: Rome-based annual contemporary performing and visual arts festival. Comparable contemporary art festival model with similar artist residency and emerging-talent orientation, though based in Rome's larger cultural market.
• Farm Cultural Park: Cultural regeneration organization in Favara, Sicily that converts historic urban centers into arts districts. Highly comparable: similar southern-Italy location, comparable small-team operating model, and overlapping mission of using contemporary art to revitalize underserved Italian communities.
• Fondazione Elpis: Foundation that co-organized Una Boccata d'Arte (2021) with Altrove. Comparable foundation-model support of contemporary artists, with similar artist-residency and site-specific installation orientation.
• La Guarimba International Film Festival: Calabria-based contemporary cultural festival that co-organized the 2014 Miscita event with Altrove. Directly comparable in geography, festival size, and audience (general public seeking contemporary cultural experiences in southern Italy).
• Viafarini: Milan non-profit contemporary art space historically focused on artist residencies, exhibitions, and documentation. Comparable organizational structure and artist-support mission; provides a benchmark for northern Italy non-profit art space operations.
• Santarcangelo dei Teatri Festival: Italian contemporary performing arts and visual arts festival held annually in Santarcangelo di Romagna. Comparable in festival model, contemporary art programming, and Italian regional cultural focus, though with performing arts emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• Triennale Milano: Major Milan design and contemporary art institution. Not directly competitive but comparable as an established Italian cultural institution with Milan presence and broad contemporary programming.
• Galleria Continua: Major international gallery with multiple Italian locations (Rome, San Gimignano) that has partnered with Altrove (Una Boccata d'Arte 2021). Comparable contemporary art focus but operates at significantly larger scale with commercial gallery model.
• Biennale di Venezia: Italy's flagship contemporary art event and the dominant reference point for Italian contemporary art globally. Not a direct competitor at Altrove's scale but defines the competitive context for artist talent, sponsorship dollars, and media attention in the Italian contemporary art ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/altrovejournal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/altrove

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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