Resistance, responsibility and graphic design: exhibition at Palazzo

Resistance, responsibility and graphic design: an exhibition in Catania

An exhibition focusing on the ethical role of contemporary graphic design arrives in Catania: 40 posters created within the Master's programme in Design for Publishing explore the relationship between visual communication, memory and civic engagement. Curated by Gianni Latino, the show aims to translate the memory of the Resistance into purposeful design.

• When: Opening on Thursday 23 April 2026 at 18:00; exhibition on view from 24 to 26 April 2026, 10:00–19:00.
• Where: Palazzo della Cultura – former Monastery of San Placido, Parlatorio room, via Vittorio Emanuele II, 123, Catania.
• Admission: free, subject to seating capacity.
• Curatorship and project: curated by Gianni Latino; 40 posters made by second-year students in the Design for Publishing programme, together with doctoral students and faculty.
• Related events (23 April): 10:00 press briefing at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Catania (via Raimondo Franchetti, 5); 11:00 Lectio Magistralis by Anna Steiner titled "Graphics and liberty".

The exhibition frames graphic design as a public language and a responsibility: not merely a formal exercise but an act that shapes perception and builds awareness. The display echoes historical exhibitions on the Resistance and invites visitors to consider images as instruments of memory and civic reconstruction.

Visiting gives insight into how academic training transforms historical and civic themes into contemporary visual languages, preparing designers attentive to the social impact of communication.