FOMAS Group | Lecco, Italy

FOMAS Group establishes itself as a major Italian multinational in the forging, rolling and production of metal powders, essential components in key sectors such as the energy sector and the aerospace industry.

The profound metallurgical knowledge of FOMAS Group is an element that has always characterized the history of the Company which, guided by the slogan “Mastering the science of metals”, carries out a profound knowledge of steels and non-ferrous alloys, their chemical-physical characteristics and their mechanical behavior during the forging, hot rolling and atomization processes. This profound knowledge, however, is not immutable, but is transmitted and evolved through the innovation and research that distinguish the daily work of FOMAS Group in all its forms.

Avant-garde research and Innovation
FOMAS Group’s solutions and workmanship blend decades of experience with cutting-edge innovation, delivering bespoke components and services worldwide while maintaining unmatched standards of quality, precision and flexibility. Deep metalworking expertise guides the continuous evolution of processes, ensuring the highest levels every day, supported by a commitment to sustainable practices that balance economic, environmental and human impacts. This innovative spirit nourishes a multicultural work environment, where staff growth and skill development flourish in dynamic and challenging settings.

Passion for Contemporary Art
FOMAS Group also channels its innovative ethos into the artistic field, promoting contemporary expressions that deepen understanding of modern realities by recognizing the transformative power of art through color and community. This approach reflects a deep dedication to blending the rigor of steel with artistic creativity, enriching territories and cultures. For FOMAS, art is considered an essential element to inspire, unite, and stimulate reflection, integrating with the company’s sustainability and social responsibility activities. Supporting cultural initiatives like this is a way to give back to the community and help it grow.

SPECIAL PRIZE 2026

Through its collaboration with Arte Laguna Prize, FOMAS Group rewards artists who best represent the company’s principles summarized in the slogan “MASTERING THE SCIENCE OF METALS”.

The works will have to represent the journey of steel in its crossing from hot to cold, a suspended time in which matter transforms and becomes aware of itself. From the incandescent, living, fluid casting, the metal flows, pulsates, breathes heat, until it slows, cools and finds a definitive shape. It is the story of a metamorphosis, in which energy calms and becomes a surface: cold, smooth, precise, deeply worked.

In the format of hangable panel or canvas, (with dimensions ranging from a maximum of 3×2 meters to a minimum of 1.5×1.5 meters), the work is called upon to give body to this invisible passage, also using unconventional materials to evoke temperatures, tensions and states of matter. The flow of the liquid and the stillness of the solid coexist in the same space, as traces of a continuous process. Steel thus becomes a symbol of transformation, of balance between strength and control, between instinct and design, between the chaos of heat and the perfection of cold.

Among the nominated works, FOMAS Group awards 3 artists:
– Fee of 7,000* euros for first place
– Fee of 4,000* euros for second place
– Fee of 3,000* euros for third place
*taxes included

The winning works will remain the property of FOMAS Group. The winning artists cede to FOMAS the ownership of the work and the rights of economic use, reproduction, communication to the public, exhibition, distribution, digitization and use for institutional and promotional purposes.

The prizes will be awarded after the work is presented.

Registration for the FOMAS Group Special Award closes on June 1, 2026. After this date it will no longer be possible to send your proposal.