Frat.tale was founded in the spring of 2023 by a group of artists, curators, and cultural project designers based in Bologna — Rebecca Sforzani, Beatrice Caruso, Vanessa Wellington, Giulia Bononi, and Sara Forabosco — with the aim of creating a program of residencies, exhibitions, and workshops at Palazzo Pio in Tresigallo (FE).

Over the course of 2025, the original group was reduced, and the association opened up to new figures and collaborations. Rebecca and Beatrice experimented with other formats, such as the “Speed Date for Creative Professions” organized together with Serendippo.