lack of spaceIn Alicante that is. Artists in the province exhibit their works with a certain continuity and proliferation of markets Christmas celebrations around these dates were enough to bring together a group of creators. Alacant Open StudiosA. weekend for art exhibition and sales to the public that will take place on the following days 16 and 17 December.
The initiative, often organized in collaboration with institutions in other cities, consists of: a route through three workplaces of four artists Alicante –Miguel Bañuls, Perceval Graells and Carolina Diego-Ana Pastor– who is opening it? workshops show your works total 22Some come from other parts of the province.
The creators took advantage of the arrival of Christmas to make this a A unique opportunity to present your offers together in a small format and defend Local art as the best Christmas giftand an opportunity for the audience get to know Help artists and their understanding of their creative process.
Alacant Open Studios consists of well-established names who have medium to long-term careers in the art world, who have worked, among others, in the collections of the Alicante City Council, the Provincial Council or the Generalitat Valenciana, so as not to leave the region. . List created Miguel Bañuls, Pepe Gimeno, Aurelio Ayela, Juan Fuster, Carolina Diego, Ana Pastor, Miriam M. Guirao, Pablo Bellot, Kribi Heral, Luisa Pastor, Juan F. Navarro, Lucía Morate, Ignacio Chillón, Perceval Graells, Aurelia Masanet, Mª Dolores Mulá, David Delgado, María Chana, Juan Carlos Nadal, Beatriz Freire, Aurora Domínguez and Rubén GoMo (Radioboy+).
There are artists distributed among three studies – It is located in the center of Alicante, on Teniente Durán, Teniente Aguado and Marco Oliver streets, and the furthest points are less than a twenty-minute walk away.
Photographs, paintings, sculptures, zines or drawings It will be exhibited in a small format with a maximum size of 30 x 40 centimeters. should not exceed 300 euros at the selling price. Every artist will show to the public five pieces.
HE calendar The opening will be held on Saturday, December 16, between 19.00-22.00 and on Sunday, December 17, between 11.00-14.00.
Artist group guesses Collaborative projects need to increase of this type, which is repeated with increasing frequency before lack of opportunity for the exhibition.
María Dolores Mulá and Aurelia Masanet «orphan of galleries and art venues Since the closure of Aural and Santamaca”, Ana Pastor said it was “a reactivating the cultural scene Alicante, with a population of over 300,000, has no such initiative,” they say, adding that visiting the workshops is also a way for the public to “discover this.” in a secret place It is “the place where the artist creates his work” and sharing the same studio with artists whose workplaces do not allow exhibitions or are remote.
Perceval Graells is one of those who continues to offer his workshop to other artists, and since its opening, he has not stopped sharing it with a variety of creators, even from different disciplines.
David Delgado is also a recent addition. experience organizing group exhibitions In the studio he shared with six other artists last September.
«The goal is to grow in studios, artists, the public and collaborators,” they state.