AC/E and Gasworks Residency 2019

20 September - 20 November 2018

Call for Entry

This Residency is an opportunity that will enable an aspiring artist based in Spain to undertake a fully-funded residency at Gasworks in London from 1 April to 17 June 2019. Gasworks’ residencies are opportunities for self-led professional development, artistic exchange and experimentation. OPEN CALL Application Deadline: Tuesday 20 November 2018 Previous applicants who were not selected for a residency are encouraged to reapply. The

National Design Associations Meeting 2018

The 6th National Design Associations Meeting (5ENAD) is held with the aim of building on the previously held forums and establishing it as a benchmark event in the international culture panorama. The main theme at this edition is “Design Policies and Strategies”, and different international agents with endorsed careers and experience in international implementation of design-based strategies will be analysing these

FIPR 2018. Rosario International Poetry Festival

17 September - 24 September 2018

Festival Internacional de Poesía de Rosario (Rosario, Argentina)

This is the twenty-sixth edition of FIPR which, in addition to highlighting the linguistic, geographical and aesthetic plurality as one of its constant themes, it will be searching for new trends in poetry by poets born in the 1980’s and 1990's. AC/E is supporting participation by the poet Camino Román Álvarez. FIPR is one of the most significant events, within this speciality,

Ana Juan. Drawing on the Other Side

14 September - 14 October 2018

Escuela Superior de Diseño de La Rioja (Logroño, Spain)

The interactive exhibition Ana Juan. Drawing on the other side, brings us into the creative universe of this internationally reknown illustrator. The visitor will have two roles: as a reader he will see all the illustrations of the books, but as a gamer he will enjoy the interactive part of the show, entitled: Erthaland, Snowhite’s Secret Tale. It is an interactive graphic

2018 Entreviñetas Comic and Illustration Festival

13 September - 30 September 2018

Within the framework of the “Foco Cultura España-Colombia” (Spanish / Colombian Culture Spotlight), AC/E has programmed several activities at the festival with participation by Spanish artists Toni Mascaró, Rubén Romero, Ana Penyas, Nicolas Castell, Álvaro Ortiz, José Jajaja, Ricardo Cavolo, Los Bravú and Enrique Bordes, just to name some. Since 2010 this Festival has become the most significant narrative graphics event (comic, graphic novels, albums and drawings) in Colombia, and one

Hay Festival Segovia 2018

10 September - 23 September 2018

Hay Festival Segovia (Segovia, Spain)

AC/E is collaborating one more year in this 13th edition of the Hay Festival Segovia with the production of the project of Spanish artist Eduardo Arroyo (Madrid, 1937) "Triptych: art, literature and theater". It includes an exhibition of his work in the Torreón de Lozoya (between September 10 and November 10, 2018), three debates on arts, ideas and theater and,

33rd Bienal de São Paulo 2018

07 September - 09 December 2018

Bienal de Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

From September 7 to December 9, 2018, the 33rd Bienal de São Paulo – Affective Affinities aims to encourage each spectator’s individual appreciation of art by avoiding an overarching theme that could prompt pre-established understandings. The title selected by curator Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro — who was appointed by Fundação Bienal de São Paulo to conceive the show — resonates with Johann

The Prado Museum in Bogota

23 September - 07 October 2018

(Bogotá, Colombia)

This exhibition brings together a collection of 54 photographs reproduced at original scale depicting some of the emblematic exhibits of the Prado National Museum which will be installed in the major plazas and pedestrian streets in Bogota and Medellin. The original idea for this project came about in 2011 as collaboration between the Prado National Museum and the Spanish Agency for

Residencia AC/E y Flora Ars+Natura 2019

31 August - 17 October 2018

Call for Entry

Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) y FLORA ars+natura, dentro del Foco Cultura España – Colombia 2018/2019, convocan esta residencia para un artista español en la Escuela FLORA (Programa de estudios independientes centrado en la práctica de taller). El Programa de Residencia AC/E – FLORA ars+natura incluye: Participación en el programa de estudios independientes Escuela FLORA durante diez meses de duración entre el 4

Exhibition

07 September - 30 September 2018

Centro Cultural Santa Clara

16 Characters to Marvel at and... Miguel de Cervantes

This exhibition traces the literary career of Cervantes (1547–1616) through his oeuvre, from his first work, La Galatea (1585), a pastoral novel, to the last one, Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda, a byzantine tale that was published posthumously in 1617. This exhibition paints with words and literary creations a historical portrait of Cervantes, guided by the literary characters who populate and give life to his

Exhibition

29 June - 30 September 2018

Museo Etnográfico de Castilla y León

León Felipe. Who am I?

This exhibition is made up of about 150 documents, artworks and materials related to the great poet Leon Felipe, among which are photographs, paintings, sculpture, documents, press and books. Born in Tábara, Zamora on April 11 (1884), 2018 sees the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of his death in Mexico, where he lived in exile until his passing in 1968. Felipe Camino Galicia de la Rosa,

Exhibition

23 August - 07 October 2018

Centro Municipal de Arte y Exposiciones (CMAE)

The face of literature. Writers and photographers from Romanticism to the Generation of ’14

‘El rostro de las letras’ (The face of literature) makes an exhaustive survey of Spanish photographic portraits throughout a century and how they are reflected in the field of literature. It is the first of its kind to be undertaken in Spain and the countries belonging to its cultural environment. The exhibition is aimed not only at lovers of photography and

Exhibition

14 September - 25 November 2018

Biblioteca Pública del Estado Bartolomé J. Gallardo

Page-turner. An Invitation to Read

The exhibition takes an engaging and playful – though no less thorough – look at what reading and the pleasure of reading mean. It sets out to advocate reading, literature and book cathedrals, places whose goal is to create and encourage the enjoyment of reading. It is an exhibition designed to defend all the imaginary countries with vague borders to

International Expo

20 October 2020 - 10 April 2021

Spain Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020

The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) has designated Dubai as the city that will host the Universal Exhibition in 2020. The central theme of the Expo 2020 Dubai is "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future" and it will a platform to foster creativity, innovation, and global collaboration. The Expo wants to trigger new thinking for a long-term effect in the Middle

Commemoration

01 January - 31 December 2019

V Centenario de la I Vuelta al Mundo

En 2019 España celebra el V Centenario de la expedición de la primera vuelta al mundo de Fernando de Magallanes y Juan Sebastián Elcano, un acontecimiento declarado de interés público por el Gobierno de España y cuyo programa de actividades está articulado por una comisión organizada desde la Secretaría de Estado de Cultura. Acción Cultural Española participa en la comisión

News

Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona: we stayed in the gallery | El Cultural

21 September 2018

Portuguese curator Miguel Von Hafe visits the Nit de l'Art in Palma de Mallorca and Carla Acevedo Yates participates in Barcelona Gallery Weekend thanks to the Programme for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture of Spanish Cultural Action.

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The Amann-Cánovas-Maruri studio winner of the architecture competition of the Spanish Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020

19 September 2018

El proyecto arquitectónico ganador del concurso del Pabellón de España para la Expo Dubái 2020, que ha sido elegido hoy por el jurado nombrado a tal efecto y ratificado por el Consejo de Administración de Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), ha sido propuesto por el estudio Amann-Cánovas-Maruri (Temperaturas Extremas Arquitectos S.L.P.). Bajo el lema "Personas y lugares" el proyecto ha sido especialmente valorado

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Publicados los ganadores de las residencias de circo y danza en Colombia

17 September 2018

Las primeras convocatorias dirigidas a coreógrafos y artistas circenses han dado a conocer hoy los nombres de los ganadores para realizar un periodo de residencia artística de un mes en cuatro compañías de danza y circo colombianas. Los ganadores de la Residencia para profesionales del circo en Colombia 2018 son Zenaida Alcalde que podrá disfrutarla en el Colectivo Escénico Teatro Transeúnte (Pasto, Nariño), entre

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El mundo del arte quiere que llames a su puerta | EL PAÍS

14 September 2018

Apertura celebra su novena edición con 50 galerías inaugurando exposiciones de más de 70 artistas

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'Las Meninas' arrive at the Plaza de Bolívar | EL PAÍS

11 September 2018

The Museo del Prado exhibits for the first time in Colombia an original canvas, the Agnus Dei, and carries 53 replicas to Bogotá ...

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Works of the Prado Museum in the Plaza de Bolívar and in the Parque de la 93 | ELTIEMPO.COM

10 September 2018

From this Thursday, the Prado Museum in Bogotá will be presented in Bogota, a show in which 53 reproductions and an original work of the best known pieces of the European art collection of that Madrid gallery will be exhibited.

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Museo del Prado in Bogotá| ELESPECTADOR.COM

10 September 2018

Ibán García del Blanco, president of Acción Cultural Española, talks about the free didactic exhibition, which will consist of 53 life-size photographic reproductions of the most emblematic paintings of the Madrid museum.

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Digital, at night and female: the new music industry meets in Quito | The Cultural

23 August 2018

The International Music Industry Market celebrates its second edition in Quito. Its director, Steven Dagenais, gives us the keys to the meeting that aims to professionalize the local sector and connect it with the rest of the world. The DJ and producer from Barcelona AWWZ and the manager Agustín López, who attend the event with the sponsorship of the Program

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Interview with Ibán García del Blanco, president of AC/E, in La Hora Extra (SER)

05 August 2018

Ibán Gracía del Blanco, recently appointed executive president of Accion Cultural Española, AC / E, talk on Culture with Javier Torres in La Hora Extra. Among other topics have spoken about the need to project culture abroad and promote our artists, which are two of the main objectives of AC / E. Here is the audio >

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Interview with Ibán García del Blanco, president of AC/E, in La Hora Extra (SER)

05 August 2018

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#Entrevistamos a la ilustradora Ana Juan

23 July 2018

Entrevistamos a Ana Juan para que nos hable sobre su carrera, sus proyectos y, especialmente, sobre la exposición "Ana Juan. Dibujando al otro lado" que organiza AC/E junto a UNIT Experimental. De cara a quienes no te conocen, ¿cómo te presentarías? Soy Ilustradora; a la búsqueda de historias para contarlas historias a través de las imágenes. ¿Cómo te convertiste en ilustradora de libros? No hay

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Antonio Jiménez Morato seleccionado para la residencia de escritores en Les Récollets Paris 2018

06 July 2018

El ganador de esta convocatoria abierta ha sido Antonio Jiménez Morato con su proyecto "NOLA", quien dispondrá durante tres meses de un espacio de residencia y trabajo en Les Récollets de París para continuar con el desarrollo de este proyecto literario ya iniciado. Antonio Jiménez Morato (Madrid, 1976) ha publicado los libros "La piedra que se escribe" (Festina, 2016), "El sabor

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Acción Cultural Española recibe el premio Hispania Nostra a las Buenas Prácticas 2018

Convocados desde 2011, conjuntamente por Hispania Nostra y la Fundación Banco Santander, se han otorgado un total de cuatro premios, dos de ellos ex aequo. AC/E recibe el premio por la edición de la publicación digital “Numancia: arqueología e historia”. Se trata de un libro multimedia que se encuadra dentro de las actividades realizadas con motivo del 2150 aniversario de la toma y destrucción de

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León Felipe, the best exhibition hosted in Zamora| Periodistas en Español

03 July 2018

The exhibition 'León Felipe, Who am I?', about the life and work of the poet, in on show at the Ethnographic Museum of Castilla y León in Zamora. It has already been described as "the best exhibition that Zamora has ever hosted."

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We have published the Provisional List of PICE GRANTS for Visitors | May 2018

→ The Grants for Visitors allow international agents, influencers and planners from different areas of culture to gain first-hand knowledge, in Spain, of what the country has to offer in their sector, in order to be able to incorporate it into their projects.

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Ana Juan: «Enlightenment allows me to express myself and have a relationship with the world»

02 July 2018

The Valencian artist, Spanish National Illustration Prize, inaugurates in A Coruña the exhibition «Debuxando ao alén» ...

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Spain addresses in Venice the future of architecture | Agencia EFE

04 June 2018

Spain reflects on the future of architecture from the point of view of researchers in the "Becoming" proposal, which presents a showcase at the XVI Venice Architecture Biennale. Spain addresses in Venice the future of architecture from training | Culture | Agencia EFE

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Aprobado el avance de actividades para la Conmemoración del V Centenario de la primera vuelta al mundo

16 May 2018

· En 2019 se inaugurará la gran exposición ‘El viaje más largo’, promovida por AC/E y la Secretaría de Estado de Cultura · Se han programado representaciones teatrales y operísticas, música, producciones audiovisuales, tanto documentales como de ficción · Están previstas diversas publicaciones, algunas especializadas, otras para todos los públicos, también en formato de cómic · Se organizará una regata especial, en julio

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Selected the six finalists of the architecture competition of the Spanish Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020

27 April 2018

After the confirmation of the Participation of Spain in Expo Dubai 2020 in February 2017, on April 13, Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) organized an open public contest to select the presentation of architectural proposals of the Spanish Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020 . On April 26, the jury of the contest, in accordance with the Rules, approved the selection of six

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"Rethinking Guernica" Awarded as Best cultural Institution Website Webby 2018

25 April 2018

The Reina Sofía National Museum receives the Webby award for the best cultural institution website for "Rethinking Guernica", a virtual space that allows free access to the "greatest documentary collection about Picasso's work".

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Trends in digital culture: the voice returns

19 April 2018

The AC/E Digital Culture Annual Report announces "the return of orality" thanks to the rise of podcasts, audiobooks and interaction with devices through voice. In addition, the publication proposes to expand, including these modalities, the definition of reading in the digital era.

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Dark Horse, on the hunt for talent at the Barcelona Comic Fair | The Cultural

12 April 2018

Publishers of the American label invited by Acción Cultural Española will meet artists at the fair, which this year pays tribute to the Spanish comic of the last 40 years.

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Applications open for Literary Translation support | Creative Europe Desk UK

28 March 2018

Are you a publisher looking to translate European fiction into English? Apply to Creative Europe's Literary Translation funding opportunity.The 2018 call for Literary Translation is open with a deadline of 23 May at 11am (GMT). The opportunity supports the translation, production and promotion of literary works from one European language to another.

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Flamenco and Jazz come together in a great night | impactolatino.com/

21 March 2018

Among the gypsies of Southern Spain there are whole families who believe their own personal and interpretative style such as the legendary Habichuela Family, which will be presented next Saturday in the Town Hall thanks to Acción Cultural Española.

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Time Out, the necessary break | El Cultural

23 March 2018

The company Aula3 Platform of creation presents its piece of contemporary dance in China, in the Shenzen Biennial, thanks to the PICE programme of Acción Cultural Española.

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FINAL list of Visitors' grants January 2018

15 March 2018

The purpose of the Visitors grants of the AC/E Programme for the Internationalisation of Spanish Culture (PICE) is to facilitate the presence in Spain of prestigious international influencers, agents, professionals and programmers in the fields of the arts and culture, so that they can enjoy first-hand experience of various areas of Spain’s cultural and creative sector and establish direct and

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Spanish artists, but also International| EL PAÍS

09 March 2018

The public programme of internationalization of culture, which finances the visits of national creators to foreign events, celebrates its first five years.

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Spain already has someone to write to you, in Colombia | El Cultural

23 January 2018

Acción Cultural Española presents an extensive programme of activities with Spanish authors and creators in several Colombian cities. Elvira Marco, director of AC/E, gives us the keys to the Spain-Colombia Culture Programme.

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The Spanish exhibition "Unfinished" brings to Berlin solutions to real estate challenges | La Vanguardia

09 February 2018

The photo exhibition "Unfinished", with which Spain won the Golden Lion for the best national participation in the 2016 Venice Biennale, arrived in Berlin today, to translate the great challenges of current architecture.

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Five years of culture with the PICE Programme | El Cultural

09 March 2018

More than four thousand artists and international professionals have benefited from the Program for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE), Spanish Cultural Action since it started.

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The director of AC/E hopes that the Spain-Colombia Culture Programme will generate more projects| eldiario.es

26 January 2018

"The idea is that beyond these 16 months, that cultural intensity between Spain and Colombia continues and new projects are born," said Marco.

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Personalities of the cultural world of Europe and America will debate at the Teatro Real about the future of opera | La Vanguardia

20 February 2018

The Teatro Real will host the first edition of the World Opera Forum, from April 12 to 15, an international meeting of opera professionals that will bring together the Opera Europa, Opera America and Opera Latin America (OLA) associations, together with representatives from Africa, Asia and Oceania, with the support of AC/E.

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Call for the MAEC-AECID Scholarship Programmes for Art, Education and Culture for the academic year 2018-2019

12 March 2018

These scholarships allow the realization of artistic projects abroad and the artistic training of excellence in higher education centers. Deadline: March 26, 2018.

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The music will fill 16 museums with the 'MusaE' programme| La Vanguardia

28 February 2018

The National Archaeological, the Sorolla or the Cerralbo, in Madrid, are some of the 16 state museums that will be filled with music with the third edition of the programme 'MusaE: Music in the State Museums'. This circuit of concerts and acoustic micro-concerts, promoted by the Ministry with the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), will open its third edition,

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Tradition and Avant-garde: the Silver Age of Dance| Navarra.com

25 January 2018

The spirit of those years is now presented in an exhibition at the Residencia de Estudiantes de Madrid. With the title "Poets of the Body, The Dance of the Silver Age", the exhibition presents a journey from the early twentieth century to the 40s.

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Complicit journey through the recesses of literature | hoyesarte.com

16 January 2018

The National Library of Spain hosts "Turn the Page, an Invitation to Read" until May 20. It is a didactic and informative exhibition that encourages reading and enjoyment of books among all audiences. More than 10,000 people have already visited it.

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The journey through literature begins in adolescence| EL MUNDO

14 November 2017

The Spanish National Library hosts the exhibition 'Turn the Page. An Invitation to Read ', an approach to authors and genres of all times for the young.

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The Amann-Cánovas-Maruri studio winner of the architecture competition of the Spain Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020

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