Maider Garayo has been selected to participate in the prestigious WIELS residency, a unique opportunity for visual artists seeking to expand their creative horizons.

WIELS, a renowned contemporary art center in Brussels, offers visual artists the opportunity to immerse themselves in a stimulating and enriching environment for six months. Maide Garayo will have access to a personal work studio, accommodation, a financial grant to support her stay, personalized mentorship with art professionals, and the opportunity to participate in the various activities organized by the center.

This residency is a springboard for artists who wish to develop their practice in an international context, interact with other creators and experts, and present their work in a renowned space.

The Irudika Residency Program was created to promote artistic creation and international cultural exchange in the fields of illustration and graphic animation. A professional jury selected two artists, an illustrator and a graphic animator, to participate in a two-and-a-half-month residency. The authors selected for this edition were Harriet Lenneman, in the illustration category, and Tania Manzanal, in the graphic animation category. The latter was supported by AC/E.

Rosa Berbel (Seville, 1997) has been selected for this residency in Buenos Aires with the support of Acción Cultural Española. The possibility for one of the five selected writers to be of Spanish nationality arises from the common objective of the Malba Writers' Residency and Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) to promote the internationalization of creators from Spain and Argentina, and to build bridges of collaboration with authors, editors, and managers from both countries.

Ana Pez is the illustrator selected for this residency, organized by Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and the Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image, with the collaboration of the French Embassy in Spain, which takes place in La Maison des Auteurs de Angoulême (France) for six months, between January and June 2025.

Ana Pez (Madrid, 1987) began illustrating in 2012 for the publishing world and since then she has not stopped collaborating with national and international publishers.Her work has been selected and exhibited among others at the Mostra degli Illustratoride Bologna (Italy), the Ilustrarte Biennial (Portugal) and the Ibero-American Catalog of Illustration (Mexico).