Santiago a Mil International Festival 2019

03 January - 20 January 2019

Festival Santiago a Mil (Santiago de Chile, Chile)

Through its PICE mobility grants, AC/E is supporting the participation in this festival of the company Antigua i Barbuda, directed by Jordá Ferré, with the street performance "La Bailarina". The show marks the start of the 36th edition of Santiago a Mil Festival 2019 on 3 January in the Plaza de la Constitución (outside the government building in the centre of Santiago,

WIELS Artistic Residency Programme 2019

09 January - 30 June 2019

Wiels Contemporary Art Centre (Bruselas, Belgium)

Bruno Delgado Ramo (Sevilla, 1991) is the artist selected by the panel of experts to enjoy the Wiels Residency 2019 with the collaboration of AC/E. The WIELS Residency Programme is an international laboratory for emerging artists from all over the world. It forms a key part of the overall programme of WIELS and is one of its core activities. WIELS provides a unique working environment for artists, so that

2018 Entreviñetas Comic and Illustration Festival

05 January - 25 February 2019

Varias sedes (Cartagena de Indias, Colombia)

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

Papers of change. Revolution, literary publishing and democracy 1968‒1988

18 December 2018 - 10 March 2019

Biblioteca Nacional de España (Madrid, Spain)

#PapelesDelCambio | During the twenty-year period from 1968 to 1988 Spanish culture experienced a transition from the dream of revolution to an agreed break with – and against – the Franco regime. This transition was ushered in by huge minorities of keen and excited readers, many with new habits, alternative and anarchic music lovers, and people who experimented with drugs both old and

The Dream (1518-2018)

05 December 2018 - 24 February 2019

Real Alcázar de Sevilla (Sevilla, Spain)

"The Longest Journey" is an exhibition and documentary programme that reflects on the attitude of man before a long trip into the unknown. It connects the first circumnavigation of the Earth with the individual challenges of the present and the collective challenges of the future. The project begins in 2018 with the exhibition following the steps of Magallanes and the

The Poetics of Democracy. Images and Counter-Images from the Spanish Transition

05 December 2018 - 25 November 2019

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid, Spain)

The Poetics of Democracy: Images and Counter-Images from the Spanish Transition originates from research undertaken in 2008 by the Museo Reina Sofía’s Department of Collections, the objective being to vindicate the artistic experiences excluded from the institutional discourses of the history of Spanish art of the 1970s. This change of perspective has given rise to new narratives and to the incorporation

The power of art

01 December 2018 - 02 March 2019

Congreso de los Diputados (Madrid, Spain)

#ElPoderdelArteExpo | As part of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution, the Museo Reina Sofía, the Cortes Generales and Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) are organising this exhibition of holdings from the MNCARS’s collection in two venues, the Congress and Senate buildings. relating to the main themes will be held in connection with the exhibition The part of the

Lope and Golden Age Theatre

27 November 2018 - 17 March 2019

Biblioteca Nacional de España (Madrid, Spain)

#ExpoLopeBNE | The main purpose of the exhibition is to highlight the keys to Golden Age theatre and the cultural heritage deriving from it throughout history; the current scene with respect to stage performances and research; and, in particular, the role played by new technologies in staging, disseminating and studying it. Golden Age theatre is one of the most significant chapters of

O objeto da pintura / The Object of Painting. #ColeccionMarianoYera

23 November 2018 - 03 March 2019

Palácio das Artes - Fundação da Juventude (Oporto, Portugal)

This exhibition brings together a collection of works of art from the Mariano Yera Collection of the Fundaçio de Jueventude, Palacio das Artes de Oporto. It aims to showcase work by the Spanish masters from the second half of the 20th century outside our borders. AC/E is supporting the guest curator invited by the Guillermo Mora Foundation to join the team

Exhibition

11 January - 24 March 2019

Biblioteca Pública del Estado Bartolomé J. Gallardo

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

13 December 2018 - 24 February 2019

Pazo da Cultura de Pontevedra

Ana Juan. Drawing on the Other Side

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

Exhibition

31 October 2018 - 10 March 2019

IAACC Pablo Serrano

Objetivo Mordzinski. Journey to the Heart of Spanish-American Literature

Objetivo Mordzinski is a photographic approach to Spanish-American literary creation through the gaze of artist Daniel Mordzinski, who has been making portraits of writers for more than three decades and has published many books of photographs on literature, particularly Spanish-language literature. The show is directly connected with the nature of the international Spanish-language conference that will host it for the first time: the

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

International Expo

20 October 2020 - 10 April 2021

Spain Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020

Open competitions ► Exhibition tour of the Spanish Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020: Deadline for the submission of offers: Until 01/21/2019 at 12:00 am. > Document with the administrative specifications > Document with the technical specifications More info: State procurement platform fort tenders and processes http://contrataciondelestado.es/wps/portal/plataforma 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

Exhibition

18 January - 24 March 2019

Biblioteca Pública de Zamora

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

News

10 books for traveling the Spanish democratic change | Librotea

15 January 2019

This commented selection of the president of AC/E contains ten great works of literature, novels and essays, Spanish and foreign, which for various reasons were key in the training and sentimental education of many Spaniards during those two decades in which the country could and knew how to leave behind a dictatorship to begin to consolidate a democracy. "The roles

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Flamenco and Spanish dance in the showcase of performing arts in New York

14 January 2019

The contemporary dance of Raquel Madrid and the flamenco of Anabel Veloso are on stage at the New York Repertory Theater to showcase their works within the framework of the Performing Arts Fair of New York, which brings together professionals and programmers from more than 30 countries .

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#Entrevistamos a los comisarios de "Lope y el teatro del Siglo de Oro"

07 January 2019

Lope fue un autor de gran talento y muy prolífico, ¿cómo definirían Uds. brevemente la trayectoria vital de este gran personaje de nuestras letras? GV - Lope fue un animal literario como pocos otros ofrece la literatura española ni la universal. Vivió la literatura en todas sus bazas y literaturizó su vida. Los contemporáneos se lo recompensaron erigiéndole en uno de los escritores más famosos y populares en vida que se

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Papers of change at the BNE | RTVE

08 January 2019

08/01/19 Punto de enlace online, RTVE.es | Interview with Jordi Gracia about the exhibition "Papers of change" in the National Library of Spain until March 10, 2019.

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A dance scenario without borders | El Cultural

20 December 2018

An agreement between Acción Cultural Española (AC / E) and the Dance Federation (FEDE) will reinforce the presence of Spanish independent companies in international fairs with an investment of 60,000 euros.

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The BNE guards the legacy of the Golden Age theater | RNE

17 December 2018

Podcast of the programme "Punto de enlace" of Radio Exterior of Spain of December 14, 2018 in which the curators of the exhibition "Lope and the theater of Silgo de Oro" Ramón Valdés and Germán Vega participate. The theater of the Golden Age is one of the most outstanding chapters of the Spanish cultural past and of universal dramaturgy. The

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Ancient music reclaims its place in the cultural heritage| El Cultural

14 December 2018

The Spanish historicist musicians celebrate this weekend in Zaragoza the second edition of the Fair and International Encounters of Ancient Music. In addition to offering concerts and other activities to the general public, they will discuss legal and creative aspects and the scant attention they usually receive from the institutions. This is not the case: half a dozen foreign programmers

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Santiago Auserón presents his album Vagamundo in Havana | Granma

12 December 2018

The Spanish singer and composer Santiago Auserón known as "Juan Perro" presents his album Vagamundo, this Wednesday, the 12th, at 8:30 p.m., in the Covarrubias hall of the National Theater of Cuba, accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra directed by maestro Enrique Pérez Mesa.

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25 years entangled in the alternative scene | El Cultural

20 November 2018

Santander becomes the ideal setting for the Encuentros de Creación and the XXV Annual Congress of the Alternative Theaters Network, which is now celebrating its quarter-century. Representatives of the networks of Argentina, Chile and Mexico will attend this event thanks to the support of AC/E's Programme for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture.

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A negotiator, a spy and Julio Iglesias in Mar del Plata | El Cultural

19 November 2018

Those responsible for the documentaries "Mudar la piel" and "La casa de Julio Iglesias" travel to the most important film festival in Latin America with the support of Acción Cultural Española.

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Traveling communities | El Cultural

14 November 2018

There are in the most unsuspected places, a boat, an island, a cabin in a tree, a virgin island. We speak of artistic residences supported by Acción Cultural Española and we warm up engines for the meeting of the Estampa Fair.

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Longitud de onda. Interview with Arantxa Aguirre | RTVE.es

31 October 2018

We interviewed the director and screenwriter Arantxa Aguirre on the occasion of the premiere of her documentary about the life of the composer Enrique Granados: "Love and death."

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Tras la estela de Leon Felipe | El Cultural

23 October 2018

La Casa de América acoge en Madrid la exposición "León Felipe: ¿Quién soy yo?", una muestra organizada por Acción Cultural Española y la Fundación del poeta que aborda su legado.

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Fecundidad y utilidad de las humanidades | El País

24 September 2018

Las Humanidades proporcionan beneficio económico y diseñan marcos de sentido que permiten a las sociedades comprenderse a sí mismas y orientar cambios hacia un auténtico progreso

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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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'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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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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#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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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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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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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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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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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 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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