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Francisco Fuentes, sponsor: "The Arts Award for Painting at the University of Murcia are a window on the most current art"
As "a window on the most current art," so defined Francisco Fuentes, president of the Foundation and Vicente Fuentes-Rural Mansion Inn Silk sponsor, the XII Arts Award for Painting at the University of Murcia, a jury has been presented this morning at a ceremony held at the Rector of the center, who attended the Secretary General of the University, Joaquín Lomba.
From the academic year 1999-2000, the University of Murcia is calling Painting Prize annually under the auspices of the Foundation, and under the collaboration agreement signed between the two entities, with the collaboration of Hon.
Municipality of Murcia.
The jury is composed of José Antonio Gómez Cobacho, Rector of the University of Murcia, as Honorary President, and by Soledad Sevilla Portillo, painter, Juan Manuel Bonet, writer and art critic, former director of the Museo Reina Sofia, Antón Patiño , painter and Vice President of Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Jaén Rosa Brun, Painter and Professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Granada, and Martin Burruezo Paez, Director of the Art Palace Almudí of Murcia, as well as Carmen Veas Arteseros, Cultural Service of the University of Murcia as a secretary.
Francisco Fuentes wished the jury a pleasant work, and expressed his desire to promote since its founding values ​​of art between the company and its illusion that this event will continue despite the crisis, expressing his conviction that "next year we will present the Twelve plus one issue. "
Hall of Columns of the Palace Arts Center Almudí
The councilman of Culture and Celebrations, Rafael Gomez, took the occasion to announce that the usual sample taken with the finalists of the prize will be this year for the first time in the Hall of Columns of the Palace exhibition Almudí "the best room that can offer the city of Murcia "-" the best of Spain in the opinion of artists such as Antonio Lopez and Manolo Valdés ", added Martin Paez, Director of the Centro de Arte Palacio Almudí.
"The fact of having this room, 'said the councilman, is the sign of the high level he has reached this tournament."
One idea which defended Martin Paez, jury member and director of the Centro de Arte Palacio Almudí "the prize is really important level, we are dealing with a young painting contest, since there are many artists of first rank."
The new location will require a rethinking of both the number selected for the final sample, amounting to an amount between 25 and 30 works, according to Paez, a sample will take place during the month of October.
"Map plural of creation"
Meanwhile the artist Soledad Sevilla welcomed the possibility that is offered to "be in touch with generations of young artists through their works."
The artist Rosa Brun agreed this idea and said that "such awards will generate a valuable social asset, although it may go unnoticed at first."
Meanwhile, Anton Patino, a veteran in this jury said that "creativity is very important in the knowledge society" and said "Murcia has been for years, a cultural epicenter."
Patino said the works submitted for this prize draw "a map in advance plural of creative interests."
Source: UMU
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