Oct 4, 2012 ... Curator: Cristina Fallarás y Raúl Argemí (Sigueleyendo). Guest artists: Roser
Amills, Txus García, Carmen Moreno, Ainhoa Rebolledo.
WEART IS AN ENTHRALLING ANNUAL EVENT OF THE BARCELONIAN CULTURAL CALENDAR Next Thursday 4th of October will commence the first edition of the WeArt Festival, the only international independent festival serving as a platform for artists. NEW MEDIA ART - FINE ARTS - PHOTOGRAPHY - WORDS-ILLUSTRATION - VIDEO ART - STREET ART Seven openings, seven disciplines, seven venues, a single theme: SEX. During the months of October and November, and international crowd of both national and international artists will exhibit their works in some of the iconic art-related venues of Barcelona. Hereafter, enabling to create an alternative artistic route. The festival will benefit from an exclusive selection of established artists that will expose together with the finalists of each discipline. Additionally, DJ’s, culinary tastings, performances and other surprises will live up every opening. Fully free entrance. WeArt aims to associate to every yearly edition a featured artist. This artist will be in charge of brining once a year a different loop on the visual arts scene under the denomination of WeArtist. In this first edition, the WeArtist 2012 has been designated to CRAJES, both for this evolution and its promising future projection.
VENUES AND SCHEDULE: 4th of October, 19:30-22h NEW MEDIA ART – Centro de Arte MUTUO Curator: Elisa Rodríguez Guest artists: Martín Nardone, Wyz Borrero, Valeria Prada Capriles, Aristide Stornelli, Joaquín Urbina, Marcom Montiel-Soto, Brenda Imboden + Paula Guastella, Santisar, Ruben D’hers, Edmundo de Marchena, Santiago Torres
10th of October, 19:30-22h PHOTOGRAPHY – ANAGLIFOS Art Factory Curator: Gigi Harrington (LaSanta) Guest artists: Aizea Arce (creator of the image of WeArt Festival 2012), Juanjo Fernández, Josefina Cervero, Teresa Zafón, Nevenka Pavic, Petter Hegre, Santiago Garcés, Georges Yves Massart, Vicente Ballestar, Ran- El Cabrera, Romulo Sans, Jaume Cosialls, Verne, Lan Dry
18th of October, 19:30-22h VISUAL ARTS - MOB Makers of Barcelona Curator: WeArt Festival Jurado: Eulàlia Grau, Rosa Povedano, Matilde Grau (Facultad de Bellas Artes, Univeristy of Barcelona's teachers) Guest artists: CRAJES (WeArtist 2012 - unique invited artist)
25th of October, 19:30-22h VIDEO ART - MAUMAU Underground Curator: Macu Morán y La boca erótica Guest artists: Manu Marpel y Guillermo Barreira, Ian Ljäs, Edgard Alberto / María Teresa Horta, César Ordóñez, Haide Hatry, Begoña Egurbide, Daniel Diosdado / Vanesa Calderón, Daniel Silvo, Koldo Almandoz, Antonio Ortuño, Carlos Villar, Fernando Baena, Post Op
31st of October, 19:30-22h WORDS – FREEDONIA Curator: Cristina Fallarás y Raúl Argemí (Sigueleyendo) Guest artists: Roser Amills, Txus García, Carmen Moreno, Ainhoa Rebolledo.
7th November, 19:30-22h ILUSTRATION – MITTE - BARCELONA Curator: Sergio Mora Guest artists: Andreu Buenafuente, Nazario Luque, Rubén Imichi, Karim Lebbal, Flavio Moirais, Pedro Rodríguez, Sequeiros, Gonzalo Rueda, Nacho Simal, Laura Pérez Vernetti, Luci Gutiérrez, B-toy, Piliparra
13th November, 19:30-22h STREET ART / GRAFFITI - DEE BEE Creative Group Curator: Justin Credible (Dr. Case) Guest artists: Boris Hoppek, Keno, Olivia, Dr. Case, Ilia Mayer, Hombre López, Lolo y Sosaku, Aleix Gordo, Skount, Sakristan, Juan Carlos Noria aka Dixon, Kafre, Kram, Dulk, J. Loca, Malakkai, Turkesa, M., B-toy
16th November, CLOSING CEREMONY - OCAÑA
Cristina Fallarás (writer and journalist) proposed this text as a source of inspiration for the artists.
