Art Madrid'24 – Vanguardia gallery in Art Madrid?16

 

Obra de Alfonso Batalla.

 

 

Vanguardia Gallery, founded in 1984 and located in the heart of Bilbao, next to the Guggenheim Museum and the Calatrava footbridge, is one of the oldest galleries in the art scene of the city and a key visit for seeking its creative pulse.

 

 

 

 

Obra de José Ramón Anda.

 

 

Directed by Petra Perez March, Vanguardia gallery focuses on the distribution and marketing of contemporary art and new trends of emerging art. In its program, with about 7 exhibitions a year of national, local and international artists of all disciplines, they proposes paying special attention to new technologies and conducting parallel activities for all audiences and looking for higher visibility, perception and understanding of the art of our times.

 

 

 

 

 

Since 1990 Vanguardia participates in international fairs such as Cologne, Art Forum Berlin, Art Brussels, Arco and has also been in FIAC, Art Paris and Lisbon.

 


Some of the artists represented by the gallery are Txaro Arrazola, Elena Asins, Martin Assig, José Manuel Ballester, Jaime Davidovich, Juan de Sande, JRMorquillas, Ruth Olabarri, Carlos Pazos, Joshua Pena, Javier Perez, Txuspo Poyo, Mabi Revuelta, Begoña Usaola and Jose Zugasti. To Art Madrid'16 they come with a joint proposal with the artists Alfonso Batalla and Jose Ramon Anda.

 

 

 

If you are a contemporary art gallery and would like to be part of Art Madrid'25, you can now apply to participate!

The 20th edition of Art Madrid will take place from 5 to 9 March 2025 in the Galería de Cristal del Palacio de Cibeles. This privileged location, good communications and the quality of the project have always been guarantees of success for an event that reaches 20,000 visitors in each edition.

Art Madrid has been held during the capital's Art Week for the last twenty years, consolidating itself as an interdisciplinary fair of new artistic trends, in which nearly 40 national and international galleries participate, working with painting, sculpture, graphics, photography, installation and digital art of recent production.

Partial view of Art Madrid'24. Contemporary Art Fair. 19th edition, 2024

Art Madrid carries out a series of programs designed by curators, consultants and cultural experts with the fundamental objective of encouraging collecting, promoting cultural dialogue and making the most recent trends in art accessible to the general public. These initiatives are always focused on the constant improvement of the visitor's experience at our event, always seeking to enrich their interaction with contemporary art.

Partial view of Art Madrid'24. Contemporary Art Fair. 19th edition, 2024

PROGRAMS

Gallery Program

Art Madrid's Gallery Program is the heart of the fair. In each edition of Art Madrid, the program consists of around 40 national and international exhibitors.

Parallel Activities Program

The Parallel Program of Art Madrid'25 will have as its main axis the concept of the Territory City. The public space, the city and the territory will serve as a link to the artistic practices that take place in the "imagined spaces" and revitalize the cultural geography of Madrid.

Collecting Program

Art Madrid offers a specialized consulting service for galleries and the public interested in acquiring works of art.

Support Program for New Entries

Through a specific communication package, new entries to the fair will be presented and given special visibility.

Activities

The program will include a series of activities that will take place throughout the month of February and during Madrid Art Week at the Galería de Cristal del Palacio de Cibeles. Likewise, the parallel program will maintain the 2nd edition of the Open Booth, the Performance Cycle, Lecturas: Curated Walktrhoughs by Art Madrid, and the Interviews Section curated by Art Madrid.

Partial view of Art Madrid'24. Contemporary Art Fair. 19th edition, 2024

AWARDS

Best Booth Award

Award that will be articulated around the gallery with the best booth set up at the fair.

New Entry Award

Award will be given to the newly incorporated gallery with the best booth setup and exhibition proposal at the fair.

Emerging Artist Award

Our sponsors, as part of their line of action to promote contemporary art, will offer a prize to one of the revelation artists participating in the fair.

Partial view of Art Madrid'24. Contemporary Art Fair. 19th edition, 2024

Our support for art and culture extends throughout the year and responds to a global vision in which constancy and commitment to the galleries are essential to achieve our objectives of disseminating contemporary art within and beyond our borders; to create new audiences and interest in art and culture in all sectors of society; to strengthen and promote artists, especially young talent; to value art and culture as essential elements of social development; and to create spaces for cultural visibility and communication that are accessible, open and dynamic.



Relevant information

Applications for the 20th edition of Art Madrid'25 can be sent to the following e-mail address: info@art-madrid.com until October 7, 2024