One more year, the well-known and innovative brand of acrylic paintings Liquitex, joins the sponsors of Art Madrid to develop a series of dynamic and participative actions, this time together with the School of Plastic and Design Education Artediez.

Liquitex is one of the brands collaborating with the program "The Fine Art Collective", through which it establishes synergies with artistic organizations and institutions around the world to support emerging practice through workshops, projects, exhibitions, residencies and student grants. In this edition of Art Madrid, Liquitex will collaborate with Artediez to carry out an educational action, a masterclass to explore the different creative possibilities of acrylic painting, "intermixable" in its different formats and its range of additives (focus on inks, spray, marker and some additives).

The theoretical-practical workshop: "New acrylic formats, new creative possibilities", will take place on Tuesday 25th February from 17:00 to 19:00h in the Auditorium of the Artediez School and will be given by the Liquitex resident artist Miguel Torrús, using the brand's range of acrylics and additives.

The Escuela de Artediez is a public centre in Madrid that has a great experience in the teaching of Plastic Arts and Design in all its variants (graphic, interior, industrial and fashion). The school contributes with its teaching method, to the development of a favourable environment for design and artistic activities.

Another action developed by Liquitex is the endowment of a prize in materials valued at 1,500 RRP to one of the participating artists of Art Madrid who uses acrylic painting as the main medium in his creations. The winner will be announced on the last day of the fair (Sunday 1st March) with a function (with a symbolic check), and will be decided between the organisation of Art Madrid and Liquitex.

The company Liquitex has been offering innovations in the field of acrylic painting since 1955. This year it celebrates its 65th birthday defending the same slogan as when it was born: **"create without borders". The creator of the first water-based acrylic paint currently offers a range of intense and vibrant acrylic paints in different formats (thick body, fluid body, inks, acrylic gouache, markers and sprays), acrylic mediums and various accessories. Liquitex products, having the same range of colours in the various formats, can be mixed allowing any artist to experiment with their colour palette without limits.

At the most recent edition of Art Madrid, artist Luis Olaso (Bilbao, 1986), represented by Kur Art Gallery (San Sebastián), received the Residency Prize of the Art Madrid Patronage Program. This award, the result of a collaboration between Art Madrid, DOM Art Residence, and the Italian association ExtrArtis, enabled him to undertake an artistic residency in Sorrento (Italy) in August 2025.

Through initiatives like this, the fair reaffirms its support for contemporary creation—a commitment aimed at increasing artists’ visibility and strengthening art collecting through concrete actions such as acquisition prizes, recognition of emerging talents, and international residencies.

Artists in Residence. DOM & ExtrArtis. Image courtesy of Agata D’Esposito.

The DOM & ExtrArtis 2025 Residency Program took place in Sorrento from August 1 to 31, 2025. The artists lived together at Relais La Rupe, a 16th-century villa surrounded by cliffs and centuries-old gardens, which became an ideal setting for experimentation and exchange.

In this edition, residents worked around the theme “Reimagining Genius Loci”, an invitation to reflect on how the movement of people and traditions transforms the “spirit of place.” During the residency, DOM organized two public group exhibitions: the first to present the artists’ previous work, and the second to showcase the projects developed in Sorrento.

Work by Luis Olaso. DOM & ExtrArtis. Image courtesy of Agata D’Esposito.

Luis Olaso’s work moves between expressionist figuration and abstraction, always employing a pictorial language charged with strength and emotion. Initially self-taught, he later graduated in Fine Arts and has developed a solid international career, with exhibitions at venues including JD Malat (London) and Makasiini Contemporary (Turku, Finland), and participation in fairs such as Untitled Miami, Estampa, and Art Madrid itself.

His work is part of prestigious collections, including the Tokyo Contemporary Art Foundation, Fundación SIMCO, and the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, and has been recognized in competitions such as the Reina Sofía Prize for Painting and Sculpture and the Ibercaja Young Painting Prize.

In Sorrento, Olaso found a unique context to expand his pictorial research, engaging in dialogue with the Mediterranean landscape and the region’s historical heritage. The residency provided him with time, resources, and a framework for exchange with other international artists, fostering the production of new works that were later presented in the group exhibitions organized by DOM.

Luis Olaso working on his project. DOM & ExtrArtis. Image courtesy of DOM.

Luis Olaso’s experience at DOM Art Residence concluded with a public showcase of the works produced, reinforcing his presence on the international circuit and consolidating his position as one of the most prominent Basque artists on the contemporary scene.

Through initiatives such as this, Art Madrid demonstrates its active role as a platform for direct support of contemporary creation, creating opportunities for research, production, and intercultural dialogue that extend beyond the fair itself and accompany artists in their professional development.