Art is a creative expression encompassing visual, performing, and literary mediums. It reflects culture, emotion, and ideas, inspiring connection and interpretation across time and communities.
The 44th edition of ARCOmadrid, Spain's International Contemporary Art Fair, one of the main meeting platforms for the contemporary art market, took place.
The Nadal Novel Prize 2025, the longest-running literary award in Spain, has been awarded to El secreto de Marcial, by the Argentine writer Jorge Fernández Díaz. This novel will be available in bookstores from February 5 in Spain, under the label of Ediciones Destino.
Fundación Callia is a Spanish organization dedicated to promoting social commitment to art, emphasizing the role of patrons as exemplary citizens and advocating for art as a philanthropic cause. Founded and presided over by Carmen Reviriego, the foundation seeks to inspire a cultural transformation that recognizes the value of sharing wealth through patronage. Among its notable initiatives are the Ibero-American Patronage Awards, which honor individuals and entities contributing to the arts in Ibero-America.
The first edition of this gallery is called Hidden Gems and includes artists from the LGBTIQ+ community, neurodivergent painters, and even a posthumous artist from Chiapas. There are also creators from Mexico City, the State of Mexico, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz.
Arte Zero is an online art gallery where emerging artists from Mexico find a place to exhibit their artistic creations for the first time.
This initiative, driven by two young Mexican entrepreneurs - Frida Martínez and Diego Salazar - was born out of their interest in promoting the art that is made in Mexico and in “supporting the artists of today, of our times” as Frida mentioned to Allabor, who launched an invitation to trust the new creators who are in training and to invest in art.
