Taken from CNA

39th City Salon Opens in Holguin

The 39th edition of the City Salon opened at the Provincial Center for Visual Arts (CPAP). As part of the 43rd Culture Week taking place in Holguin.

Comprising 25 pieces and under the general direction of Yuricel Moreno Zaldivar and curated by Roxana La O Sánchez. The exhibition, which opened this Saturday in the Electa Arenal Hall of the CPAP. It features works by Luis Silva Silva, Onelio Escalona, ​​Jojanny González, and Christian Escalona. A​long with pieces by students, amateur artists, and other artists.

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Advisory Council for the Development of Monumental and Environmental Sculpture (Codema). The exhibition explores photography, painting, drawing, woodcut, and mixed media. Also includes three-dimensional pieces from the National Sculpture Salon.

As part of this anniversary celebration, the CPAP (Center for Visual Arts and Performing Arts) leadership and the Sectoral Culture Department presented the Electa Arenal Lifetime Achievement Award. To sculptors Argelio Cobiella Rodríguez and Silvio Pérez Carralero. Who have championed three-dimensional art in Holguin for decades.

Cobiella Rodríguez was also recognized with the Codema National Salon Award for his work “Entangled in Your Fluids.” Valued not only for the exhibition itself but also for the discussion and underlying themes of the piece. Presented in workshops and panels throughout the day.

During her opening remarks, curator Bertha Beltrán highlighted the challenge of organizing an exhibition while respecting a legacy of nearly four decades in the Holguin visual arts scene. Serving as a platform for the expressions, methods, and practices of artists.

She reflected on the changes that have occurred since its inception. Noting that although painting and printmaking formats prevail, sculpture has remained relegated. In the creative process, convenience and commercialism have gained ground. Limiting creative endeavors and distancing the artist from their social role.

Also she recalled that the City Salon exists to replace the decorative and the saccharine commercialism. With the purpose of demonstrating that art is free and authentic, an expression of its environment and, above all, of its time.

The main prize of the competition will be announced at the City Awards gala this Sunday. In celebration of the 274th anniversary of the founding of the Holguin municipality. While collateral prizes, such as the one awarded by the Florida Paper Artists Association, were left unawarded due to a lack of submissions.

With information from CNA
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