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Fundación Banco Sabadell 2020: commitment to culture & talent
Since we’ve finished 2020, from Fundación Banco Sabadell we wanted to capture the activities and projects that we have carried out and to those which…
January 2021
December 2020
Teatre Lliure premieres “Les Tres Germanes”
From today until January 17, 2021, the Teatre Lliure opens its doors to offer the work “Les Tres Germanes” directed by Julio Manrique. Do not…
THANK YOU mentors from Banco Sabadell
During 2020, almost a hundred professionals from Banco Sabadell have volunteered in some of the programs that we have promoted from Banco Sabadell Foundation such…
November 2020
Webinar del II Workshop Filosofía y Ciencia de CNIO con Fundación BS
The II CNIO-Banco Sabadell Foundation Workshop on Philosophy, Science and Medicine, Socio-environmental factors of health and disease, will be held online in November 24, 2020 at the CNIO…
We join IRB Barcelona’s Metastasis Challenge by visibilizing four lines of research in the fight against cancer
We joined the Metastasis Challenge of IRB Barcelona giving visibility to different lines of research in the fight against cancer carried out by four recognized and…
Wolrd Press Photo 2020, #InstagramLIVE
Today at 17h, from the instagram profile (@fundacionbancosabadell), we will connect live with Silvia Omedes, director of Photographic Social Vision and Ricardo García Vilanova, World…
“To carry out a good research project, there has to be something inside you that stirs curiosity and sparks your interest to study a particular subject”, Pol Morillas, CIDOB Director.
Together with CIDOB, we are launching the Global Talent Programme with the aim of promoting quality research by young researchers through two applied research awards…
Applications are now open for pre-doctoral research grants
We are opening the application process for 15 grants to be awarded to researchers of Spanish nationality who are carrying out their doctoral thesis at…
October 2020
“B-Value is not only a programme in which they make you work hard, but it is also a place where you can dream, where you can turn things upside down, the more times the better, only then you are able to evolve,” Meritxell Martorell, founder of Yoga Sin Fronteras, finalist of the Fourth Edition of B-Value
Yoga Sin Fronteras is one of the finalists and awarded organisations of the Fourth Edition of B-Value, the innovation programme for third sector leaders that we…
‘The Thrill of Space’, exhibition at Niemeyer Centre
The exhibition ‘The thrill of space’ takes centre stage, once again, sculpture, one of the fine arts that is best able to dialogue with the…
We introduce you the 33rd Cycle of the Opera of Catalonia and the 38th Season Sabadell Opera33º Ciclo de la Ópera de Cataluña y la 38ª Temporada Ópera Sabadell
It inaugurates the 38th season of the Sabadell Opera and the 33rd cycle of the Opera of Catalonia. In this edition, the main concerts will…
Hay Festival of Segovia 2020 arrives with more than 100 nacional and internacional guestsited invitados nacionales e internacionales
From 17 to 20th September, the great Hay Festival of Segovia 2020 arrives. In this XV edition, nature and sustainability will be the strengths of…
We welcome again #enCOHENtros of the University of Oviedo
We welcome again enCOHENtros, 1st season of song by author Oviedo 2020, a set of academic and artistic activities designed to be enjoyed both by…
AEF ‘Collaborate and Share’ Meeting
This Thursday, October 15th we participate in the day ‘Collaborate & Share’ organized by the Asociación Española de Fundaciones (AEF) in which they have selected…
Full video of the live on Instagram with the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
Last Wednesday, October 7, the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) opened its doors to us live from our Instagram profile (@fundacionbancosabadell). A visit by…
Exhibition ‘Más allá de la vocación. Retratos de una pandemia’ by the Fundación Princesa de Asturias
The Fundación Princesa de Asturias, in collaboration with the Banco Sabadell Foundation, presents the exhibition ‘Beyond Vocation. Portraits of a pandemic’, by photographer Muel de…
We open the deadline for receiving proposals for collaborations
From the Banco Sabadell Foundation, we inform you that from October 2nd, we have opened the deadline for all those interested entities that meet the…
September 2020
43 entidades culturales de toda España participan en la jornada virtual ‘conectARTE’ para reflexionar sobre la cultura del futuro
Desde Fundación Banco Sabadell organizamos la tercera edición de conectARTE, este año en formato virtual y dentro de la programación de Sonar+D. Una jornada en…
4th edition of A Tempo – Arts & Formation
Inaugurates the 4th season of the project A Tempo – Arts and Training of the La Ciutat Invisible Foundation and High Season, with the commitment…
Espai 13 ‘Gira tot gira’ cycle with ‘Vis’, Julia Spínola’s exhibition
Today September 25th, the exhibition ‘VIS’ by the artist Júlia Spínola opens. ‘Gira tot gira’ is the series of exhibitions of the Espai 13 of…
Delivery of the Banco Sabadell Foundation Grants for External Rotation for MIR 2020
Yesterday, September 23th, at 7pm, the event of the Banco Sabadell Foundation External Rotation Grants for MIR 2020 was held at the headquarters of the…
The XVIII edition of the Joan Guinjoan International Prize has a winner: Camilo Roca with Insectarium
The Joan Guinjoan International Prize for Young Composers, awarded by the Escuela Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC) awards in its 18th edition the Chilean…
Celera’s 7th Generation Selection Process Opens
Celera, the first talent accelerator in Spain, is preparing to select the next 10 young people who will make up the 7th generation of exceptional…
Sondersland, the largest virtual talent festival
Sondersland is the online global talent festival that connects, activates and empowers people in order to improve the world. An event that will bring to life…
Madrid Gallery Weekend Opening
Today, September 10th, the XI edition of ‘Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend’ opens, the great event of modern and contemporary art that inaugurates the new exhibition…
ADDA Symphony arrives full of concerts for this 2020
ADDA Symphony of Alicante presents its programming of concerts that will be held during this 2020. Tomorrow at 20h in the Symphony Hall of Alicante…
Sign up for the B-Value Demo Day, a programme designed to drive the transformation of the social sector
We bring you the 4th edition of B-Value, the innovation programme designed to drive the transformation of the social sector, aimed at leaders in the social…
Start of XV edition of the Hay Festival in Segovia 2020
The XV edition of the Hay Festival in Segovia will take place from 7 to 20 September 2020, in an edition whose participants will include…
Beginning of seventh Sant Andrew Jazz Band Festival and second Jazz Education Stage – The jazz beat must go on.
Jazzing, the Festival and Campus (for young people and teachers) return on 4, 5 and 6 September, bringing you some very special editions: promoting local talent…
August 2020
28th edition of the Schubertiada in Vilabertran kicks off as part of Beethoven Year
The new edition of the Schubertiada in Vilabertran has two main components: song poems and string quartets, which come together in an instrumental ensemble that will…
The ‘BAL Y GAY’ Festival returns for its seventh edition from 12 to 14 August
The famous ‘BAL Y GAY’ classical music festival will be holding its seventh edition in Galicia, from 12 to 24 August. Performances and activities for…
July 2020
The Vallès Symphonic Orchestra will play Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Torroella Festival
August 2nd marks the 40th anniversary of the Torroella Festival in Ter, Torroella de Montgrí, with ‘Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5’. The Torroella de Montgrí Festival…
Banco Sabadell’s Support Plan for social entities comes to an end
After three months, the Support Plan put into motion by the Banco Sabadell Foundation to offer the bank human capital to support and mentor third sector…
The 7th edition of the Fringe Festival of Torroella arrives
The 7th Festival Fringe de Torroella de Montgrí will be held between 30 July and 1 August in several venues of the Mediterranean Museum. A…
Zoomba, Cruzar para Mejorar and HagarApp, the three winning projects from the grand finale of ‘Reto Futuro’, a social entrepreneurship programme aimed at vulnerable young people.
9 July was the grand finale of Reto Futuro, the social entrepreneurship programme that we are supporting together with Imagine Creativity Center, the Exit Foundation…
Video Summary Act of Delivery of the Banco Sabadell Foundation Awards for Biomedical Research and Science and Engineering
The president of Banco Sabadell, Josep Oliu, presents the XV Banco Sabadell Fudation Award for Biomedical Research to Dr. Guillermina López-Bendito and the IV Banco…
Banco Sabadell Foundation Awards for Biomedical Research and Sciences and Engineering
The president of Banc Sabadell, Josep Oliu, has recognised Dr. Nanda Rea with the IV Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research and Dr. Guillermina…
Follow on streaming the award ceremony of Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Science and Engineering
Tomorrow Tuesday 07/07 at 19h you can follow the #PremiosBiomédicaCiencias 2020 ceremony and learn more about the research lines of Dr. Guillermina López-Bendito and Dr….
Dr. Eduardo Morales wins the 19th Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research
Eduardo Morales has been recognised for his research work on companies’ strategic decisions and how they contribute to their export performance and capacity for innovation….
June 2020
Banco Sabadell’s human capital plays a key role in the fourth edition of B-Value, the innovation programme aimed at leaders in the Third Sector.
More than 40 Banco Sabadell employees in Madrid and Barcelona are taking part as mentors in the fourth edition of B-Value, the innovation programme aimed…
Nanda Rea wins the 4th Edition of Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Science and Engineering and Guillermina López-Bendito wins the 15th Edition of Banco Sabadell Foundation Biomedical Research Award
Dr. Nanda Rea, PhD in Astrophysics, has been recognised for her contribution to the field of astrophysics, focusing her research on the study of a…
October 2019
Arriba el Dream Big Circular Economy
Ahir, dia 7 d’octubre de 2019 es va celebrar el Dream Big de l’Imagine Circular Economy, un programa d’innovació disruptiva en el sector de l’Economia…
September 2019
Interview of the week – “We are making Barcelona an influential global player through science diplomacy”, Alexis Roig, CEO of SciTech DiploHub
In 2018, Barcelona launched SciTech DiploHub, the Barcelona Science and Technology Diplomacy Hub. We recently caught up with Alexis Roig, CEO of SciTech DiploHub, Professor…
July 2019
Dr Arkaitz Carracedo Pérez wins the 14th Edition of Banco Sabadell Foundation Biomedical Research Award and Prof David Pérez García wins the 3rd Edition of Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Science and Engineering
Dr Arkaitz Carracedo Pérez, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Complutense University of Madrid, has been recognised for his innovative contribution to the…
June 2019
Irma Clots-Figueras wins the 18th Edition of Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research
Irma Clots-Figueras has received the award for her quantitative research work on gender aspects in political economy. // Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research, which…
Prof David Pérez García wins the 3rd Edition of Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Science and Engineering, and Dr Arkaitz Carracedo Pérez wins the 14th Edition of the Biomedical Research Award
Dr Arkaitz Carracedo Pérez, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Complutense University of Madrid, has been recognised for his innovative contribution to the field of oncology through his pioneering work that seeks to understand the development of prostate cancer.//
Prof David Pérez García, PhD in Mathematics from the Complutense University of Madrid, has been recognised for his contributions in Mathematics and Quantum Information, including the mathematical development of tensor theory applied to condensed matter.//
Both awards, which give out 50,000 euros each, aim to recognise the career of young researchers. The award ceremony will take place on July 2nd.
May 2019
La entrevista de la semana – “El futuro será cuántico, porque la mecánica cuántica nos da la comprensión y el dominio más profundo del universo”, José Ignacio Latorre, asesor científico de la exposición ‘Cuántica’ del CCCB
Hemos hablado con José Ignacio Latorre, asesor científico de la exposición ‘Cuántica’ que acoge el Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona (CCCB) hasta el 24…
April 2019
Interview of the week – “Photography is the first technological art form”, Pepe Font de Mora, director of the Foto Colectania Foundation
We spoke to Pepe Font de Mora, director of the Foto Colectania Foundation, an institution that aims to showcase photography and raise awareness of this…
Schedule for the weekend of 12 April: art, photography, history and music
These are some of the proposals for this weekend: -This Saturday, 13 April, the Palau de la Música is hosting ‘Requiem de Fauré y Rutter’…
We are extending the deadline for our awards! Biomedical, Economics and Science and Engineering
We are extending the deadline to apply for our three awards until 30 April. Our awards recognise the work of researchers in fields such as…
Interview of the week – “For a young musician, it is very important that institutions offer these kinds of opportunities, particularly in such an emblematic venue as the Palau de la Música. Clearly there is a passion for music”, Aleksandr Kliuchko, finalista del Concurs Internacional Maria Canals
We spoke to the finalist of 65 edició del Concurs Internacional Maria Canals. This year, a total of 88 young pianists from 33 different countries have taken…
#ConLaCultura –talented young pianists in the final of the ‘Maria Canals’ competition; ‘Laia Abril. On Abortion’ at Foto Colectania; ‘RE Jornadas de la Escuela de Arte de Oviedo’
Final 65th edition of the Maria Canals International Competition 88 pianists from up to 33 different nationalities have participated in the 65th edition of the…
Presentation of the Imagine Silicon Valley 2019 scholarship for EDEM Business School students
12 young people participated in the Imagine programme, one of whom is a student at the EDEM Business School, participating thanks to the scholarship granted…
Interview of the week – “Science is about always going one step further than what has been achieved or understood, and this is where the impact of innovation lies”, Martine Bosman, Researcher at IFAE, BIST centre.
We have spoken to Martine Bosman, header researcher at the Institute of High Energy Physics (IFAE) BIST centre (Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology) with…
March 2019
Close to one hundred Banco Sabadell employees took part in the Foundation’s presentations to learn more about its activities
Since June 2018, we have been giving presentations to different departments at Banco Sabadell to talk to employees about what we do and give them…
Final weeks for submitting applications! Awards for Biomedicine, Economy, Science and Engineering
Until April 16th, we will be accepting applications for our three awards in the fields of biomedicine, health sciences, economy, science and engineering and scientific…
‘Processus’, the winning piece of the seventeenth Joan Guinjoan international award for young composers
Close to seventy pieces of music were submitted from 23 countries as applications for the award, organised by ESMUC and the Banco Sabadell Foundation.
Interview of the week – “The Innovation and Entrepreneurship programme teaches our students that, if they really want to, they can be a lot more creative than they thought possible in the artistic, social and technology fields”, Julia Sánchez, CEO of the Reina Sofía Shool of Music
For three years now, our Foundation and the Reina Sofía School of Music have been supporting the ‘Musical Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ programme, which is aimed…
#ConLaCultura – Closing ceremony of ‘Año Murillo’ in Seville, and project by Cèl·lula and Mercat de les Flors
‘Saltar el mundo. Síntesis escénica de un año’ On Tuesday 19th, the Maestranza Theatre in Seville will be holding the closing ceremony of ‘Año Murillo’…
Interview of the week – ‘Art and culture must be valued based on aspects that are not just quantitative, yet also aspects related to quality and opportunity’, José Miguel García Cortés, director of the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM).
Until April 2020 you can visit the new exhibition hosted by Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM) ‘TIEMPOS CONVULSOS. Historias y microhistorias en la colección…
“Immunotherapy is applicable to all types of tumours, it is giving spectacular results and when it works, it’s a true miracle”, Dr Elena Sancho, researcher at the IRB, has formed part of the panel of Banco Sabadell Foundation for Biomedical Research.
We have spoken to Dr Elena Sancho to find out more about immunotherapy, a type of cancer treatment which is based on our body’s immune…
Schedule for the weekend of 8 March: photography, history, fashion and music
These are some of the proposals for this weekend: -Last weekend to visit ‘’Structures of identity at Foto Colectania an exhibition which brings together 200…
#ConLaCultura – ‘La norma del arte contempóraneo, with Amigos del Museo Reina Sofía; PHOTOALICANTE, International Photography Festival; Cinema Week at Medina del Campo
Cycle of conferences at the Reina Sofía Museum on contemporary art From today, 6th April, until 10th April, the Amigos del Museo Reina Sofía are…
“I have been able to learn from the best in the field, to grow as a person, as an instrumentalist and as a musician, all thanks to the Banco Sabadell Foundation grant”, Rolanda Ginkute, violin professorship student at the Reina Sofía School of Music
Rolanda Gintuke began playing violin at the age of just 5. After completing her training, she began to win a number of national and international…
One hundred Banco Sabadell employees take part in the first event of ‘En tus zapatos’ (‘In your shoes’), an initiative for mentors of the social innovation programme, B-Value, that we have been supporting for three years
As part of the B-Value social innovation programme, which we are supporting with Ship2B, we have organised a number of different events under the name…
Interview of the week – ‘Not many people understand the value of creative work, particularly when they are young, and I am happy to see that there are real opportunities out there for us’, Javier Fernández, winner of the first ANFACO-Banco Sabadell Foundation Design Award
On Thursday 28 February we gave out the first ANFACO-Banco Sabadell Foundation award to a young designer, aged 24: Javier Fernández. This award recognises and…
February 2019
#ConLaCultura – ‘Bartolomé Bermejo’ at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya; and ‘Lina Bo Bardi dibuja’ at the Joan Miró Foundation.
Architecture and drawings at the Joan Miró Foundation Until 26th May, the Joan Miró Foundation is hosting the new temporary exhibition ‘Lina Bo Bardi dibuja’,…
Interview of the week – ‘Young researchers who train in Spanish laboratories are sought after all over the world’, Dr Óscar Marín, Chairman of the XIV Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research
Until April 16th we will be accepting applications for our three awards for Biomedical, Scientific and Economic Research. Given the opening of this new application…
How can companies reinvent themselves to attract young talent? And what are young people looking for in a company?
A few days ago, together with Íncipy Digital Strategy Partner and Celera, we presented the fourth Study in Spain on Digital Transformation in Human Resources,…
42 social institutions have participated in the third edition of B-Value, the social innovation programme which we implemented together with Ship2B.
After 282 projects and receiving more than 100 official applications from social institutions all across Spain, the selection committee of the B-Value Innovation Programme, implemented…
Interview of the week – ‘Cara B has a free vocation, less orthodox than A, it’s fresher…emerging…’ Juan Vidaechea, Co-Director of the Cara•B Festival
This weekend, Friday 15th and Saturday 16th, Barcelona is hosting the fifth edition of the Cara•B Festival of underground music. It’s already the fifth…
Ada Yonath, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009, shares her line of research with young scientists at the ‘Biennal Ciutat i Ciència’
Based on the Biennal Ciutat i Ciència in Barcelona, the Catalonia Bioengineering Institute (IBEC, for its acronymn in Spanish) has hosted the Ada Yonath conference,…
Interview of the week- “In Spain there are very talented and creative professionals, but they need tools to develop and grow their skills”, Lucía Ybarra, Vice-Chair and head of external relations of Factoría Cultural.
Based on the fifth edition of the “Foro Expertos” cycle, we have chatted with the Vice-Chair and head of external relations of Factoría Cultural, Lucía Ybarra.
#ConLaCultura – ‘Contemporary art in Spain and good practices’; ‘Science and Art’ at the ‘City and Science of Barcelona’ biennial; ‘Joan Brossa & Alain Arias-Misson: De la poesía a la palabra; de la palabra a la calle’ at Niemeyer; and ‘Floridablanca, la sombra del rey’, in Murcia
An event to reflect on contemporary art and good practices On Thursday February 7th, the Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo (Institute of Contemporary Art) is holding:…
Interview of the week – ‘We want the works of art to speak for themselves, we want everyone who sees them to make up their own minds about the character’, Isidro Bango, curator of ‘Floridablanca, la sombra del rey’
We chatted to its curator, Isidro Bango, a History of Ancient and Mediaeval Art professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid, to ask him to tell us more about the exhibition…
Presentation of ‘Imagine Express 2019’
The official presentation of Imagine Express 2019 will take place on Thursday February 7th. This is the sixth edition of the disruptive innovation programme that…
‘Attitude, ideas, excitement, recognition, empathy…’ Read on to find out more about the highlights of the ‘10×10 Innovación en Cultura’ by Pública19
Once again this year, we have cooperated with the Contemporánea Foundation to bring you ‘10×10 Innovación en Cultura’, the platform that supports the most innovative…
January 2019
Interview of the week – ‘Culture needs to innovate if it is to continue being relevant’, Antonella Broglia, curator of ‘10×10 Innovación en Cultura’
To mark the tenth anniversary of this cultural event, we chatted to its curator, Antonella Broglia.
Schedule for the weekend of 25 January: music, art, history and fashion
These are some of the proposals for the last weekend:
10 innovative projects, finalists of the 10×10 Innovación en Cultura Pública 19
The Contemporánea Foundation is promoting 10×10 Pública Innovación en Cultura, a support platform for the most innovative cultural managers, where professionals from the world of…
Watch the conference through streaming! ‘Immuno-Oncology: a new strategy to beat cancer’ with Dr Elena Sancho
On Tuesday 22nd January, from 16:30, you can watch the conference ‘Immuno-Oncology: a new strategy to beat cancer’ with Dr. Elena Sancho via live streaming…
#YoCreoTalento “Supporting projects such as these helps people to continue dreaming”. Imagine Express 2019 dreamer
This year three 18-year old students from the University of Seville will jump on board the Imagine Express 2019 between 22-25 February, having received scholarships…
Schedule for the weekend of 18 January: cultural proposals
These are some of the cultural proposals for the weekend in Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia. -‘Bartolomé Bermejo’, an exhibition which allows us to look at…
#YoCreoTalento ‘Grants for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)’
Since 2014 we have collaborated with the University of Oviedo to grant IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) grants to young graduates from the University. These grants…
‘Diseño y Fabricación Digital’ (Digital Design and Manufacturing), this afternoon at Foro Expertos by Factoría Cultural Madrid
This afternoon, at 19:30, Factoría Cultural Madrid will be holding the first session of Foro Expertos, led by Fabricio Santos, an architect specialising in design…
4 exhibitions await you! Art, photography, history…
Here at the Foundation we always support culture, in the hope that it will be shared through exhibitions like the ones that are currently open…
December 2018
Schedule for the weekend of 14 December
-‘Ángeles Marco’, an exhibition which showcases a selection of her sculptures, drawings and many more inedited works which are representative of her career, as well…
Last #ForoExpertos of 2018 in Madrid and Murcia
On Wednesday December 12th the Factoría Cultural in Murcia will be holding the final session of 2018 for Foro Experto, entitled ‘La ambición de la…
8 exhibitions await you! Art, photography, history…
Here at the Foundation we always support culture, in the hope that it will be shared through exhibitions like the ones that are currently open to the public in Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia.
Last days to apply! 1st ANFACO & Banco Sabadell Foundation Design Award
The deadline for submitting applications for the first ANFACO & Banco Sabadell Foundation Design Award is December 14th. This award aims to recognise and nurture…
November 2018
We are launching the third call in Spain for B-VALUE, a social innovation programme for companies throughout Spain
Until 27 June we have opened the third call to B-Value, the social innovation program which we have implemented together with Ship2b. It is a…
3 students from Seville will be jumping on board the Imagine Express 2019 after winning the third Aertec Solutions Challenge
Three students from the Loyola Andalucía University in Seville have won the third Aertec Solutions Challenge, presenting “AviFly” an innovative project which is based on…
Schedule for the weekend of 23 November
–DOCfield, the Documentary Photography Festival in Barcelona is hosting 23 exhibitions which until 9 December asks us to reflect on love. It is also hosting…
#ConLaCultura – ‘Structure of Identity’ at Foto Colectania and ‘Ángeles Marco’ at IVAM
‘Structure of identity’ at Foto Colectania Exhibition ‘’Structures of identity brings together 200 images to show how photographers in different cultures and periods have used…
#YoCreoTalento ‘Meetings famous artists’ At the Reina Sofia Music School; ‘Verni’ at Espai 13 Joan Miró Foundation; ‘Young cellists’ finalists of the International Pau Casals Award
Andrés Orozco-Estrada kicked off the change to meet famous artists as part of the Programa de Emprendimiento Reina Sofía Music School The students from the…
Schedule for the weekend of 16 November: cultural proposals
–DOCfield, the Documentary Photography Festival in Barcelona is hosting 23 exhibitions which ask us to reflect on love. It is also hosting other parallel activates…
#ConLaCultura – ‘LOOP Festival’ videoart in Barcelona, ‘Structures of Identity’ at Foto Colectania, and ‘Art<35’ in Madrid
The best of videoart has arrived in Barcelona LOOP Festival, the videoart festival in Barcelona shines the spotlight on the artistic vitality of the city…
Schedule for the weekend of 9 November: art, philosophy, photography and theatre
–DOCfield, the Documentary Photography Festival in Barcelona is hosting 23 exhibitions which ask us to reflect on love. It is also hosting other parallel activities…
#ConLaCultura – ‘DOCfield’ Documentary Photography Festival in Barcelona and ‘Philosophy and Theatre Productions’
‘DOCfield Barcelona’ invites you to think about love The 6th edition of DOCfield, the Documentary Photography Festival in Barcelona, will take place until December 9th, bringing…
‘Somos edición limitada’, young people with learning difficulties search for companies to put their trust in them
This is an original campaign in which students of the Capacis Foundation take pride in being part of a ‘Limited Edition’.
The Museu Diocesà d’Urgell will be exhibiting 16 restored paintings from the sixteenth century
This is an exceptional selection of paintings showing the twelve sons of Jacob and three prophets.
October 2018
“At B-Value we have moved from a good idea, to a project, which after 10 months is now tangible, based on numbers, not just on dreams” Álex Pigem from Agustín Serrate Foundation, finalist entity of B-Value
From Banco Sabadell Foundation we have awarded 4 out of 10 finalist B-Value entities, the social innovation programme which we have implemented together with Ship2b. We have spoken to them to find out more about what their time at the programme has meant to them…
Schedule for the weekend of 26 October: art and photojournalism
-137 photographs take us on a journey through the eyes of photojournalists. The Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid is hosting the most prestigious photojournalism…
#YoCreoTalento – ‘AERTEC challenge, three scholarships for Imagine Express 2019’; ‘Nasa International Spaceapps’ with Celera; ‘Cinema and Technology’ at Tabakalera.
AERTEC challenge, three scholarships for Imagine Express 2019 AERTEC Solutions is a specialist international aeronautics consultancy, and it is launching the third edition of its…
#ConLaCultura – ‘Utopía Market for illustration, ‘EÑE Festival’ and ‘Saul Leiter’ at Foto Colectania.
#UtopiaMarket for illustration This weekend Utopia 126 is hosting the second edition of Utopia Market for illustration, from 19th-21st October. For 3 days, a hundred illustrators…
Demo Day by B-Value arrives in Madrid and Barcelona…we’re waiting for you!
The 10 finalist entities of B-Value, the social innovation programme which we have implemented, together with Ship2b, will present their projects on Demo Day, which…
#ConLaCultura – ‘World Press Photo Madrid 2018’, ‘EÑE Festival’ and ‘Orgue de Pedreguer Festival’
he best of photo journalism comes to Madrid Until 4th November you will be able to visit the World Press Photo Madrid 2018 exhibition at…
Calls now open! First ANFACO & Banco Sabadell Foundation Design Award and Assistance for Research
Award for the creative talent of young designers The first ANFACO & Banco Sabadell Foundation Design Award aims to recognise and nurture creative talent among…
Schedule for the weekend of 5 October: photojournalism and art
-137 photographs take us on a journey through the eyes of photojournalists. The Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid is hosting the most prestigious photojournalism…
Imagine Silicon Valley 2018 presents four disruptive projects
On Wednesday, 3rd October, the projects which were developed in July in Silicon Valley, California, by the participants in the eight edition of Imagine Silicon…
“I believe we have proof that governments and public policies can play a positive role in guiding #technological innovation in areas which benefit society, something which is often not recognised”. Laura Díaz Anadón, XVII Banco Sabadell Foundation Economic Research Award.
Dr Díaz Anadón has been granted this award for her work on climate change, which combines basic research with the development of public policies to…
#YoCreoTalento – ‘Scholarships to train researchers’ with San Jorge University; ‘Ideas+Innovadoras’ Awards with Valencialab; and I ANFACO Design Award – Banco Sabadell Foundation
Researchers training grants Once again, we are collaborating with Universidad de San Jorge by granting four scholarships to train researchers who are graduates, hold degrees…
September 2018
Schedule for the weekend of 28th September: art and architecture
-This weekend the eleventh edition of the SWAB Barcelona Art Fair, one of the biggest independent art festivals in the world, will be held in…
#ConLaCultura – ‘SWAB’, Contemporary Art Festival in Barcelona; ‘International Biennial of Landscape Architecture’ at the COAC; new cycle of exhibitions in the Joan Miró Foundation’s Espai 13; and ‘Contemporary Art Week in Asturias’
‘SWAB’ brings together 300 artists from 60 galleries from all over the world From 27 to 30 September, the eleventh edition of the SWAB Barcelona…
#InvestigaciónCientífica – We bring society closer to science with our Awards for Biomedical Research and Science
Dr Daniel López Serrano, winner of the thirteenth Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research, and Prof. Rubén Martín, winner of the second Banco Sabadell…
Schedule for the weekend of 21st September: art, exhibitions, photography, literature… cultural recommendations for you this weekend
-‘Abrir la mente para imaginar’ (‘Open the mind to imagine’) is the theme of this year’s thirteenth edition of the Hay Festival Segovia, which will…
‘A Tempo, Arts i Formació’, a project which aims to strengthen culture and education
For the second consecutive year, we are supporting, together with the Ciutat Invisible Foundation, the project ‘A Tempo, Arts i Formació’, which aims to strengthen…
#ConLaCultura – ‘Hay Festival Segovia’ and new event programme at the Teatre Principal de Alicante
Hay Festival Segovia 2018, imagina el mundo (‘Imagine the world’) -‘Abrir la mente para imaginar’ (‘Open the mind to imagine’) is the theme of this…
#YoCreoTalento – Open group to experiment with cinema and technology with Tabakalera, ‘Celera’ talent accelerator, and Musical Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme with the Reina Sofía School of Music.
Experiments with cinema and technology (‘Experimentación en torno al cine y tecnología’) in Tabakalera A new open group will be experimenting with cinema and technology…
Schedule for the weekend of 14th September: art, exhibitions, photography… cultural recommendations for you this weekend
– -Until Sunday, 50 galleries and over 70 artists will take part in the Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend, to open the new season of exhibitions….
First ANFACO & Banco Sabadell Foundation Design Award, to recognise creative talent among young designers
The Banco Sabadell Foundation and ANFACO-CECOPESCA have signed an agreement to launch the First ANFACO & Banco Sabadell Foundation Design Award, which aims to recognise…
#ConLaCultura – ‘Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend’, ‘Saul Leiter’ at Foto Colectania and ‘Art<35’ at the Sala Parés
50 galleries and over 70 artists take part in the Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend From 13-16 September, 50 galleries and over 70 artists from 20…
Discovery of original edition of the Bible of Vatable (1584-1585): Results of the partnership between BSF and the Diocese of Plasencia
The Banco Sabadell Foundation and the Diocese of Plasencia have embarked on a cooperative project to catalogue the library of the bishop’s palace in Plasencia….
Schedule for the weekend of 7th September: emergent creations, photography and art
You can visit the Art<35 exhibition at the Sala Parés in Barcelona until October 2nd. The exhibition displays works by 10 young artists who are…
#ConLaCultura – ‘Soy vertical’ at Espai 13; ‘Annete Messager’ and ‘The abstraction eclosion’ at the IVAM; ‘Viñetas de Revista Occidente’ at the Museo Bellas Artes in Asturias
‘Soy vertical’ (‘I am vertical’), a new art intervention at Espai 13 This exhibition organised by the Joan Miró Foundation will be open until September…
#YoCreoTalento – ‘Art<35’ with Sala Parés; call open for ‘Banco Sabadell Foundation Dummy Award’; ‘Jóvenes promesas de la danza’ with IBStage Barcelona
Art<35, platform for young artists You can visit the Art<35 exhibition at the Sala Parés in Barcelona until October 2nd. The exhibition displays works by…
August 2018
Schedule for the weekend of 31st August: art, photography and music
-Today, Friday 31st August, the Quincena Musical de San Sebastián will be hosting a performance of a Brahms piano concerto by WDR Sinfonieorchester – Colonia…
#YoCreoTalento – ‘Creadores emergentes’ at the eighth meeting of new artists in the Cidade da Cultura
40 emerging talents take part in an artistic residence in the City of Culture From 26 to 30 August, the Gaiás cultural complex in Santiago…
Schedule for the weekend of 17 August: art, photography and music.
-First weekend of the Schubertíada de Vilabertran, festival which pays tribute to Franz Schubert This Friday, soprano Katharina Konradi will be performing, as well as…
#ConLaCultura Schubertíada de Vilabertran
Schubert’s music makes it all the way to Vilabertran Until 2nd September, the Santa Maria Canonica in Vilabertran will be hosting the 26th edition of…
#YoCreoTalento – ‘IBStage Barcelona’ scholarships for talented young dancers ‘International Workshop of Architecture and Landscape’ with RCR Bunka
IBStage – International Dance Program From 13-30 August, IBStage Barcelona is offering 100 talented young dancers an opportunity to take part in a 15-day intensive…
#InvestigaciónCientífica– Get to know more about the winners of our 2018 Biomedical Research and Science and Engineering Awards
Dr. Daniel López Serrano, XIII Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research. Prof. Rubén Martín, II Banco Sabadell Foundation for Science and Engineering Award. During…
#ConLaCultura – ‘Xavier Miserachs X Photography Biennial ’; ‘Soy vertical’ at Espai 13, Joan Miró Foundation; ‘Saul Letier’ at Foto Colectania; and ‘Annette Messager’ at IVAM
X Photography Biennial Xavier Miserachs (2018) -From 4th August until 14 October Xavier Miserachs X Photography Biennial is being celebrated in Palafrugell, Girona. Up to…
July 2018
More than 400 young persons have participated in Transpirenaica Social Solidaria
Formed of 42 stages, from Híguer Cape all the way to Cap de Creus, Transpirenaica Social Solidaria which is a march in favour of human…
Schedule for the weekend of 27 July: music, art and photography
-This weekend Torroella de Montgrí is hosting the V edition of Fringe Festival, with 18 free concerts, in which 60 young musicians will be showcasing…
Video: Granting of the 2018 Banco Sabadell Foundation Awards for Biomedical Research, and Science and Engineering
You can now watch the video summary of the awards ceremony for the 2018 Banco Sabadell Foundation Awards for Biomedical research, granted to Dr Daniel…
Banco Sabadell Historical Archives: an intangible asset
The Banco Sabadell Historical Archives (AHBS for its acronymn in Spanish) includes Group documentation and objects of special interest for research into Catalan and Spanish…
#ConLaCultura – ‘Torroella de Montgrí Fringe Festival’; ’Creadores emergentes’ at the eighth meeting of new artists in the city of culture
Emerging talent takes the stage at the Fringe Festival The fifth edition of the Torroella de Montgrí Fringe Festival will be holding a total of…
Schedule for the weekend of 20th July: music, art and photography
-The ADDA Alicante will be holding the summer festival ‘Ritmo’ (‘Rhythm’), which brings you the very best of jazz, flamenco and classical music. Ute Lemper…
Video: 2018 presentation of Banco Sabadell Foundation Awards for Biomedical Research and Science and Engineering
You can now watch the video summary of the Banco Sabadell Foundation 2018 Biomedical Research Award, granted to Dr Daniel López Serrano for his innovative…
#ConLaCultura – ‘Bachcelona Festival’, ‘Pasión por el Egipto Faraónico’ at the Museu Egipci in Barclona and ‘Trazos de la palabra: viñetas de Revista de Occidente’ at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Asturias
Bach’s music comes to Barcelona During six days, from 19 to 24 July, the Bachcelona festival will be playing music by Johann Sebastian Bach in…
Rubén Martín wins the II Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Science and Engineering, and Daniel López Serrano wins the XIII Award for Biomedical Research
Both awards consist of 50,000 euros prize money each, and the objective of these awards is to recognise the work carried out by young researchers. The awards ceremony will take place on July 18.
Schedule for the weekend of 6 July
-FotoColectania Foundation hosts the new exhibition ‘Saul Letier: In search of Beauty’, which brings together more than 130 photographs, in colour and black and white,…
#ConLaCultura – ‘Ritmo’ summer festival ADDA, ‘Black Light’ at CCCB and ‘Annette Messager. Púdico – Público’ at IVAM
‘Ritmo’, ADDA music festival From 4th-28th July, jazz, flamenco, world music and classic music artists shall jump onto the ADDA Alicante stage at the ‘Ritmo’…
#YoCreoTalento – ‘Be Innovation Campus’ at ValenciaLAB and second week of the march for social inclusion with Transpirenaica Social Solidaria
Business and talent through innovation at “Be Innovation Campus” ValenciaLAB is hosting the first ‘Be Innovation Campus’ from 2nd-6th July with the aim of getting…
June 2018
#ConLaCultura – ‘Saul Letier’ en Foto Colectania y ‘Soy vertical’ en Espai 13 de Fundació Joan Miró
130 fotografías en color y blanco y negro de Saul Letier en Nueva York La Fundación Foto Colectania acoge la nueva exposición ‘Saul Letier: In…
Laura Díaz Anadón wins the seventeenth Banco Sabadell Award for Economic Research
Dr Díaz Anadón received the award for her work on climate change, a project that combines core research with the development of public policy to…
#YoCreoTalento – First steps towards social integration with ‘Transpirenaica’ and start of Imagine Silicon Valley 2018, with 4 dreamers from the Foundation
First week of Transpirenaica Social Solidaria 500 youths and 200 volunteers will complete an 800km trek in 42 days with the Transpirenaica Social Solidaria, an…
#YoCreoTalento – 5 projects to reinvent Classical Music with the Reina Sofia School of Music
21 students of the Reina Sofía School of Music have taken part in the second edition of the ‘Classical Musical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme’ which…
#YoCreoTalento – First steps towards social integration with ‘Transpirenaica’ and start of Imagine Silicon Valley 2018, with 4 dreamers from the Foundation
Visual artists in PhotoEspaña with ‘Proyecciones en la noche’ (Night-time screenings) Last Saturday, June 16th, the Royal Botanical Gardens opened their doors at night-time to…
#InvestigaciónCientífica – One month to go before the announcement of the winners of the Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research and Science and Engineering
On July 18th we will be handing out the thirteenth Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research and the second Award for Science and Engineering,…
Schedule for the weekend of 15th June: art, music, theatre…
-On Saturday June 16th, the Royal Botanical Gardens will be holding ‘Proyecciones en la noche’ (Night-time screenings) by PhotoEspaña, with visual artistic proposals. -The music…
500 youths will be trekking to support social integration in the Transpirenaica Social Solidaria
The 6th edition of the Transpirenaica Social Solidaria is starting. The Transpirenaica is an educational project which aims to raise awareness of social integration. Over…
#YoCreoTalento – Banco Sabadell Foundation Professional and Student Laus Aporta Awards, and ‘Premio Habitácola’ for architecture
‘The Good Virus’ and ‘SOROR’ are the winners of the Banco Sabadell Foundation Laus Aporta Award for 2018. The Banco Sabadell Foundation Laus Aporta awards value projects…
#YoCreoTalento – Our 4 dreamers are now ready to participate in Imagine Silicon Valley 2018!
From 30th June-19th July, 12 dreamers will participate in Imagine Silicon Valley 2018, a programme for disruptive innovation, in which they will develop projects with…
Schedule for the weekend 8 June: theatre, art, photography and architecture.
-This weekend is the first showing of ‘In memoriam. The baby bottle conscription’, with the actors and actresses of La Kompanyia Lliure. You can watch…
#YoCreoTalento – ‘Joan Guinjoan Award for young composers’ with ESMUC, ‘Habitácola Award’, ‘Laus Aporta Banco Sabadell Foundation Award’ at FADfest
Young composers The jury of the sixteenth edition of the Joan Guinjoan international award for your composers, organised by the Catalonia College of Music (ESMUC)…
#ConLaCultura – ‘Proyecciones en la noche’ (Night-time screenings) with PhotoEspaña, ‘In Memoriam’ with the Kompanyia Lliure and ‘Luz Negra’ (Black Light) at the CCCB
90 exhibitions by 530 photographers and visual artists PhotoEspaña, the international photography and visual arts festival, has arranged 90 exhibitions with works by 530 different…
May 2018
10 social entities throughout Spain, finalists of B-Value, the social innovation programme that we are supporting with Ship2B
Job creation and the welfare of those with some form of disability, combatting the effects of climate change, and improving the quality of life in…
Schedule for the weekend of 25th May: last weekend for World Press Photo!
-‘World Press Photo Barcelona 18’, this is the last weekend you can visit the world’s most important photojournalism exhibition. It will be on until Sunday…
#YoCreoTalento – ‘Projects to reinvent Classical Music’ with the Reina Sofia School of Music and ‘Scholarship Programme’ by the British Spanish Society
#LaMúsicaClásicaInnova, some of the projects of the ‘Musical Innovation’ programme 28 students of the Reina Sofía School of Music have taken part in the second…
Banco Sabadell employees will put themselves ‘in your shoes’ with the B-Value social entities
This year we have launched the programme ‘In your shoes’, designed with Banco Sabadell employees in mind, who will volunteer as mentors in the social…
Schedule for the weekend of 18th May: art, photography, photojournalism and music
-‘Beehave’, an exhibition that reflects on the role played by bees through installations and works by contemporary artists. It will take place at the Joan…
#InvestigaciónCientífica – ‘Intensifica’t al Taulí’, a programme that promotes research
‘Intensifica’t al Taulí’, a programme to promote research Together with the Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Parc Taulí, we are promoting ‘Intensifica’t al Taulí’’, a…
#ConLaCultura – ‘New music by #SamplerSeries’ and ‘Paco Gómez Archive’ in FotoColectania
#SamplerSeries new musical formats The Sampler Series festival offers new music, and we have supported it from its very first edition. This year marks its…
#YoCreoTalento – ‘Drone technology grants’ with HEMAV and ‘Young Cellists Award’ with the Pau Casals Foundation
Drone technology grants’ with the HEMAV Foundation This year we will be supporting the HEMAV Foundation and its Hemav Scholarship. The scholarship consists of two…
Agenda cap de setmana 4 de maig: literatura, fotografia i art
-‘Feria del Libro de Sevilla 2018’, (Seville Book Fair 2018) where until May 13th the stalls set up in Plaza Nueva will host hundreds of…
#ConLaCultura – ‘World Press Photo 2018’, ‘Against the tide’ at IVAM, and Seville Book Fair.
#VerParaEntender, the best of photojournalism at World Press Photo 2018 137 photographs take us on a journey through the eyes of photojournalists. The Centro de…
April 2018
Schedule for the weekend of 27 April: music, photojournalism and art
-‘World Press Photo Barcelona 18’, this Saturday, 28 April, the most important photojournalism exhibition in the world, due to the quality of the photographs, as…
#ConLaCultura – ‘Beehave’, where are the bees?; ‘#UtopiaMarkets de poesía’
#beehaveBCN, an exhibition to get to know bees better Where are the bees? The exhibition ‘Beehave’ is hosted by Fundació Joan Miró, and it is…
#InvestigaciónCientífica – Last week of the call for Biomedical, Economics, Science and Engineering awards for young researchers
On Friday, 27 April, the call for the three awards granted by Banco Sabadell Foundation to recognise the trajectory of young researchers in sectors such…
Schedule for the weekend of 20 April: cultural proposals
-‘ArtsLibris’ International Artists’ Books and Contemporary Edition brings together more than 90 international exhibitors with the objective of sharing and commercialising the editorial artists and…
#ConLaCultura – ‘ArtsLibris’, sharing artists’ books; ‘Espai13’, cycle of emerging art exhibitions; and ‘ForoExpertos’, inspirational talks
#ArtsLibris, International Artists’ Books and Contemporary Publishing Fair ArtsLibris, International Artists’ Books and Contemporary Publishing Fair celebrates its ninth edition, from 21st-23rd April, at the…
#YoCreoTalento – ‘II Classical Music Innovation Programme and ‘Concurso Art<35’, encouraging artistic talent
#LaMúsicaClásicaInnova, training project with the Reina Sofía Music School. 28 students from the Reina Sofía Music School participate in the second edition of the ‘Innovation…
Schedule for the weekend of 13th April: architecture, art and photography
-The Bòlit Contermporary Art Centre in Girona is holding a number of cultural and artistic activities this weekend to celebrate International Art Day. – ‘Experiencia…
#YoCreoTalento – ‘Celera’ and ‘WomenCEO’, events that promote talent
#Celera, a scheme that identifies and provides tools to extract the full value of talent As of this year, we will be joining forces with…
#ConLaCultura – ‘Sampler Series’, new music; the ‘Experiencia del coleccionismo familiar. La Modernidad en el Sur’ at Casa de América; and International Art Day at the Contemporary Art Centre Bòlit.
#SamplerSeries, new music festival El Esmuc Ensemble y Sampler Series offer a double concert, in which the protagonists are talented young musicians from the Escuela…
Schedule for the weekend of 6 April: cultural proposals
-Last weekend to visit the Francis Bacon exhibition La cuestión del dibujo’ at the Niemeyer Centre which brings together more than 73 works by the…
#InvestigaciónCientífica – call now open for Biomedical, Science and Engineering and Economics award, in recognition of the trajectory of young researchers.
We recognise the trajectory of young researchers Until 27 April the call is open for the awards granted by Banco Sabadell Foundation to recognise the…
#YoCreoTalento – ‘Artistem Sónar Campus’, success story from the B-Value programme and ‘Transpirenaica Social Solidaria’, a solidarity march in favour of inclusion
Success story from #BValueTransforma, social innovation programme ‘#Artistem Sónar Campus’, was one of the finalist projects of the first edition of B-Value, the social innovation…
March 2018
Cultural recommendations for the Easter weekend
-‘PhotoAlicante’, the international photography festival, brings you exhibitions, urban interventions, workshops and screenings, which will take place in different areas of the city of Alicante….
Schedule for the weekend of 23 March: art, photography and literature.
-‘MOT literature festival’, closes its fifth edition on Saturday 24 March under the slogan ‘Literatura encarnada’ with activities including conferences and exhibitions… -‘Women who transform…
‘The Poetic Instant and the Architectural Image’, photographs from the Paco Gómez Archive.
Until 17 June, Foto Colectania Foundation is hosting the exhibition ‘Total Records. ‘The Poetic Instant and the Architectural Image’, brings together more than 150 images…
New call for the emerging art competition for persons aged under 35
Between 24 April and 4 May applications can be submitted to ART<35 Fundación Banco Sabadell, the objective of the competition is to select artists to…
“The Women CEO programme offers us the opportunity to acquire the capacities we need for our development in the world of work, in executive roles”
This year we are joining WomenCEO in the “Women for Business Leadership” programme, which has the objective of offering specific training designed to help university…
Schedule for the weekend of 16 March: eleven cultural proposals
-‘El temps que estiguem junts’ is the new play bringing together the members of Kompanyia Lliure on the Teatre Lliure de Montjuic stage, in Barcelona….
‘Literatura encarnada’ at the MOT festival
Until 24 March the -‘MOT Literature Festival’ will be held, a literature festival, which this year, reflects on the commitment of literature based on real-life…
93 young talented pianists participate in the 64th edition of the Maria Canals International Music Competition
From 11-23 March Barcelona will be transformed into the world capital for pianists with the 64th edition of the Maria Canals International Music Competition, which…
Exhibitions, urban interventions, workshops, photography marathons…PHOTOALICANTE kicks off!
Until April 2nd you can visit and get to know the V edition of PHOTOALICANTE, the international contemporary photography festival which hosts 16 exhibitions, shows,…
‘The most valuable aspect of Celera is the community which is created on a personal and professional level, with proactive people whose concerns and profiles are varied and diverse’.
This year we are joining Celera, a programme which identifies talent, selecting 10 exceptional young people. For three years they receive a series of training…
Calls for awards now open! Biomedicine, Economy, Sciences and Engineering
Today, 5 March 2018, we are publicly announcing three calls to our awards in the fields of biomedicine, health sciences, economy, sciences and engineering and…
‘The strange reality of contemporary art’, new cycle of conferences at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid
Until April 17th, the Reina Sofía Museum will be holding a cycle of conferences, promoted by the Real Asociación de Amigos del Museo Reina Sofía….
Schedule for the weekend of 2nd March: art, photography, music and theatre
-‘PhotoAlicante’, the international photography festival, brings you exhibitions, urban interventions, workshops and screenings which will take place in different areas of the city of Alicante….
February 2018
‘Beehave’ shows us the vital importance of bees
The Joan Miró Foundation brings you ‘Beehave’, an exhibition that showcases the important role played by bees, seeking to educate and foster greater knowledge of…
Schedule for the weekend of 23rd February: art, dance, photography and theatre
-‘ArtsLibris’, the International Fair of Artists’ Books and Contemporary Editions, will take part for the third consecutive year in ARCOmadrid in order to spread awareness…
Artists’ books return to ARCOmadrid with ArtsLibris
Until Sunday 25th February, the International Fair of Artists’ Books and Contemporary Editions, ArtsLibris, will take part for the third consecutive year in ARCOmadrid in…
Foto Colectania is hosting a new live records session with Gladys Palmera
Foto Colectania Foundation is hosting a new live records session this Thursday, 22 February at 19.30 with Gladys Palmera. It is a music session on…
“For all of us who are just starting our working lives, these types of scholarships are an opportunity and a stimulus, an incentive towards effort.” Álvaro Muñiz, BID scholarship 2017.
Three young graduates from the University of Oviedo have received a scholarship to carry out six-month internships at Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) in Washington…
Schedule for the weekend of 16 February: photojournalism, music and theatre
-‘El temps que estiguem junts’ is the new play bringing together the members of Kompanyia Lliure on the Teatre Lliure de Montjuic stage, in Barcelona….
B-Value mentors put themselves #EnTusZapatos
In this second edition of B-Value, the social innovation programme which we are promoting together with Ship2B, we have included a training course for the…
The best of photojournalism stops off in Valencia with 150 images
Until 11 March you can visit World Press Photo 17 at Palau Joan de Valeriola, headquarters of Fundación Chirivella Soriano, to relive and reflect on…
‘These types of programmes motivate, facilitate and make it possible for young people to participate in innovative initiates which are very likely to improve the society in which we live…” Imagine Express 2018 dreamer
This year, five young people are climbing on board the Imagine Express Train 2019. These five dreamers from the Foundation will participate in this fifth…
Schedule for the weekend of 9 February: dance, art and photojournalism
For this weekend we proposal several cultural plans relating to art, dance and photojournalism. -‘Festival Salmon’ a dance festival organised by Mercat de les Flors…
11 young people join ‘Celera’ a programme which identifies and offers tools to make the most out of talent
From this year onwards, we have joined Celera, a programme which has been created to identify young talented persons in Spain and offer them the…
24 musicians from 10 different countries jump onto the #SamplerSeries stage
This Thursday, 8th February, L’Auditori is hosting a new Sampler Series concert, a concert for new music, with Klangforum Wiem, a globally renowned ensemble created…
“This programme is teaching me how to find my own path instead of following everyone else”, students of the 2nd Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme at the Reina Sofía School of Music
28 students of the Reina Sofía School of Music are taking part in the second edition of the ‘Musical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme’ which we…
New schedule for call of Banco Sabadell Foundation Awards
This year the call for our awards will open on March 5th, one month later than usual. Between March 5th and April 27th 2018 you…
Schedule for weekend of 2nd February: cultural propositions to kick start the month
This weekend we have the following cultural recommendations for you. –‘Stone Guardians’, the travelling exhibition promoted by MARQ stops in Callosa del Segura (Alicante). This…
This year we are going hiking in support of social inclusion with Transpirenaica Social Solidaria
More than 300 young people and 200 volunteers will take part in this year’s edition of Transpirenaica Social Solidaria (TSS). It is an 800km hike…
January 2018
‘Creativity in design: first years as a graphic designer for television’ in #ForoExpertos
On Thursday 1 February, Factoría Cultural Madrid will be holding a new session of Foro Expertos with Gonzalo Borman, a TV graphic designer who works…
“Pública18 is the perfect format for innovative projects that need to find a space in the world of culture”
Poesía O Barbarie’, ‘Bee time’ and ‘Clásica FM’ were the award-winners in this edition of 10×10 Pública Innovación en Cultura which we are promoting together…
Call now open! Banco Sabadell Foundation Grants for MIR External Rotation 2018
Until 10th May, the call to attend the Colegio de Médicos de las Islas Baleares (Balearic Islands Medical School) will be open, in which four…
Schedule for the weekend of 26 January: history, art and photography
For this weekend, we recommend the following cultural plans: -‘Guardianes de piedra’, a travelling exhibition which is promoted byMARQ will be stopping in Callosa del…
The second edition of B-Value is ready for kick off!
40 social entities in Spain have been selected to participate in the second edition of B-Value,the social innovation programme we implemented together with Ship2B, to…
Will you join us? #PorLaInclusiónTSS18
800 km journey, 42 days, more than 300 young people and 200 volunteers are the protagonists of Transpirenaica Social Solidaria (TSS), a social transformation challenge…
‘Granja de Gansos’, innovation programme in the textile industry with #ForoExpertos
This Thursday, 25th January, Factoría Cultural Madrid is hosting a new Foro Expertos session with Clemente Cebrián, founder of the Spanish fashion brand “El Ganso”,…
10 innovative projects, finalists of 10×10 Innovation in Public Culture18
The Contemporánea Foundation is hosting10x10 Pública Innovación en Cultura, a support platform for the most innovative cultural managers, a space for cultural professionals to meet,…
‘Non-Slave Tenderness’ new proposal from Espai 13
Until Sunday 11 March you can visit the exhibition by artist Lucía C. Pino at Espai 13, called ‘Non-Slave Tenderness’ where the artist has built…
Schedule for the weekend of 19 January: cultural proposals
For this weekend we proposal several cultural plans relating to art, music, photography and big data. -Concert by ‘Sampler Series’ this Friday from 19.00 at…
25 students participate in the second edition of Women for Business Leadership (Mujeres para el liderazgo empresarial) with WomenCEO
For the second consecutive year, WomenCEO is implementing its second edition of the “Women for Business Leadership” programme, supported by Banco Sabadell Foundation, with the…
New ‘Total Records. Live Vinyl: Ari Up’ at Foto Colectania
Foto Colectania Foundation is hosting a new live records session this Thursday, 18 January at 19.30 with Ari Up. It is a music session on…
Two promising young classical guitar players
The VI edition of the Master’s Degree in Classic Guitar Interpretation at the University of Alicante includes two promising young classical guitar players, who were…
Schedule for the weekend of 12 January: music, art, history and technology
Last few days to visit two exciting exhibitions in Malaga and Alicante: -‘Fernando Ortiz’, the Diócesis de Málaga hosts this exhibition about the artist with…
Two new Sampler Series concerts
During January, the Sampler Series festival will be hosting two new concerts in different locations in Barcelona. This Saturday 13 January at 20.00 at Fundació…
Find out more about Factoría Cultural Murcia: courses and sessions with different experts
For the second consecutive year, we are collaborating with Factoría Cultural de Murcia at Factoría Escuela to strengthen and incentivise training in areas such as…
Schedule for the weekend of 5 January: cultural proposals to start the year
A great way of starting 2018 is to visit exhibitions, such as those which we recommend below… Until 11 March 2018, Foto Colectania Foundation is…
Last few days to visit “Shipwrecked Species” (Especies Naúfragas) at Espai 13
Until Sunday 7 January you can visit this exhibition by artist Irene de Andrés as part of the cycle “The Possibility of an Island” which…
Welcome 2018!
The Banco Sabadell team wishes you a happy new year and our best wishes for 2018. Welcome 2018!
December 2017
Schedule for the weekend of 29 December: last cultural proposals for the year
For the last weekend of 2017 we are proposing different cultural plans which you cannot miss… -Dioramas exhibition at the traditional Christmas market in Plaza…
“Receiving the Banco Sabadell Foundation Dummy Award supports the general public in accessing photobook culture and the different forms of artistic expression”.
Author Víctor Casas is the winner of the IV edition of the DOCfield Banco Sabadell Foundation Dummy Award for photobooks, with his photobook titled MAD.RUS.22/08….
Schedule for the weekend of 22 December: nine cultural proposals
For this weekend we propose a variety of cultural plans in Alicante, Asturias, Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia. -Dioramas exhibition at the traditional Christmas market in…
The Escolanía del Misteri d’Elx performs its traditional Christmas concert
For another year, the Misteri d’Elx will be performing its traditional Christmas concert with singing by the Juvenil choir and the Escolanía, who will be…
‘A Minute of Silence in Google’, Emerging Art Award Sabadell ‘17
‘A minute of silence in Google’ by the young artist Juan Antonio Cerezuela Zaplana is the winning project of the Emerging Art Award Sabadell’ 17,…
Two students from ‘AERTEC Solutions Challenge’ will be jumping on board the Imagine Express Train 2018
The AERTEC Solutions Challenge programme will be jumping on board the Imagine Express 2018 thanks to three scholarships awarded by Banco Sabadell Foundation to enable…
Schedule for the weekend of 15 December: music, theatre, art history and photography
For this weekend we proposal different cultural plans relating to photography, art, history, music and theatre. -The Sampler Series, festival, a new music festival which…
87 corporate volunteers have mentored 79 young people as part of Coach Exit Madrid
More than 15 companies have participated in the 21st edition of Coach Exit in Madrid, hosted by the Exit Foundation with the objective of improving…
Next Sampler Series festival with Peter Evans
-The Sampler Series festival, a new music festival, which we have collaborated with from day one, will be hosting a concert on Sunday 17 December,…
Two new #ForoExperto sessions in Murcia and Madrid
This Wednesday, 13 December Factoría Cultural Murcia will be hosting a new edition of Foro Experto, ‘Experimentation as artistic evolution’ (‘Experimentación como evolución artística’) with…
Schedule for the weekend of 8 December: cultural proposals
For the first weekend of December we are proposing different cultural plans, such as: Until 11 March 2018, Foto Colectania Foundation is hosting the exhibition…
9 exhibitions to visit! Art, photography, history, music and technology
Banco Sabadell Foundation supports culture to encourage the sharing of culture through exhibitions such as those which are currently open to the general public in…
Culture, technology and society in the digital era ‘Big Bang Data’ arrives in Boston
Until 30 March 2018 you can visit this exhibition which explores the recent phenomenon of the data explosion in which we are immersed. After stopping…
‘Shipwrecked Species’ kicks off the new cycle of exhibitions at Espai 13, Fundación Joan Miró
Until 7 January 2018 you can visit this this exhibition by artist Irene de Andrés, as part of the cycle of exhibitions The Possibility of…
Seven young researchers from the “Research and Study” programme at UJI Castellon receive the Banco Sabadell Foundation awards for the best internships.
For another year, we have recognised talent through the Banco Sabadell Foundation awards for the best internships through the “Study and Research” programme at Universitat…
Schedule for the weekend of 1 December: art, history and big data
For the first weekend of December we are proposing different cultural plans, such as: -‘Big Bang Data’ in Boston, after stopping in Barcelona, Madrid, Buenos…
November 2017
We launch the second edition of B-Value for social entities throughout Spain
Until 17 December we are opening the call for participation in the second edition of the social innovation programme B-Value which we are hosting together…
‘MAD.RUS.22/08’, wins the IV Dummy Award Banco Sabadell Foundation for photobooks
Author Víctor Casas is the winner of the IV edition of the DOCfield Dummy Award Banco Sabadell Foundation award for photobooks, with his photobook titled…
‘Año Murillo’ kicks off at the Maestranza theatre in Seville
On Tuesday, 28 november at 20:30h Año Murillo kicks off with a retro music concert with Jordi Savall at the Maestranza theatre in Seville, a…
‘Inspirational 17’, a festival dedicated to innovation in digital communication
This Wednesday, 29 November, and Thursday 30 November, for another year IAB Spain, the association for publicity and digital communication in Spain has organised a…
More than 400 professionals meet at Foro Demos, the first event for foundations and civil society groups.
This Tuesday, 28 November, we are participating in a day of events especially for Foundations and civil society with ‘Foro Demos’, an event which will…
‘Thumblock’, an intelligent padlock is awarded the UPF Emprèn Idea 2017 prize
‘Thumblock’, the first biometric padlock for motorcycles which is operated through fingerprint sensors, has won the UPF Emprèn Idea 2017 award which recognises and encourages…
Schedule for the weekend of 24 November: cultural proposals
For this weekend we recommend different cultural plans, such as: This is the last weekend to visit -‘DOCfield Festival de Fotografía Documental’, with a total…
Foto Colectania combines photography and music through iconic vinyl record covers
Until 11 March 2018, Foto Colectania Foundation is hosting the exhibition ‘Total Records. Vinyl & photography’, to display a selection of 250 vinyl record covers…
Culthunting Day, a new event for inspiration and creativity
This Thursday, 23 November, a new edition of Culthunting Day, is being held. Culthunting day aims to show how culture can be a driver of…
‘Pisando con coherencia, trabajo y esfuerzo’, new #ForoExperto in Murcia
This Wednesday, 22nd November Factoría Cultural Murcia is hosting a new Foro Experto session, “Pisando con coherencia, trabajo y esfuerzo” with Pedro Martínez- Abarca, founder…
Four EDEM students are awarded a Banco Sabadell Foundation scholarship
We have renewed our collaboration with EDEM Escuela de Empresarios to award scholarships to four students from the 2017-2018 academic year. Two students are from…
Schedule for the weekend of 17 November: exhibitions
For this weekend we recommend a variety of cultural plans related to science, photography, art and theatre…
‘OuiShare Fest Barcelona’ brings together the leaders of collaborative digital transformation
Parc Tecnológic Barcelona Activa is hosting the third edition of Ouishare Fest Barcelona which will take place from November 15-17. During these dates the leaders…
New exhibition featuring more than 70 drawings by Francis Bacon at the Niemeyer Centre
Until 8 April the Niemeyer Centre will be home to the largest ever exhibition to date of Francis Bacon’s drawings. For the first time ever,…
40 social institutions have participated in the prime edition of B-Value, the social innovation programme.
40 social institutions from all over Spain have participated in the first edition of the social innovation programme B-Value. During 10 months, the organisations have…
Schedule for the weekend of 10 November: cultural proposals
For this weekend we recommend a variety of cultural plans related to science, photography, art and education… -‘La Semana de la Ciencia’, organised by the…
Workshops, conferences, exhibitions… at Catalonia’s Science Week
From 10th to 19th November, the 22nd edition of Catalonia’s Science Week will be taking place, organised by the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation…
Reinventing classical music: the second Musical Innovation Programme begins at the Reina Sofia School of Music
Together with the Reina Sofia School of Music we are promoting the second edition of the programme “Musical Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, aimed at helping young…
A TEMPO Seminars – linking education and art
As part of the Peak Season festival in Girona, we are promoting, together with the Fundació La Ciutat Invisible, the new project A TEMPO –…
ArsMálaga holds the first exhibition by Malaga-born sculptor Fernando Ortiz
Until 14th January 2018, ArsMálaga Palacio Episcopal will be holding the first exhibition by the artist, ‘Fernando Ortiz’, which includes a number of works of…
Schedule for the weekend of 3rd November: 9 cultural recommendations
We have a number of cultural recommendations for you this weekend, including three exhibitions which will be closing their doors after this weekend: -‘Da árbore…
The fourth edition of Sampler Series, músicas de nueva creación begins
The Sampler Series, músicas de nueva creación festival, which we have been promoting from its very first edition, is launching its new season with 17…
October 2017
Concerts with the Euskadi Orchestra
The Euskadi Symphonic Orchestra will be on a concert tour this week, from today until Saturday 4th November. During these four days, they will stop…
‘After the end of the world’, an exhibition about the present and future of the climate crisis
Until 29 April 2018, the Centre of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB) will be the venue for the exhibition ‘After the end of the world’,…
‘Let’s talk girl talk’, new #ForoExperto in Murcia
On Wednesday 25 October Factoría Cultural Murcia will be hosting a new Foro Experto event, ‘Comuniquemos en femenino’ (‘Let’s talk girl talk’) with María del…
Philosophy and theatre productions
From 26 to 28 October we will be promoting, together with La Perla29 and La Maleta de Portbou, the first edition of ‘Escenas de filosofía…
DOCfield reflects on human mobility through 25 exhibitions
Until 30th November, Barcelona will play host to the fifth edition of DOCfield, the Documentary Photography Festival. This year, the theme is human mobility. The…
Schedule for the weekend of 20th October: cultural recommendations
This weekend we have a series of cultural recommendations for you, including: -‘DOCfield Documentary Photography Festival’: with a total of 25 exhibitions, the festival will…
Seventy illustrators take part in the first UtopiaMarkets focusing on Illustration
The first ever UtopiaMarkets of Illustration will take place from 20th to 22nd October, with the involvement of over 70 illustrators who will sell their…
“It is my dream that one day my research will help us have environmental markets that work better”, Mar Reguant, Sixteenth Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research
You can now watch the video of our interview with Dr Mar Reguant, winner of the Sixteenth Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research for…
‘Amphitryon’, the artistic residency programme of Azkuna Zentroa
This year we have joined forces with Azkuna Zentroa in ‘Amphitryon’, an artistic residency programme aimed at fostering the production of artistic works in order…
Schedule for the weekend of 13th October: art, photojournalism and music
This weekend we have six cultural recommendations for you. -‘Da árbore á cadeira’, at the Museo Centro Gaiáis in the Cidade da Cultura in Galicia,…
3 open calls, grants and awards that recognise and promote talent
Here at the Foundation, we always seek to promote talent, by recognising it and helping promising individuals throug their training with awards and grants like…
Innovation and creativity in the courses offered by the Escuela de Factoría Cultural in Murcia
This autumn, the Escuela de Factoría Cultural in Murcia is offering a wide range of in-person and online courses aimed at encouraging training in areas…
Schedule for the weekend of 6th October: cultural recommendations
We have a number of cultural recommendations for you on this first weekend of October, with exhibitions, music and theatre. -‘Asturias Week of Contemporary Art…
Art in movement in a digitalised world (Arte en movimiento en un mundo digitalizado), new #ForoExpertos en Madrid
This Thursday, 6 October, Factoría Cultural de Madrid will be hosting a new Foro Experts session with the conference Art in movement in a digitalised…
Josep Oliu awards the XVI Banco Sabadell Award for Economic Research
Josep Oliu, Chairman of Banco Sabadell, has awarded the XVI Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research to Dr Mar Reguant for her work in…
World Press Photo Madrid: 143 photographs to turn our thoughts to 2016
Until 1 November Madrid will be hosting the best of photojournalism through 143 photographs which display the most important events of 2016.
The Foundation awards scholarships for initiation into research with San Jorge university
Once again, we are collaborating with Universidad de San Jorge by granting four scholarships for initiation into research, with the aim of supporting and incentivising…
September 2017
Schedule for the weekend of 29 September: art, photography, photojournalism and theatre
For this last weekend of September, we propose up to 10 cultural plans. -‘Swab Barcelona’, until Sunday you can visit this international art fair which…
‘Low cost prosthesis for children’, winner of the VI ‘Ideas+Innovadoras’ competition by Valencialab
The building of low cost prosthesis for children, a mobile music room and a citizen app are the winning projects of the sixth edition of…
70 art galleries from all over the world take part in Swab Barcelona
Until Sunday 1 October, over 80 artists and representatives of 70 art galleries from all over the world will come together at Swab Barcelona, the…
‘Reserve’ kicks off the new cycle of exhibitions at Espai 13, Fundación Joan Miró
Until November 5th you can visit this this exhibition by artist Gerad Ortín, as part of the cycle of exhibitions’ The Possibility of an Island’ (La posibilidad de una isla).
The Foundation awards four scholarships for the Master’s Degree in Translational Biomedical Research at VHIR
Banco Sabadell Foundation has awarded four scholarships to four students in the fourth edition of the Master’s Degree in Translational Biomedical Research at Vall d’Hebron…
New partnership! This season we are joining forces with the Teatro de la Maestranza theatre in Seville
The theatre season is beginning, and here at the Foundation we have joined forces with companies that collaborate with the Teatro de la Maestranza theatre…
Schedule for the weekend of 22 September: art, literature and theatre
This weekend we propose different cultural plans, such as participating in the different activities being hosted by Hay Festival de Segovia, a space which is…
Imagine Silicon Valley 2017 presents its projects for 2017
This Wednesday, 20 September, the projects which have been developed during July at Silicon Valley, California by the participants of the seventh edition of Imagine…
‘A TEMPO – Artes y formación’ a project which supports the world of culture and education.
As part of the Temporada Alta festival in Girona, which will be celebrated between October 11 and December 10, hosted together with Fundació La Ciutat…
‘El extraño oficio de soñar’, new at #ForoExpertos en Murcia
Together with Factoría Cultural de Murcia we are launching the new Foro de Expertos session this Thursday, 21st September, at 18:30 with the talk ‘El…
Hay Festival Segovia 2017 ‘Imagina el mundo’ through literature
From September 16-24, Segovia celebrates the 12th edition of Hay Festival 2017 with a schedule of activties related to literature. Under the slogan ‘Imagine the…
Schedule for the weekend of 15 September: art, photography and theatre
This weekend, contemporary art is transformed into the epicentre of Madrid with the eight edition of Apertura Madrid Gallery Weekend in which 46 galleries, more…
This weekend Madrid is transformed into the capital of contemporary European art.
Until 16 September, 46 galleries, more than 60 artists and 14 of the most renowned art centres in the capital are coming together to celebrate…
La Kompanyia Lliure kicks off its second season
Teatre Lliure kicks off its second season with different proposals, one of which is the second season of La Kompanyia Lliure. This project was started…
Schedule for the weekend 8 September: cultural proposals in Alicante, Barcelona and Valencia
One of the main recommendations for this weekend is to visit the recently inaugurated exhibition Art<35 BS 2017 at Sala Parés in Barcelona in which…
10 young artists display their works at ART<35 BS 2017
Until 26 September you can visit this exhibition, which brings together the work of 10 young artists, all aged under 35.
Exhibitions, conferences, artistic interventions…discover everything that Pabellón Mies van der Rohe has to offer you
At the Foundation we are collaborating with the schedule of events at the Pabellón Mies van der Rohe in Barcelona, with the objective of promoting…
‘eXhibition spaces’ kicks off its 20th edition of the UIC architecture workshop
Until 13 September, all 1st-5th year students at ESARQ, School of Architecture of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona), are participating in the 20th…
Schedule for the weekend of 1 September: art, dance, photography and music
For the first weekend of September we recommend several different cultural plans in Alicante, Barcelona, Galicia, Valencia and Vilabertran. This Friday and Saturday the IBStage…
August 2017
Space for talented young people at the Festa Major de Sabadell
From September 1-4, Sabadell celebrates its Fiesta Mayor with a range of cultural activities aimed at the general public. This year, particular attention has been…
IBStage Barcelona showcases its talent on the Teatre Grec stage
More than 100 students from the International Programme of Dance IBStage will share the stage with some of the most prestigious figures in the world…
Closing concert of 78 Quincena Musical de San Sebastían
The 28th edition of Quincena Musical de San Sebastián will be closing this Wednesday, 30 August, after celebrating 94 concerts in a total of 12…
Schedule for the weekend 25 August: cultural proposals in Barcelona, Galicia, Valencia and Vilabertran
For the last weekend of August we recommend several different cultural plans in Barcelona, Galicia, Valencia and Vilabertran.
More than 160 talented young people participate in IBStage Barcelona
Until August 31 the International Dance Programme IBStageis welcoming more than 160 talented young persons. During 15 intensive days renowned teachers and choreographers of classic…
Schubertíada de Vilabertran celebrates its 25th anniversary
From August 17 to September 3, the monastery of Santa María de Vilabertran is hosting the 25th edition of one of the most important lied…
Schedule for the weekend of 18th August: music, art and photography
The Schubertíada de Vilabertran begins this weekend, with concerts on Friday 18th at 9.30 pm with a Beethoven string quartet performed by Quartet Casals, Saturday…
Schedule for the weekend of 11th August: cultural recommendations
Our musical proposition for this weekend will take place in Alicante, with the summer festival ‘Geografía’ at the Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante (ADDA),…
Last days of ‘Big Bang Data’, the world’s transformation brought about by the information explosion.
Until 14th August, you can visit this exhibition, which explores the recent phenomenon of the data explosion which we are currently experiencing. The exhibition has…
Schedule for the weekend of 4th August: cultural recommendations in Alicante, Barcelona, Galicia, Prague, San Sebastián and Valencia
This weekend we have seven cultural recommendations for you with music, art and exhibitions.
6 exhibitions await you! Art, photography, history and technology
Here at the Foundation we always support culture, in the hope that it will be shared through exhibitions like the ones that are currently open…
Launch of the Tenth International Architecture and Landscaping Workshop
Until August 18th, Espai Barberí de Olot in Girona will be hosting the Tenth International Architecture and Landscaping Workshop organised by RCR Arquitectes and the…
July 2017
Schedule for the weekend of 28th July: cultural recommendations
This weekend we have six cultural recommendations for you with music, art and exhibitions. -From today until Sunday, the Fringe Festival in Torroella de Montgrí…
New musical talents take the stage at the Fringe Festival in Torroella de Montgrí
From July 27th to 30th, the Fringe Festival in Torroella de Montgrí will be hosting 27 concerts from a hundred talented young musicians who have…
The Simfònica del Vallés orchestra performs at the Torroella Festival in Montgrí
The Simfònica del Vallés orchestra will perform at the Torroella Festival in Montgrí. The festival takes place on 19th July at 22h, and the pianist…
Schedule for the weekend of 21 July: music, art and exhibitions
For this weekend we recommend two cultural plans in Alicante, three concerts at the ‘Geografia’ music festival at the Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante…
‘The abstraction eclosion’ – light and colour in the IVAM collection
From July 20th 2017 until September 16th 2018, the Valencia Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) will be hosting the exhibition ‘The abstraction eclosion’, with close…
Baroque music arrives in Bacelona with the ‘Bachcelona’ festival
From 19 to 25 July, for another year, Barcelona is hosting the Bachcelona festival which will take music by Bach into different areas in the…
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The Banco Sabadell Foundation and the Valencia Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) have renewed their cooperation agreement for another year in order to hold the…
‘Fruit Belt’, closes the ‘One Foot Out’ programme at Espai 13, Joan Miró Foundation
You can visit this new exhibition by the artist Martín Llavaneras as part of the ‘One Foot Out. “Expeditions and diasporas” at Espai 13 which is hosted by Fundación Joan Miró, until September 11th.
Video: Granting of the 2017 Banco Sabadell Foundation Awards for Biomedical Research, and Science and Engineering
You can now watch the video summary of the awards ceremony for the 2017 Banco Sabadell Foundation Awards for Biomedical research, granted to Dr Borja…
Schedule for the weekend of 15 July: cultural proposals
For this weekend we propose a variety of cultural plans in Alicante, Barcelona, Galicia and Prague.
‘Weegee by Weegee’, an exhibition by the famous chronicler of 30’s and 40’s New York.
Until November 5th, Fundación Foto Colectania is hosting the exhibition ‘Weegee by Weegee’, co-produced by Banco Sabadell Foundation, which includes more than 100 photographs by…
Josep Oliu has awarded the XII Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research and the I Award for Science and Engineering.
Chairman of Banco Sabadell, Josep Oliu, has awarded the XXI Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research to Dr. Borja Ibánez for his contribution to…
10 young artists participate in the “A Quemarropa” residences in Alicante
Until July 23rd, 10 young contemporary creators will share their experiences in the fourth edition of the A Quemarropa residences at the Centro de Cultura…
“Not even in a million years could I have imagined a similar experience”, dreamer at Imagine Silicon Valley 2017
Our three Imagine Silicon Valley 2017 dreamers are already in San Francisco (United States) working on a innovative disruption programme, developing projects with the help…
Art and technology at the ‘Museos y Videojuegos’ course at Thyssen
The summer courses at Thyssen have kicked off with ‘Museos y Videojuegos’ (Museums and Video Games), from today until Friday 14 July, aimed at museum…
Schedule for the weekend of 7 July: photography and music
One of the main proposals for this weekend is to visit the recently inaugurated exhibition ‘Weegee by Weegee’ at the headquarters of Fundación Foto Colectania…
The ‘Las Piedras Cantan’ cycle brings together music and heritage in Castilla and León.
Avila, Salamanca and Segovia are home to the cycle of concerts as part of the ‘Las Piedras Cantan’ cycle organised by the Santa María la…
“I dream of one of the technologies which we have developed becoming a game changer in the field of health”, Romain Quidant, I Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Science and Engineering
In one week, Tuesday 11th July, Dr Romain Quidant will receive the I Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Science and Engineering, in recognition of his…
“Seeing that the cardiology community can apply your research to help patients all over the world is a feeling of the utmost satisfaction”, Borja Ibáñez, XII Banco Sabadell Foundation award for Biomedical Research
In one week, on Tuesday 11 July, Dr. Borja Ibáñez Cabeza will receive the XII Banco Sabadell Foundation award for Biomedical Research for his innovative…
Awards for the best proposals in architecture, creativity and design with Laus Aporta-Banco Sabadell Foundation and Habitácola.
The Art and Design Festival (Festival de Arte y Diseño) FADfest, has awarded the best proposals in architecture, design and publicity through the Premios Habitácola,…
June 2017
Schedule for the weekend of 30 June: 8 highly recommended cultural plans
This is the only weekend in which you will have the chance to watch ‘Letter to a man’ at Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, until Sunday…
The ‘Geografía’ festival travels all over the world through music
From 1st July to 19th August, the Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante (ADDA) will be hosting the summer festival ‘Geography’, a trip around the…
‘Letter to a Man’ a show interpreted by the Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov
Until 2nd June, the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya will be performing ‘Letter to a Man’ with director Robert Wilson and the legendary ballet dancer Mikhail…
Barcelona’s week of design kicks off with FADfest
From 27 June to 2 July, Barcelona will be holding FADfest, the Art and Design Festival which showcases the best of architecture, interior design, graphic…
The Foundation gives grants to 3 dreamers to take part in Imagine Silicon Valley 2017
A total of 12 Dreamers will take part in Imagine Silicon Valley 2017 from July 1st to 31st, a disruptive innovation programme in which they…
Schedule for the weekend of 23rd June: cultural recommendations
This weekend is the final weekend of the ‘Photobook Phenomenon’ exhibition at the Foto Colectania Foundation , which focuses on contemporary visual culture through the…
Over 900 artists take part in the ‘Serenates’ festival
The Serenates festival celebrates its 30th year by holding 12 concerts at the Cloister of the Centre Cultural La Nave, at the University of Valencia…
Dr. Mar Reguant wins the sixteenth Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research
Dr. Reguant received the award for her research in the field of energy and environmental economics.
4 grants for the External Rotation of MIR in hospitals in Spain and abroad
Once again, this year the Foundation is collaborating with the Colegio de Médicos de las Islas Baleares (the official medical school of the Balearic Islands)…
Schedule for the weekend of 16 June: music and exhibitions
This Sunday is the festival Sonar clausura takes place, with Sampler Series at l’Auditori with Nico Muhly and a debut by ‘David Lang. Stargaze’. This…
If you have an idea, you can participate in the competition Ideas+Innovadoras
Until 10th September the deadline to participate in the competition for the most innovative ideas is open.
New session #ForoExpertos in Murcia
Factoría Cultural in Murcia, a hub of industrial cultures located in Centro Párraga is organising a new cycle of Foro de Expertos forums on Thursday…
#YoCreoTalento, we recognise and accompany talented persons
At the Foundation we support and accompany talented persons in disciplines as diverse and varied as music, theatre, dance, poetry, art, visual arts, biomedical research,…
‘Correspondence’, dialogues which reflect on printed and online photography.
La Fundación Foto Colectania is hosting the second edition of Correspondence, an online programme which aims to reflect on the relevance of photography in contemporary…
Schedule for the weekend 9 June: cultural proposals in Barcelona, Galicia, Madrid and Valencia
This Saturday 10th June, from 22:00 the Real Jardín Botánico en Madrid will be transformed into an exhibition space with the light shows and photographic…
45 days, 300 young people, 200 volunteers and 800km… Transpirenaica Social Solidaria kicks off!
During 45 days, 300 young people and 200 corporate volunteers and social teachers will be covering a distance of 800km from tomorrow, 8th June, through…
New video with the winners of the XII Biomedical Research award and the I Science and Engineering Award.
The awards each consist of 50,000 euros prize money, and the objective of these awards is to recognise the work carried out by young researchers….
In the evening. Open-air projections at PHotoEspaña
This Saturday, 10th June, from 22:00 the Real Jardín Botánico in Madrid will be transformed into an exhibition space with light shows and photographic surveys…
“The most important thing is what you do and how you do it, you need to give it your all”, third dreamer of Imagine Silicon Valley 2017
A total of 12 Dreamers will take part in Imagine Silicon Valley 2017 from July 1st to 31st, which will take place in San Francisco…
Schedule for the weekend of 2nd June: last days of photojournalism!
This is the final weekend to visit two exhibitions: one of them is in Barcelona, World Press Photo 2017, which uses photography to show key…
Romain Quidant wins the first Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Science and Engineering, and Borja Ibáñez receives the twelfth Biomedical Research Award
Both awards, each consisting of €50,000, aim to acknowledge the trajectory of young researchers. The award ceremony will take place on 11 July.
May 2017
The Foundation acknowledges the careers of artist Perejaume and gallerist Mariana Draper in the 2017 GAC Awards
This year, art galleries in Catalonia are giving out the 2017 GAC Awardsonce again in order to promote the role of art galleries, as key…
“People who are driven can achieve great things”, second dreamer of Imagine Silicon Valley 2017
A total of 12 Dreamers will take part in Imagine Silicon Valley 2017 from July 1st to 31st, which will take place in San Francisco…
How can we bring out the genius that lives inside of all of us? Find the answer this Thursday, in #ForoExpertos
The cycle of conferences, Foro de Expertos, is held on the first Thursday of every month in the Matadero Madrid.
10 students of the TecnoCampus receive the ‘On the Move’ grant to study abroad
Once again this year, the Banco Sabadell Foundation is collaborating with Tecnocampus in its ‘On the Move’ grants, which will allow ten students to spend…
‘Hot Iron’, the new project at Espai 13 in the Joan Miró Foundation
Until 2 July you will be able to visit this installation by artist Adriá Julià, which forms part of the cycle ‘One Foot Out. Expeditions and Diasporas’ at the Joan Miró Foundation’s Espai 13.
The Barcelona LOOP Festival ‘revises’ the past to understand the future
This video art festival, which is known throughout Europe, will take place in Barcelona until Friday 27 May.
Classical music to achieve social change #YoRethinkLaClásica
The students from the first programme of Innovación Musical y Emprendimiento (Musical Entrepreneurship and Innovation) of the Escuela de Música Reina Sofía are taking to…
“In order for contemporary music to be heard by the public, it must first be heard in musical training environments.”
The panel of judges of the 15th edition of the International Joan Guinjoan Prize for young composers, awarded by the Escola Superior de Música de…
Schedule for the weekend of 19 May: literature, video art, photography…and much more!
For this weekend, we propose a variety of cultural plans.
More than 50 exhibitions at the Festival ‘Revela-T’ for analog photography.
The fifth edition of this festival will be held from 19-28 May in Vilassar de Dalt, Barcelona.
Eight Contemporary Art research scholarships at Cátedra Miró
The call for these scholarships closes on 9 June. These scholarships aim to promote, contribute to the sharing of knowledge and dissemination of contemporary art.
‘Leer es ver más allá de las páginas’ (reading is much more than just turning pages), the Seville Book Fair kicks off
From May 18th-28th Plaza Nueva in Seville will be transformed into the centre of the publishing industry.
Alicante hosts the ‘A Quemarropa’ residences, connecting art and culture with the city
The call to participate in these residences, which will be held from the 11th-23rd of July, will close on 4th June.
22 young persons and 31 corporate volunteers have participated in the first edition of the Coach Exit Alicante project
After participating in the project, 82% of the young persons passed their courses, and 93% said that they wished to continue their training in order to find a job in the future.
Schedule for weekend of 12 May: guided tours to get the inside information behind exhibitions
This weekend we have a series of cultural recommendations in Barcelona and Galicia.
Technology and Innovation courses at the Factoría Escuela de Murcia
Factoría Cultural de Murcia opens its doors with a training programme which seeks to contribute to the development of emerging initiatives in cultural and creative…
Call open for education scholarships to complete a Masters degree at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu
Applications for these grants can be submitted until 26 May.
Video #ConectArte, bringing together culture and talent!
What happens if you bring together 26 cultural institutions in one place? This is precisely what we did at the Banco Sabadell Foundation last 30th…
Stream it live! ‘Brain development: mental genius and illness’ (‘Desarrollo cerebral: genialidad y enfermedad mental’) with Dr Óscar Marín
On Tuesday 9th May at 16:30, you will have the chance to watch the live streaming (by clicking here) of the conference ‘Brain development: mental…
7 exhibitions await you! Contemporary art, photography and technology
Here at the Foundation we always support culture, in the hope that it will be shared through exhibitions like the ones that are currently open to the public.
Schedule for the weekend of 5th May: art, photography, music and opera
For this weekend we propose several different cultural plans for all of the family: exhibitions, opera and new music.
“Classical music needs to uncover new formulas in order to get closer to society”, the first dreamer in the 2017 Imagine Silicon Valley
A total of 12 Dreamers will take part in Imagine Silicon Valley 2017 from July 1st to 31st, which will take place in San Francisco…
#ForoExpertos makes its debut at Factoría Cultural Murcia
The series of conferences, Foro de Expertos, is celebrated on the first Thursday of each month at Matadero Madrid, and from today, also at Centro Párraga in Murcia.
11 social organisations have been selected as part of the BValue social innovation program
Between May 22nd-26th, the organisations will participate in an intense week that will be filled with training, tutorials and coaching.
#VerParaEntender (see in order to understand), World Press Photo,the best of photojournalism arrives in Barcelona
This year’s edition of World Press Photo at the Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona (CCCB) is now open until June 5th.
April 2017
Schedule for the weekend of 28th April: photo-journalism, contemporary art, music and digital innovation
This weekend, Barcelona will be the stage for displaying the best of photo-journalism, with the exhibition World Press Photo 2017, which will be open to…
A Japanese chain verse poem: winner of the XIII Jordi Domènech Poetry Translation award
Jordi Mas is the winner of the XIII Jordi Domènech Poetry Translation award for his translation of the poem ‘Tres veus lligades a Minase’, by…
Last days of the call for the Award for Biomedical and Economic Research
The deadline is approaching for the calls of our two awards for biomedical and economic research. These awards seek to incentivise and acknowledge the work…
Interview ‘Youth with future in the US’ “The technology ecosystem in New York is one of a kind, the chance to work here was an opportunity that I simply had to take”
Until 30th April, the StepOne programme ‘Youth with Future USA’ in which the Foundation is a collaborating party, has launched a call aimed at recent…
The BODEGA project – Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Innovation in Architecture
Over one hundred architects, architecture students and other professionals from over 15 different countries have taken part in the project’s research.
Schedule for the weekend of 21st April: photobooks, poetry and art
This weekend we have 6 cultural recommendations for you. In Galicia, you can visit the exhibition ‘Da árbore á cadeira’ at the Centro Gaiás Museum…
Over 70 exhibitors in ArtsLibris, the International Fair of Contemporary Editions
ArtsLibris, the International Fair of Contemporary Editions in Barcelona, will hold its eighth edition from 21st to 23rd April in the Santa Mònica arts centre….
6 calls now open! Grants and awards that recognise and promote talent
Here at the Foundation, we always seek to promote talent, by recognising it and accompanying promising individuals throughout their training with awards and grants like the ones described below – calls are now open!
Call now open to select 10 artists aged under 35
Projects can be submitted between 2nd and 5th May 2017 (inclusive).
How is the information explosion changing our world? ‘Big Bang Data’ comes to Prague
Until 14th August, you can visit this exhibition, which explores the recent phenomenon of the data explosion which we are currently experiencing.
Schedule for the weekend of 14th April: art, photography and design
This weekend we recommend 4 exhibitions for all the family. One of these is in Galicia, in the Centro Gaiás Museum of the Cidade da…
Design, industry and artistic and natural heritage in the exhibition ‘Da árbore á cadeira’
Until 5th November, you will have the chance to visit this exhibition, which will invite you to reflect upon the environmental wealth of forests and the tradition in Galicia of trades linked to the arts of woodwork and contemporary furniture designs.
26-year old Armenian pianist wins the 63rd Maria Canals International Music Competition
Levon Avagyan enthralled the jury and the public in the final, playing Prokofiev’s ‘Concerto No. 3’ with the Catalan National Orchestra (JONC) at the Palau…
“It has been a challenge from which we have all come out on top”, over 2,000 youths took part in the Coach Exit work placements programme with corporate volunteers
A total of 112 corporate volunteers have taken part in the 19th edition of the project in Barcelona, acting as mentors for 96 young people.
Schedule for the weekend of 7th April: music, photobooks and art
This weekend we have a series of cultural recommendations in Barcelona and Valencia. For example, today, Friday, why not go and see a concert brought…
‘Plastic arts and design’, today at the #ForoExpertos at the Factoría Cultural
The cycle of conferences, Foro de Expertos, will be held on the first Thursday of every month throughout 2017 in Madrid’s Matadero.
The Sampler Series festival continues in Barcelona
The third edition of Sampler Sèries, the new music festival, continues in Barcelona. Until June, various locations in the city will hold concerts: the Auditorium,…
‘Picture yourself as a block of melting butter’, the new installation at the Espai 13 of the Joan Miró Foundation
Until 7 May you will be able to visit this installation by artist Eva Fábregas, which forms part of the cycle ‘One Foot Out. Expeditions and Diasporas’ at the Joan Miró Foundation’s Espai.
LAB<20 Award, looking for young digital talents
Until 26 May, the call will be open for the first edition of this award aimed at youths from Asturias or resident in Asturias to promote digital talent and creativity.
March 2017
#ConectArte, bringing together culture, talent and creativity
What happens we bring cultural activities together? This Thursday we have brought together 26 cultural organisations with which we work with a single objective in…
81 pianists take part in the 63rd Concurso Internacional de Música Maria Canals (Maria Canals International Music Competition)
Thanks to the Maria Canals International Music Competition, for another consecutive year, Barcelona will be transformed into the world capital for pianists. 81 pianists of…
The ‘PEA’ program of artistic expansion kicks off, bringing together culture, innovation and business.
What do culture, innovation and business have in common? How can synergies be created, and how can you work together to create new organisational models…
New video! Young, talented pianist
Varvara Nepomnyashchaya is a Russian pianist who uses her musical skills to faithfully interpret the works of each composer. Varvara works with great determination, energy…
Interview ‘Jóvenes con Futuro USA’: “Working in Silicon Valley is every engineer’s dream”
Until April 30, Stepone’s ‘Jóvenes con Futuro USA program, in collaboration with Banco Sabadell Foundation, is opening a call for recently graduated Spanish engineers, so…
We release the new documentary ‘Pietat Desplà’
From today, you can watch the documentary ‘Pietat Desplà’, produced by 15-L.Films produced under Carlota Coloma and Adrià La Huerta, which explores the restoration process,…
Schedule for the weekend of 24 March: photography, art and literature.
This weekend, we recommend that you visit the second UtopiaMarkets Photo which is being held at Utopia 126, a modernist factory which has been converted…
Find out more about “La Piedad Desplà” painted by Bartolomé Bermejo, and restored by the Foundation
Banco Sabadell Foundation and the Catedral de Barcelona, present the restored work of art “Piedad Desplà” by Bartolomé Bermejo, dating back to 1490 and considered…
Experience photography at UtopiaMarkets Photo this weekend in Barcelona.
From March 24th-26th, the second photography market is being held in Barcelona. You can discover, browse, chat to and purchase material directly from the photographers…
‘Escribir el pasado’, the 4th edition of the MOT Girona-Olot festival kicks off.
Until April 1st, Girona and Olot have been transformed into the capital of literature, to analyse the uses of the past in literature.
Images on paper through Fotolibro
The exhibition can be visited until June 25th at Foto Colectania’s new headquarters
Cultural schedule for the weekend of 17th March: poetry, debates, art and photography
This weekend, we recommend that you visit the first UtopiaMarkets Poesía (Utopia Markets Poetry) which is being held at Utopia 126, a modernist factory which…
‘Women Transforming the World’ a reflection on the reality faced by women
Until March 26th, La Cárcel_Segovia Centro de Creación, will be transformed into the centre stage for debate on the role of women.
The first UtopiaMarkets Poesía market: poets, recitals, conferences and screenings
The first edition of this market will be held between the 17th-19th March, and the list of participants includes poets, visual poets, publishing companies and magazines, who will be presenting and selling their works in the different stalls.
“Imagine Express has left an imprint on my DNA”
Get to know the Foundation’s three dreamers. On February 24th these Dreamers jumped on board the 2017 Imagine Express train. We have chatted to the…
Schedule for the weekend of 10 March: cinema, photography and art
This weekend is the last chance to visit the World Press Photo exhibition in Valencia. The exhibition is open until Sunday at the Chirivella Soriano…
Watch the conference through streaming! ‘La oportunidad de un viaje’ a story of struggle and survival
From 16.30 this Wednesday, 8th March, you can watch, through live streaming (by clicking here) the conference ‘La oportunidad de un viaje’ with Xavier Verdaguer,…
Interview ‘Jóvenes con Futuro USA’: “Working in Silicon Valley is the most ambitious goal that a developer can aspire to”
Banco Sabadell Foundation collaborates with the ‘Jóvenes con Futuro’ together with Stepone, with the objective of ensuring that recently graduated Spanish engineers have the opportunity…
Banco Sabadell restores a historic collection of Banco Gallego documents, and stores the documents at the Xunta de Galica.
The storage of this historic collection of documents, which corresponds to the period between 1760 and 1900 has been carried out in the Archive of Galicia.
Schedule for weekend of 3rd March: exhibitions, speeches and workshops
This weekend is the last weekend for 2 exhibitions. One of them is in Barcelona, ‘Ser plural. Yo soy los otros, los otros son yo’…
‘The knowledge revolution’, today at #ForoExpertos of the Factoria Cultural
The Foro de Expertos cycle of conferences will be held on the first Thursday of every month throughout 2017 in Matadero Madrid.
The young talent heading for Washington! Banco Sabadell Foundation awards 3 scholarships for the Inter-American Development Bank.
Three young students from the University of Oviedo will be joining, from today, 6th March, different departments of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) which is…
‘RCR Arquitectes’ wins the 2017 Pritzker award, the most prestigious architectural award.
The firm of architects ‘RCR Arquitectes’ from Olot (Girona) has been awarded the 2017 Pritzker award, the most prestigious architecture award due to its unwavering…
INSIDE/OUTSIDE, the start of a new edition of the PHOTOALICANTE Festival
Until 2nd April, you will have the chance to enjoy photography with 17 exhibitions, 11 urban interventions, workshops, conferences and up to 13 other activities.
February 2017
‘Art and Philosophy, Dangerous Friendships’, a cycle of conferences at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid
Until 3rd April, the Reina Sofía Museum is hosting a cycle of conferences in which the relationship between art and philosophy in the contemporary world will be analysed.
‘Autogestión’ reflects on do-it-yourself practices in contemporary art
You will be able to visit this exhibition until 21st May, with over 60 works of art at the Joan Miró Foundation.
Schedule for the weekend of 24 February: underground music and photojournalism
For this weekend we propose a variety of cultural plans in Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia.
Talented youngsters jump on board the Imagine Express 2017
Tomorrow, Friday 24th February, Imagine Express 2017 will be travelling through Barcelona-Paris-London with a multidisciplinary team formed of 36 people who will be divided into…
Artist’s books are back at ARCOmadrid through ArtsLibris
The Arts Libris fair can be visited until 26th February, which represents and shares the contemporary publishing of artist’s books.
Madrid hosts JUSTMAD8, the emerging art fair
You can visit the art fair until Sunday 26th February at the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos in Madrid (COAM).
Schedule for the weekend of 17 February: underground music and photojournalism
This weekend, we recommend that you visit the recently inaugurated exhibition World Press Photo, Valencia. You can visit the exhibition until 12th March, at the…
Preguntas frecuentes sobre la convocatoria ’15 Ayudas a la Investigación’
The Banco Sabadell Foundation is offering 15 Ayudas a la Investigación intended to support scientific research, in the fields of economic, corporate, legal and social knowledge,…
Barcelona hosts the III edition of the Cara-B Festival for underground music.
This year, the festival will dedicate a part of the programme to music projects which have been managed from audio-visual platforms such as YouTube.
Schedule for the weekend of 10 February: theatre and photography
This is the last weekend to watch the play ‘Moby Dick, a journey through theatre’ at Teatre Lliure de Montjuic in Barcelona. The actors and…
“It’s a train I want to jump on and stay on forever…to be continued…”
Get to know the two young ‘dreamers’ who will be jumping onto the Imagine Express 2017 train, thanks to Banco Sabadell Foundation.
Interview ‘Jóvenes con Futuro USA’: “The best thing about Silicon Valley is working with extremely talented people in the biggest tech companies in the world”
The Banco Sabadell Foundation is taking part in the ‘Jóvenes con Futuro’ programme together with Stepone, in order to help recent engineering graduates from Spain…
World Press Photo comes to Valencia
This year, World Press Photo is open in Valencia from 10th February until 12th March. This year’s edition is all about giving visibility to the refugee crisis under the campaign ‘Podrías ser tú’ [It could be you].
Kick off of ‘Building the team’ week with Biocat, training for 12 future experts in healthcare innovation.
Until Friday 10th February, a series of workshops will be held to bring together the teams of students who will be participating in the fourth edition of the Masters in biodesign d·HEALTH Barcelona.
Schedule for the weekend of 3 February: theatre and exhibitions
This weekend, we recommend that you take a family trip to the theatre, as this is the penultimate weekend for you to enjoy ‘Moby Dick,…
43 social entities search for innovative value propositions
They have been selected to take part in the first stage of the B-Value programme.
New awards and financial assistance options available! Biomedicine, Economy, Science and Engineering and Research Grants
Today, 1 February 2017, marks the start of four new awards and financial assistance options in the sectors of biomedicine, health sciences, economy, science and…
January 2017
Factoría Cultural and Banco Sabadell Foundation launch the third cycle of talks on culture and innovation.
The series of conferences, “Foro de Expertos”, will take place on the first Thursday of each month throughout 2017 at Materdero Madrid.
Schedule for the weekend of 27 January: exhibitions, music and theatre
This weekend, the Sampler Series festival for the creation of new music, is organising 3 concerts at the Auditori de Barcelona with Nao Albet &…
Get to know the finalist projects of ‘10×10 Innovación en Cultura PÚBLICA 17’ [10×10 PÚBLICA Innovation in Culture].
This Friday, 27 January, the 5 most innovative projects will be chosen.
La Kompanyia Lliure brings you ‘Moby Dick, un viaje por el teatro’ (‘Moby Dick, a journey through theatre’)
Until 12 February, you will be able to watch this play and the fictional white whale imagined by North-American writer Herman Melville.
Watch the conference through streaming! ‘La física del cáncer’ [The physics of cancer] with Dr. Xavier Trepat
This Tuesday, 24th January, from 16:30, you can follow the live streaming (by clicking here) of the conference ‘La física del cáncer’ with Mr. Xavier…
‘Plural being: I am the others, the others are me’, addresses the human condition in a hyperconnected era
Until 5th March 2017, you can visit the installation by the artistic duo Momu & No Es, as part of the exhibition programme, ‘One foot out. Expeditions and Diasporas’ at the Espai, in the Joan Miró Foundation.
Schedule for weekend of 20th January: art and theatre
Friday is the opening night of ‘Plural being: I am the others, the others are me’, a new virtual installation at Espai 13, of the…
Two promising young classical guitarists
The Banco Sabadell Foundation has awarded scholarships to two young students to take part in the fifth Masters in Interpretation of Classic Guitar at the…
195 professionals from 21 countries take part in Talking Galleries Barcelona
Today and tomorrow, MACBA is hosting the fifth edition of the Barcelona Symposium, which will be attended by international gallerists.
Schedule for weekend of 13th January: contemporary art, theatre and photography
This weekend, La Kompanyia Lliure is holding the opening night of its new play, ‘Moby Dick, un viaje por el teatro’ (Moby Dick, a journey…
‘MACBA Collection 31’, an artistic itinerary through experience, time and conflict
The exhibition has a total of 85 works of art by 50 international artists who reflect on the relationship of art with itself and its potential for questioning reality.
The Foundation and UCAM renew their project to promote young people’s employability
1,200 youths have already taken part in the programme ‘Viaje al talento’ (‘Journey towards talent’), which helps to develop university students’ skills and knowledge to pave the way for their entry into the professional world.
Schedule for the weekend of 6th January: art, photography and theatre
A good way to start off 2017 is to visit exhibitions. For this reason, for the first weekend of the year we have various cultural recommendations for you.
VIDEO: Take part in the crowdfunding campaign to support talent!
#YoCreoTalento supports 4 projects which propose innovative solutions using self-sustainable business models.
Countdown to board the talent train with Imagine Express 2017
On February 24th, the train of dreams will once again embark on a trip stopping at 3 cities over one weekend: Barcelona, Paris and London.
December 2016
2016 supporting and promoting culture…
Exhibitions, festivals, seminars…culture is one of the pillars of the Foundation, and an example of this are the collaborations and proposals that we have been…
Recommendation: article by Carlos López Otín defending the role of scientific research
‘The keys to the future lie in education and culture’, López Otín, Chair of the panel of judges of the Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research
Young people whose talent will give us a lot to talk about…
Imagine Silicon Valley, II Artistic Research Grant, the new Kompanyia Lliure, artists from Art<35, musicians, the creativity of the persons involved in Medialab-Prado… in 2016 the Foundation has had an extensive portfolio of very talented young persons... would you like to get to know them better?
New video! Know the program of musical innovation and entrepreneurship that we promote with the Reina Sofía Music School
The Albéniz Foundation, together with the Banco Sabadell Foundation, have started up their programme, ‘Innovación Musical y Emprendimiento’ (Musical Innovation and Entrepreneurship) of the Reina…
2016 in search of talent
During 2016 the Foundation has supported talented young persons through scholarships, awards and training. Supporting such talent is one of our principal objectives.
Schedule for the weekend of 16 December: exhibitions and music
For this weekend, we suggest that you visit three exhibitions: -‘Guardianes de piedra’ [Guardians of Stone] with MARQ held at the San Juan de Dios…
Call now open for cultural projects!
14.00 on December 23rd is the deadline to submit cultural projects which are seeking funding and visibility.
#YoCreoTalento, the crowdfunding campaign to support future talent
You too can support future talent through this crowdfunding campaign for the four winning projects of the B-Challenge programme.
Schedule for the weekend of 9 December: Last weekend to visit World Press Photo Barcelona!
These are the last few days to visit some of the exhibitions which Banco Sabadell Foundation works in collaboration with. Make a note and don’t miss out on visiting them!
6 open exhibitions! Art, photography and history
The Foundation is collaborating with different exhibitions to bring culture closer to the public. This week, some of them are already closing their doors, after being hugely successful in terms of the number of visitors. We want to keep you up to date with the exhibitions that are currently still open.
Agenda weekend of 2nd December: cultural events
This weekend, we have various cultural events to recommend. For example, this weekend, Sunday 4th is the last performance of ‘Revolta de bruixes’ (Witches’ revolt),…
#YoCreoTalento, get acquainted with the 4 winning projects of B-Challenge
Today, a crowdfunding campaign will be launched to support these projects… we all believe in talent!
November 2016
Interview: “Rewarding ideas and young talent is the best way of being socially responsible”
Mar Villora, second year student of a Combined Degree in Law and Business Administration/Economics at the University Pompeu Fabra. Aged just 19 she has already…
Schedule for the weekend of 25 November: exhibitions and theatre
Today, Friday, is the last day you can visit the ‘Tree of life’ exhibition at the Centro Cívico Urgell in Barcelona. The exhibition gathers images of…
Interview: “Social aims should be embedded in companies’ DNA”
“We are the bridge between the talent from professional training and companies”, says Carles Cuyás, Chairman of Fundación Impulsa, finalist in the B-Challenge programme and prize winner by Banco Sabadell Foundation.
The second edition of DONE kicks off, the program for reflection and visual creation
Until March 2017 it is possible to participate in this laboratory for reflection, research and visual creation, which is based on five areas: thought, visibility, body, information and aesthetics.
#RavalKm0, a project which seeks to support culture, creativity and the involvement of young people in the district of Raval
Starting on November 24th the district of Raval will be lit up with Christmas lights thanks to this project
Schedule for the weekend of 18th November: exhibitions, music and theatre
In Barcelona we propose several different cultural plans such as visiting the World Press Photo exhibition, organised by Fundación Photographic Social Vision, with the support…
Interview: “This grant aims to open up the notion of research to other formats, experimental methodologies, hybrid views and interdisciplinary spaces to carry out research”
The winner of the II Banco Sabadell Foundation-Hangar Art Research Grant researches the possibilities of illustrated stories as epistemological objects, paying special attention to the methodologies which mean that research can be undertaken in different formats.
Banco Sabadell Foundation and Ship2B launch B-Value, an innovative program for social institutions.
The program will allow not-for profit organisations to reinvent themselves, define value proposals, business models with a social impact and to become more sustainable.
Call now open… 3 scholarships for internships at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington!
The period for submitting your entry will be open until 14.00 on 24 November 2016.
“Every Object is a Temporal Space”, new exhibition at Espai 13
Until 8th January 2017 you can visit this exhibition by the artist Nicolás Lamas Expeditions and Diasporas’.
Schedule for the weekend 11 November: cultural proposals in Alicante, Barcelona and Valencia
For this weekend, we have a selection of 6 cultural plans: photography, theatre and science. In Barcelona, you can visit the recently opened exhibition World…
See and understand photojournalism…World Press Photo 16 arrives in Barcelona
Until 11 December you can visit this exhibition which gathers 155 photographs selected from amongst 82,951 photographs which have been submitted to this competition.
Convocatoria abierta del XV Premio Internacional Joan Guinjoan para jóvenes compositores
Hasta el 1 de diciembre se pueden presentar las partituras al concurso abierto a compositores de todas las nacionalidades que no superen los 35 años.
Ciencia y arte en la exposición ‘Tree of life’
Hasta el 24 de noviembre el Centro Cívico Urgell de Barcelona acoge esta muestra de imágenes de los investigadores del Centro de Regulación Genómica (CRG) para mostrar el paralelismo entre arte y ciencia.
Schedule for the weekend 4 November: theatre, urban art and music
For today, Friday, theatre is one of our main cultural proposals. The actors and actresses of La Kompanyia Lliure will be performing two plays at…
Starting from today, together with Ship2B, we are launching a transformation program for innovative social institutions
B-Value ‘Transform your social institution to face the challenges of the XXI century’, starting today in Barcelona and tomorrow in Madrid.
The girls from La Kompanyia Lliure make their debut with ‘Revolta de bruixes’
Until December 4th you can watch the debut of the girls of La Kompanyia Lliure, based onthe famous text by Josep Maria Benet i Jornet, the dean of contemporary Catalan theatre.
‘US Barcelona’, the festival of art and public spaces
This Saturday, 5th November, the old Can Ricart factory will be hosting the third edition of this festival for artistic trends.
October 2016
Classical music reinvents with Reina Sofía School of Music
This is the first innovation and entrepreneurship programme for classical music in Spain.
Schedule for weekend of 28 October: theatre, opera, music and photography
Last weekend of the World Press Photo Madrid in the headquarters of the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (COAM). This exhibition shows us the…
Start of the 3rd edition of Sampler Sèries in Barcelona
Until 18 June 2017, you will be able to go to the 16 concerts that together form the new programme of this festival with new musical genres.
New agreement with EDEM to give grants to four students
The Banco Sabadell Foundation and EDEM Escuela de Empresarios have signed a cooperation agreement.
‘Llull en la Ciudad Nueva’, a play inspired by the philosopher’s activism
The play will be shown on two separate days: Thursday 27th and Friday 28th October.
B-Value, new transformation programme for innovative social institutions
The programme will be held on 3 and 4 of November in Barcelona and in Madrid.
The King and Queen of Spain welcome Banco Sabadell Foundation, winner of the Silver Asturias Medal, to the Princess of Asturias Awards
The Medal represents the recognition of the Foundation’s commitment to culture and talent in Asturias.
Schedule for 21 October: exhibitions and theatre
For this weekend we propose a variety of cultural plans in Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia.
‘Fiction is reality waiting to happen’ opens the new programme of exhibitions in Espai 13 at Fundación Joan Miró
Until 6 November you can visit this intervention by artist Ana García-Pineda, within the programme of exhibitions ‘One Foot Out Expeditions and Diasporas’.
35 years of Opera in Sabadell… the new season starts!
Don Giovanni, Goyescas, Manon Lescaut and Carmen are the new highlights of this season which also coincides with the 20th anniversary of the School of Opera.
‘Musical Innovation and Entrepreneurship’, new educational project from the Reina Sofía Music School
Banco Sabadell Foundation and Albéniz Foundation have signed a collaborative agreement to kick off this program which is aimed at talented young persons.
‘Connecting Adults-Connecting Young people’ breaking the barriers of new technology
This project is based on the Learning-Service method which promotes the participation of young people in informative actions oriented towards the digital alphabetisation of adults.
Schedule for the weekend 13 October: theatre, photography and music
This weekend you can visit the recently inaugurated exhibition ‘I wanted to be a photographer’ at Foto Colectania. The exhibition, which is co-produced by Banco…
La Kompanyia Lliure debutes with ‘In Memoriam. The baby bottle conscription’
Up until November 13 you can watch the debut of the actors at Kompanyia Lliure, as they remember the baby bottle conscription based on the testimonies of some survivors.
‘I wanted to be a photographer’ invites us to think about what it means to be a photographer today
The exhibition, co-produced by Banco Sabadell Foundation, can be visited until 10 December at Foto Colectania.
Scheduled events for the weekend of 7 October: photojournalism, history and philosophy
This weekend the Museo Colonia Vidal, in Berguedà (Barcelona) is organising the IV workshops on industrial colonies. Under the theme ‘Migrations” different cultural and artistic…
DCON, winning project of Valencialab’s ‘Ideas+Innovadoras’
The project is a contact detection system for resistance welding processes.
‘Migrations’, IV industrial colony workshops
From October 7-9, the Colonia Vidal museum will be hosting these workshops, complete with art, gastronomy, heritage and culture, to explain the value of colonies.
155 images that will make you reflect on things in the World Press Photo Madrid
Until 1 November, Madrid will play host to the best photojournalism in the world through 155 photos that will be reminiscent of the most notable events during 2015: the refugee crisis, the Nepal earthquake, the terrorist attack on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, and many more.
Rosa Barba International Landscape Prize awarded to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, measuring over 110 hectares, was transformed into the hub of London in 2012 thanks to the works carried out by Hargreaves Associates.
September 2016
Schedule for weekend of 30 September; architecture, contemporary art and photojournalism
This weekend, contemporary art will take over the city of Barcelona with the Swab fair and the Gallery Weekend. Until Sunday, the IX edition of…
Josep Oliu has awarded the XV Banco Sabadell Foundation prize for Economic Research to Dr. Nagore Iriberri
Josep Oliu, Chairman of Banco Sabadell, has awarded the XV Banco Sabadell Foundation prize to Dr. Iriberri, for her excellent research in the field of experimental economy and game theory applied to the study of social behaviour.
Contemporary art conquers Barcelona with Swab and Gallery Weekend
The Foundation is collaborating with the Swab IN/OUT programme in which a group of young emerging artists take part and will also give out the Banco Sabadell Foundation Award to the best Contemporary Art Gallery.
Economia Colaborativa reached university lecture halls
In October, Ouishare España is launching a university tour with free lessons on Collaborative Economy to bring the phenomenon closer to students.
“There is no evidence to suggest that women and men are not equally capable of reasoning in strategic situations”
On Wednesday 28 September, at the headquarters of Banco Sabadell in Oviedo, an Award will be given to Dr Nagore Iriberri for her extraordinary research career in the field of experimental economy and her theory of games applied to the study of social behaviour.
Scheduled events for weekend of 23 September: 5 cultural events
This weekend, Segovia will become the epicentre of culture with the eleventh edition of Hay Festival 2016. This year, the programme offers you 96 cultural…
Hay Festival Segovia 2016, the festival of ideas and culture
96 projects form the programme for this famous global cultural event with conversations, debates, concerts and visual arts exhibitions.
The Teatro Principal in Alicante starts its most varied season of the year: theatre, dance, lyric arts, music, humour…
The autumn-winter season starts in Alicante with 51 events related to theatre, dance, music, lyric arts, magic, humour and the circus.
CultHunting Day, transformative culture
On 8 November, the event in which companies that use culture as a transformation tool will take place.
Events on weekend of 16 September: cultural events in Barcelona, Galicia, Girona, Madrid and Valencia
This is the last weekend to visit the exhibition ‘Rostros do país’ in Cidade de Galicia. The exhibition shows 70 photographs by Xurxo Lobato in…
Madrid becomes the capital of contemporary art this weekend
For three days, 43 galleries of Arte_Madrid open their doors to give you free access to the work of emerging young artists and of renowned artists in the world of national and international art.
Good luck to our 3 dreamers in Imagine Silicon Valley 2016!
On Thursday 15 September, our dreamers will present their results at the final event of Imagine Silicon Valley 2016.
Start of the 19th Xavier Miserachs Biennial of Photography
Until 9 October, Palafrugell (Girona) will become the epicentre of photography and photo-journalism through 14 exhibitions of renowned artists such as Rafael Sanz Lobato, Juana Biarnés, Pep Bonet, Tanta Habjouqa, Jordi Cruz and Tom Sharpe.
Schedule for weekend of 9 September: cultural events in Alicante, Barcelona and Girona
Tomorrow, Saturday, is the last day to view the photography exhibition ‘Vivian Maier. In Her Own Hands’ at the FotoColectania headquarters in Barcelona. Tomorrow also…
The Foundation is awarded the Asturias Silver Medal
The Medal acknowledges the commitment of the Foundation to culture and talent in Asturias.
Don’t miss the final event of Imagine Silicon Valley 2016!
On 15 September the final event with the 12 dreamers will take place in Barcelona.
Schedule for weekend of 2 September: music, art and photography
This weekend marks the end of the Schubertíada de Vilabertran, the festival that pays homage to Franz Schubert with two concerts: today, Friday, at 21:30h…
10 young artists exhibit their work in ART<35 Banco Sabadell 2016
Until 29 September, you can visit the exhibition that shows the work of ten young artists younger than 35.
August 2016
10 projects selected for the International Landscape Award ‘Rosa Barba’ by Banco Sabadell Foundation
On 30th September the award shall be granted in the Petit Palau del Palau de la Música in Barcelona. All the projects which have been selected are landscape projects which have been carried out and approved throughout the world between 2011 and 2016.
Cultural plans for the weekend of 26 August: dance, music and exhibitions
For this weekend we are proposing five cultural plans in Barcelona and Valencia.
More than 1,700 engineering students take part in the VII Formula Student Spain
Until August 28, the Barcelona circuit in Montmeló will be hosting 70 international teams who will be defending their racing cars in multiple theory tests.
‘Rostros do país’, the exhibition where you can get to know Galicia through 70 portraits
Until 18 September 2016, you will be able to visit this exhibition that gathers portraits of anonymous people and leaders of sectors such as culture, science and enterprises.
Schedule for the weekend 19 August: 4 cultural plans
For this weekend we propose 4 different cultural plans, involving talented persons, music and exhibitions.
La Schubertíada de Vilabertran con el talento joven
Hasta el 3 de septiembre la canónica de Santa María de Vilabertran acoge la 24 edición de uno de los festivales de lied más importantes de España.
Orquesta Sinfónica del Vallés plays at the Torroella de Montgrí music festival
The concert will be held on Thursday 19 August at 22:00 hrs at the ‘Espai Ter’ auditorium in Torroella de Montgrí.
Schedule weekend 12 August: music and philosophy
We have three cultural recommendations for you this weekend in Barcelona and Valencia, two of which are related to philosopher Ramon Llull.
‘When lines are time’, a movable exhibition at the Miró Foundation
Until 11 September you can visit this exhibition by Rosana Antolí, which has converted this artistic space into a place where you can interact and discover new things through movement.
Calls now open! 5 grants and awards to recognise talent
The Banco Sabadell Foundation is supporting young talent in different fields through grants and awards that promote creativity.
160 young talents will receive training in IBStage Barcelona
Until 26 August, young people will take part in this intensive professional training programme for classical ballet for which the Banco Sabadell Foundation is awarding 13 grants.
Schedule for the weekend 5 August: exhibitions in Barcelona, Galicia, Singapore and Valencia
This weekend we recommend five exhibitions which you cannot afford to miss.
Open call for Banco Sabadell Foundation II Innovation Award
Entries will be accepted until September 30th, 2016. The works that may be submitted must be finalised between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2015.
Video: creative talent at OFFF Barcelona
More than 3,500 people attended the 16th edition of the OFFF Festival in Barcelona, the international stage for graphic design trends, video clips, photography, cinema, publicity and editorial art.
Set design, one of the new activities in the IX International Workshop of Architecture and Landscape
From August 1st-26th, Espai Barberí de Olot, in Gerona, will be hosting a new edition of this workshop, aimed at architects and students who will be attending from 20 different countries.
July 2016
Schedule for the weekend of 29 July: photography and music, recommended cultural events
Today, Friday, marks the end of the third edition of the Torroella de Mongrí Fringe Festival. Young talents from the world of music, selected from…
300 youths, 800km and 42 days: a socio-educational exchange and transformation experience
The Pyrenees, from Cape Higuer (Hondarrabia) to Cap de Creus, was the setting for the fourth march for the socio-educational transformation of young people today.
80 young talents will give 25 concerts at the III Torroella de Mongrí Fringe Festival
80 young talents will give 25 concerts at the III Torroella de Mongrí Fringe Festival
Philosopher, mystic and visionary…. ‘Ramon Llull. The thinking machine’, en exhibition that explores the mind of this philosopher
Until 11 December, you will be able to visit this exhibition, which explores the impact of Ramon Llull on the arts, literature, science and technology.
10 artists take part in Alicante’s ‘Residencias A Quemarropa’
Until 30 July, selected candidates will carry out their artistic projects at the Las Cigarreras Cultural Centre, which has been converted into a learning lab for two weeks.
Agenda for weekend of 22 July: 8 cultural events in Alicante, Aranda de Duero, Barcelona, Galicia and San Sebastian
This weekend, enjoy music by Johann Sebastian Bach at the Bachcelona festival, which offers different formats and spaces to bring Bach’s music closer to all…
Bachcelona, the summer festival with Bach in Barcelona
From 21 to 26 July, renowned artists such as Ton Koopman, Klaus Mertens, Tini Mathot, Virginie Robilliard, Thomas Guei and even a surprise act by La Fura dels Baus will take part in this event.
Video: our 3 dreamers share their Imagine Silicon experience
What was the Silicon Valley experience like for you? Can you describe a typical day? What is the most surprising thing about the world’s technological hub? Watch our new video, in which our 3 dreamers, Mamadou Korka, Ángel González and Daniel Díez, share their experiences.
Call open for the Banco Sabadell-Hangar II artistic research grant
The deadline for sending applications for this II Grant aimed at pre-PHD researchers currently writing their doctoral thesis in any Spanish university is 3 October.
Creative and educational technology applications in Residencias Interactivos? 16 -June
From the 14th June to 5th July 3 residents have developed their projects, with the support of a mediator at the centre and different collaborators.
Trumpets, pianos, bass, drums and vocals…Alicante sounds like jazz
Until 23 July, the Auditorium of the Regional Government of Alicante will be hosting the FIJAZZ festival, with famous musicians and young talented persons.
Schedule for the weekend 15th July: 6 cultural proposals in Alicante, Barcelona, Galicia, Salamanca and San Sebastian
Alicante will be hosting the XIX edition of FIJAZZ, including performances by internationally acclaimed artists, as well as young, talented, national and above all, local…
Video: Núria López- known Bigas and his team of researchers
You want to know how to work the research team winner XI Banco Sabadell Award for Biomedical Research Foundation ?
The Foundation signs an agreement to grant 4 scholarships for the Master’s Degree in Translational Biomedical Research at VHIR
Banco Sabadell Foundation and Vall d’Hebron Institut de Rercerca (VHIR) have signed an agreement to award scholarships to four students in the III Edition of…
Josep Oliu has awarded the XI Banco Sabadell award for Biomedical Research to Dr. Nuria López Bigas
Josep Oliu, Chairman of Banco Sabadell, has awarded the XI Banco Sabadell Foundation award for Biomedical Research to Dr. Núria López-Bigas, for her work contributing to the study of the development of new bioinformatics methods to study cancer genomes.
Dr. Nagore Iriberri, wins the XV Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research
The research lecturer from the University of the Basque Country has been selected for her excellent trajectory in research in the field of experimental economics and game theory applied to the study of social behaviour. The award ceremony shall be held on November 8 at Banco Sabadell’s headquarters in Oviedo.
Agenda for the weekend of 8 July: three cultural events in Alicante, Barcelona and Valencia
In Barcelona, the Miró Foundation is holding the Rosana Antolí exhibition, as part of its exhibition program ‘When lines are time’. It is a project…
Call open for 4 training grants for researchers at the University of San Jorge
Until 22 July, the call for these grants aimed at alumni from the University will be open, offering a chance to acquire experience in research.
“Curiosity is what drives any scientist”, Núria López-Bigas, XI Banco Sabadell Foundation Prize for Biomedical Research
The award ceremony will be held on Tuesday 12 July, and you can stream it from 20:00 hours. Click the banner to directly access the broadcast.
Emerging musical talent at the Torrella Fringe Festival
From 27 to 29 July, 80 youths selected by some of the most renowned Conservatories in Europe shall take part in over 25 free concerts.
New narratives in museums with the summer course ‘Alternative Curating’
Taking place from 4 to 8 July, the course is aimed at museum educators, museologists, cultural managers, university students and the general public.
Schedule for the weekend 1st July: cultural plans in Barcelona, San Sebastian and Valencia
This Saturday San Sebastian will be hosting a new version of Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer’s Night Dream’ at the Cristina Enea park. The play is one of…
June 2016
‘Ideas+Innovatives 2016’ competition now open at Florida Universitaria
Until August 29th, recent university graduates, final year university students, entrepreneurs and businessmen and women who have new and innovative ideas can enter this competition.
‘Serenates’, the festival of Valencian music kicks off
Until July 10th, the Cloister of the Cultural Centre La Nave at the University of Valencia will be hosting up to 15 concerts.
Art and heritage in the cycle of concerts ‘Las piedras cantan’
Until October 15th this cultural proposal aims to prove that any historical location can become the ideal venue for a concert, with music being the perfect excuse for acquainting the general public with heritage.
Agenda for the weekend of 24 June: street art, music and mythology
This weekend, Zaragoza is hosting the lagaleriadelamagdalena #UrbanGifts project, an initiative that forms part of a network of urban galleries and aims to bring art…
The Foundation has awarded two External Rotation grants for working in hospitals abroad
The Foundation, in collaboration with the Colegio de Médicos de las Islas Balearas (Balearic Islands Medical Association), has awarded two External Rotation grants two work…
The Foundation and the Parc Taulí Institute for Research and Innovation undertake a new initiative to promote research
The two winning projects of the initial call to ‘Intensifica’t al Taulí’ are aimed at research into pulmonary diseases, obesity and Prader-Willi syndrome.
Shakespeare and a ‘Midsummers Night Dream’ visit San Sebastian in #Donostia2016
For one month, from the 21st June to 24th July, the Cristina Enea Park will be transformed into the setting for this unique interpretation of William Shakespeare’s immortal classic.
Schedule for weekend 17 June: music, history and photography
This Friday, 17th June at 20:30, Museo Patio Herreriano (Monasterio de San Benito) in Valladolid, will host the ‘Cuarteo Golden String Quartet Violines’ concert, included…
‘Promoting talent’ in collaboration with Universidad Jaume I de Castellón
UJI (Universidad Jaume I de Castellon) has renewed its agreement with Banco Sabadell Foundation for the promotion of talent through a wide range of programmes designed for students.
#UrbanGifts on the streets of Zaragoza
Until 1st July, the streets of Zaragoza will exhibit artwork in abandoned spaces with temporary exhibitions where the exhibited works will be given away to those passing through.
Award for creativity, design and emerging talent: Laus Aporta-Banco Sabadell Foundation, ADI Medals and Habitácola
The Foundation has awarded up to 7 different awards during the design week of FAD-Fest Barcelona, held between the 6th-12th June at the Museo del Diseño de Barcelona.
The Foundation gives out grants to 3 dreamers to take part in Imagine Silicon Valley 2016
A total of 12 Dreamers will take part between 1 and 31 July 2016 in Imagine Silicon Valley 2016, a disruptive innovation programme in which they will develop projects with help from mentors and experts, and will also visit some of the most well-known companies in the world, such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tesia, Stanford and Berkeley.
Schedule for weekend of 10 June: 5 exhibitions in Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante and Asturias
FotoColectania presents, for the first time in Barcelona, the exhibition ‘Vivian Maier. In Her Own Hands’ by the American nanny whose secret passion was to…
GAC Honorary Awards -Banco Sabadell Foundation for artists and gallerists
The aim of these awards is to recognize and promote the career and the role of art galleries .
A journey through the streets of New York as seen by Vivian Maier, the famous American nanny
Until 10th September, FotoColectania will recover the legacy of the nanny who photographed the streets of New York and Chicago with its exhibition ‘Vivian Maier. In Her Own Hands’.
ZONE by Fábio Cunha wins the DOCfield Dummy – Banco Sabadell Foundation Award
The Award consists in the printing of a limited edition photobook and the chance to display the project in The Folio Club in Barcelona.
The design and creativity week in Barcelona kicks off with FADfest
This week, the Foundation will be collaborating and giving out the Habitácola (architecture) and ADI Medal (industrial design) prizes and the Laus Aporta-Banco Sabadell Foundation award (graphic design and visual communication).
Agenda for the weekend of 3 June: projections in Madrid and Barcelona are some of the cultural events proposed by the Foundation
This weekend, the PhotoEspaña Festival is holding ‘In the night. Open-air projections Banco Sabadell Foundation’. Four visual artists present a series of works projected in…
PhotoEspaña analyses Europe through 330 authors in 94 exhibitions
Between 1 June and 28 August, Madrid will be holding the XIX edition of this international festival of photography and visual arts. Entitled ‘Europe’, the festival adds photography as a new identity.
May 2016
Singapore hosts the ‘Big Bang Data’ exhibition: data that transforms the world
Until October 16th you can visit this exhibition which explores the recent phenomenon of the explosion of data in which we are immersed.
Agenda for the weekend of 27 May: creative talent, among the cultural events proposed by the Foundation
The Design Museum in Barcelona is holding the 16th edition of the OFFF Festival, ending tomorrow, which is the international showcase of the most avant-garde…
OFFF Festival Barcelona, creative talent
From May 26th-28th the Museo de Diseño de Barcelona is hosting the 16th edition of this festival, which is an international display of the most avant-garde trends in graphic design, video clips, photography, cinema, advertising and editorial art.
273 artists, over 400 videos and 58 exhibitions: the Barcelona LOOP Festival 2016 begins
Del 26 de mayo al 10 de junio, Barcelona acoge la 14ª edición de este festival que se consolida como referente del videoarte.
Coaching and mentoring in the 1st edition of #CoachExit Valencia
Banco Sabadell Foundation collaborates with the Coach Exit program, a corporate volunteering initiative which aims to improve the employability of young people through Coaching and Mentoring, which are two fundamental techniques to enhance professional and personal qualities.
Critical view of Europe at DOCfield16-festival of photojournalism
Until July 19th Barcelona is hosting the fourth edition of the Festival de Fotografía Documental [Festival of Documentary Photography] which offers a critical view via the work of 100 authors and 30 exhibitions in various art institutions, galleries, civic centres and photography schools…
Agenda for the weekend of 20th May: creative music, art, photography and sculptures, cultural proposals from the Foundation
One of the proposals that stands out for this weekend is the recently inaugurated exhibition “Perdidos en la ciudad” [Lost in the city], at IVAM…
Dr. Nuria López-Bigas wins the XI Banco Sabadell Foundation award for Biomedical Research
Doctor in Biology at the University of Barcelona, Nuria López Bigas has been selected as this year’s winner for her contribution to the development of new bioinformatics methods to study cancer genomes. The award ceremony will be held on July 12th at Banco Sabadell’s headquarters in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona).
Six projects have now been selected for Residencias Interactivos? 16’ by Medialab-Prado
The residences will be organised into two rounds, which will each last for three weeks. Those whose projects have been chosen will develop their projects with the support of a mediator from the centre, and also from the collaborators who register. The residences will take place from 14th June to 5th July and from 11th to 30th of July.
‘Lost in the city’, urban life in the IVAM art collections
From 18th May to 4th June, this exhibition will take place in the IVAM in Valencia, in which over 300 works of art will be shown: paintings, sculptures, photographs and videos from artists such as Paul Citroën, Jan Kamman, Lee Friedlander and César Domela.
Agenda for the weekend of 13 May: Barcelona, Madrid, Seville and Valencia are just some of the cultural propositions
The Centre del Carmen de Valencia will hold, on Saturday 14 May at 22:00, the concert ‘Ars Antiqua’, a musical homage to Ramon Llull of…
8 IBStage Barcelona- Banco Sabadell Foundation scholarships in search of talent
From 8th to 28th August, IBStage will be holding the International Programme of dance that is held every year in Barcelona, in which over 30 highly prestigious international teachers, 14 ballet dancers from some of the best ballet companies in the world and over 120 extremely talented students who want to become professionally involved in classical dance come together.
Interview: ‘I wanted to become a dreamer to get out of my comfort zone and draw new horizons’
12 dreamers are taking part in the first edition of Imagine mSocial Barcelona, a creative space in which to demonstrate the feasibility of technological projects that favour inclusion. Among these is Mireia Bel, a dreamer from the Banco Sabadell Foundation.
Sampler Series, new music programme
The second edition of Sampler Series will comprise up to 14 concerts, with new music streams through improvisation and electronic instruments. This is a different sound experience in Barcelona, which gives you a chance to discover creative and unique melodies.
TheCreativeNet, the first online talent platform that recommends talent
TheCreative.Net is a platform with over 1000 creative thinkers that identifies, connects and gives visibility to the creative talent with the most projection in Barcelona. The number of talent references grows organically through the endorsement of each creative thinker.
Schedule for weekend 6th of May: poetry, music and family activities are just some of the cultural events being held
It is the last weekend of the Feria del Libro de Sevilla, [Seville Book Fair] in which you can enjoy the best poetry, along with…
Culture, tourism, fashion… and a lot of creativity in the second edition of #ProgramaExperto
For the second consecutive year Banco Sabadell Foundation, together with Factoría Cultural, is hosting a series of conferences delivered by professionals in different fields related to their experience and impressions on topics such as culture, creativity, art and communication…
‘Out of the Box’, series of conferences on scientific investigation and art
This Friday, 6th May, the ‘Man: Nature and Future’ conference will be held by Andrés Moya, from University of Valencia, who is also a member of Sociedad Española de Biología Evolutiva (SESBE) [Spanish Society for Evolutionary Biology].
12 dreamers and four social innovation projects in the first edition of Imagine mSocial 2016
Until May 27th 12 dreamers will participate in the first edition of Imagine mSocial, in Barcelona, a creative space to demonstrate the need and viability of technology projects which favour inclusion.
‘Art-Nature-Landscape, 1st edition of Olivart Artists in Residence Programme
From May 2nd to May 30th, Fundación L’Olivar, located in Ventalló (Alt Empordà), invites 4 artists working in various art disciplines such as painting, sculpture, video, performance and digital art.
April 2016
Schedule for weekend of 29th April: exhibitions, music and photography are just some of the cultural events being held
This week, the Foundation has launched its exhibition ‘Salto de página’ (‘Turning the Page’) in Seville, as part of the Book Fair. The exhibition shows…
The Foundation launches the exhibition ‘Salto de página. El libro de artista en el siglo XXI’: ‘Turning the page. Artist’s books in the 21st century’ in Seville.
The sample, which forms part of the Book Fair programme and includes a wide selection of artist’s books and contemporary editions from artists such as Jaume Plensa, Andy Warhol, Guillermo Pérez Villalta and Rogelio López Cuenca, is open to the public in the Ayuntamiento de Sevilla (Seville Town Hall) until 5th June, and includes talent like that shown in this video created by the Banco Sabadell Foundation.
New video showing the talent of the Schubertiada Vilabertran!
From 18th August to 3rd September, the monastery of Santa María de Vilabertran will once again be the location of the Schubertiada, the festival that…
‘Correspondence’, three conversations on photography through: when, where and who
‘Correspondence’ is an online project created by the Foto Colectania Foundation, in collaboration with the Banco Sabadell Foundation, that aims to reflect upon the relevance that photography has had in contemporary visual culture, keeping in mind historical perspective and the original contexts in which it has been created and disseminated.
The Foundation gives out the ArtsLibris-Banco Sabadell Foundation Awards 2016
The winning books and editions will be acquired by the Banco Sabadell Art Collection and included in its artist’s books collection.
‘Outside ridicule: analysis of caricatures’, series of conferences at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid
Up until 25th May, the Reina Sofía Museum will be holding a series of conferences in which the origin and evolution of caricatures from the late eighteenth century to modern day will be analysed.
Once again, Barcelona will play host to the International Art Book Fair Arts Libris
Arts Libris 2016 will take place from the 20th to the 24th April in the Arts Santa Mònica Creativity Centre. Artist’s books, photo books and contemporary bibliophilia, together with other artistic formats, have taken centre stage again in this year’s edition.
The Foundation awards 10 scholarships for the Pre-University Competition of the International University of Catalonia (UIC) in Barcelona
The top 10 selected candidates have been granted a scholarship for 100% of the first year fees to study any degree offered by UIC Barcelona for the next academic year. The competition seeks to reward academic excellence and values students’ skills in terms of structuring content, analytical capabilities, oral expression and achievement of targets.
Weekend 15th april agenda: photography and literature, a cultural weekend with Banco Sabadell Foundation
This weekend Olot becomes the capital of literature, with the Festival MOT. Over thirty renowned authors will meet to debate and reflect on literature, under the…
Banco Sabadell Foundation awards the ‘XIV International Joan Guinjoan Prize for young composers’
Miquel Molins, Chairman of Banco Sabadell Foundation, has awarded the ‘XIV International Joan Guinjoan Prize for young composers’, organised by the Escuela Superior de Música de…
Cultura and innovation conferences during the second edition of ‘Programa Experto’
For the second year running, Factoría Cultural, a hotbed for cultural activities in the Matadero arts centre in Madrid, is holding a series of conferences on culture and innovation together with the Banco Sabadell Foundation, which will take place from April to July.
‘Written lives, writing lives’ opens the 3rd edition of the Girona-Olot MOT Festival
From 14th to 16th April, Olot will become the literary capital of the country, where over thirty renowned authors will meet to debate and reflect on literature.
Weekend 8th april agenda: Literature, music, science and a lot of photography, a cultural weekend with Banco Sabadell Foundation
Music, literature, science, photography and archaeology, are just some of the cultural plans offered by the Foundation this weekend.
Symposium on the importance of photography in society and culture
In relation to the exhibition ‘All photography is an enigma’, Foto Colectania is organising a series of conferences led by Michel Frizot and Cédric de Veigy, with Banco Sabadell Foundation as the main collaborator.
March 2016
Banco Sabadell Foundation awards the IV ‘Catalunya Europa S.XXI’ prize
The Chairman of Banco Sabadell Foundation, Miquel Molins, has awarded the IV Premio Catalunya Europa S.XXI prize, promoted and organised by Fundación Catalunya Europa. The aim of…
5 open talent award calls with Banco Sabadell Foundation
Banco Sabadell Foundation is working in collaboration with, and promoting, up to five open calls for awards to reward and offer grants to young talented…
Silicon Valley, an opportunity for recent engineering graduates. Call now open!
Are you an engineer who has recently graduated, under the age of 30, with an advanced level of English? If so, you are in luck, because thanks to StepOne, with the collaboration of Banco Sabadell Foundation, this year there is another edition of the “Jóvenes con Futuro USA” programme, which has the objective of supporting talent.
Open call for the III Dummy Award Banco Sabadell Fundación
For the third consecutive year, the Photographic Social Vision Foundation, with the collaboration of the Banco Sabadell Foundation (among other smaller collaborators), has issued the open call for entries for the third annual photobook award: DOCField Dummy Award Banco Sabadell Foundation. This award recognises and rewards editorial publishing projects and their authors, and gives visibility to new editorial formats which, together with expositions and multi-media formats, are playing a crucial role in the dissemination of authors’ works.
Meet the new members of Kompanyia Lliure
Joan Amargós, Quim Àvila, Clàudia Benito, Raquel Ferri, Eduardo Lloveras, Andrea Ros, Joan Solé and Júlia Truyol, are the new members of Kompanyia Lliure, of Teatre Lliure.
Residencies for creative and collaborative projects for digital technologies
The aim of these residencies is to foster the dissemination and development of open-source programming and physical computing tools for creative uses, through projects based…
‘Journey to talent’ using dynamic training workshops to identify skills, interests and values
The ‘Journey to talent’ programme, promoted by UCAM (Institute of Technology of Murcia) with the collaboration of the Banco Sabadell Foundation, brings to an end its fourth edition. This project aims to provide guidance to university graduates in the world of work by providing tools that allow them to identify their goals and objectives and to devise a plan on how to look for employment.
Interview: “The world needs more female computing engineers and technicians. The future will undoubtedly be one that is based on technology”
The Ada Byron Award for Women in Computing is a nation-wide recognition of women’s contribution to new technology. Sponsored by the Deusto University School of Engineering, this year the Banco Sabadell Foundation has collaborated once more in the third edition of the award.
PHOTOALICANTE opens its doors to international creations
The III edition of the International Festival of Contemporary Photography PHOTOALICANTE opens today in the Museum of Contemporary Art [Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, MACA] in Alicante.
February 2016
JUSTMAD7, a journey through emerging art among young people, with the collaboration of the Banco Sabadell Foundation
The Emerging Art Fair JustMad7 is holding its seventh edition with the support of the Banco Sabadell Foundation, which aims to continue to promote contemporary national and international art among young people. You can visit the fair until Sunday 28 February at the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (COAM).
The Banco Sabadell Foundation collaborates with Viaje al Talento (‘Journey to Talent’), to provide techniques and tools for finding work
A total of 100 students from the University Católica de Murcia will take part in the Viaje al Talento programme taking place over four weeks, promoted by the Institute of Technology of Murcia (‘UCAM’ or Instituto Tecnológico de Murcia) with support from the Banco Sabadell Foundation. This initiative helps young people to set professional goals and objectives and to devise a plan on how to look for employment.
30 candidates start their training to form the new ‘Kompanyia Lliure’
After holding auditions and choosing from amongst 200 actors and actresses, Teatre Lliure has pre-selected 30 candidates to form the new Kompanyia Lliure. Until 28th February the chosen…
Banco Sabadell Foundation opens the call for the awards in Biomedical and Economic Research
Once again Banco Sabadell Foundation has opened the call to the awards that recognise the work of young, talented people in the fields of biomedicine and economy, as well as research grants, which encourage and stimulated pre-doctorate students.
The awards strengthen one of Banco Sabadell Foundation’s fundamental pillars:
fostering talent.
Team work to train young people in the health sector
Several young people have participated in a team building week at the third edition of the d·HEALTH Barcelona masters program with the aim of training themselves to become health experts. The program is an initiative of Biocat, in collaboration with Banco Sabadell Foundation to promote talent.
Five projects for the creation of culture awarded by Banco Sabadell Foundation
Creativity, new formats and innovation. These are just some of the ingredients which made up the finalist projects in the sixth edition of the Pública 16…
Banco Sabadell Foundation opens three calls for awards in: Biomedical Research, Economic Research and a Research Grant
Banco Sabadell Foundation award for Biomedical Research Banco Sabadell award for Economic Research Research Grant The Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research awards this…
January 2016
The Banc Sabadell Foundation and Oviedo University sign a collaboration agreement to promote talent, science and culture
The collaboration agreement, signed last week, also promotes research and literary and artistic creation via university chairs, awards and scholarship programmes. This arrangement “lays the…
The Banc Sabadell Foundation supports ‘Team Building Week’, part of the Design Health Barcelona programme
The third Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences (d·HEALTH) has started up to train future healthcare experts, an initiative by Biocat that…
The Banc Sabadell Foundation supports young people with the ‘Coach Exit’ project to foster talent
The Banc Sabadell Foundation is collaborating with the Coach Exit project organised by the Exit Foundation, a corporate volunteer scheme whose aim is to improve the employability of young people via Coaching and Mentoring, two techniques fundamental to improving both personal and professional skills.
The young talent heading for Washington
As from 5 February, three young graduates will spend a training period of six months at the headquarters of the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington thanks to scholarships given by the Banc Sabadell Foundation and Oviedo University. This is the thirteenth year such scholarships have been given to students in their last year and recent graduates which, since it started in 2003, has provided 51 young people with scholarships.
The Academia La Central opens its doors in Barcelona and Madrid with the support of the Banc Sabadell Foundation
As from 15 January the Academia La Central is offering seminars and advanced training courses in literature, art and humanities, as well as workshops, reading…
December 2015
Interview: Talent and Technology at the meeting ‘Jóvenes con Futuro’
For six months internship at top level technology companies, the recently graduated Spanish engineers were able to develop professionally and show their talent.
‘Jóvenes con futuro’ seeks new graduates to showcase their talent in Spain and United States
Newly graduated Spanish engineers have yet another year the opportunity of showing their talent in technology companies in Spain or United States during six months…
Data that transforms the world, London hosts the exhibition ‘Big Bang Data’
After being presented in Barcelona, Madrid and Buenos Aires, the exhibition Big Bang Data arrives in London. With over 125,000 visitors, this exhibition explores how…
The Raval district lights up at Christmas thanks to #RavalKm0
This Christmas will be special for the district of Barcelona, Raval thanks to the #RavalKm0 project. This initiative aims to foster culture and training among young people by…
‘Ángel me dicen’, first academic seminars on Ángel González and his poetic generation
Between today and Friday 4 December , the Universidad de Oviedo hosts the 1st Academic Seminars on Ángel González and his Poetic Generation. The…
November 2015
The Banco Sabadell Foundation has a dreamer for Imagine 7 Islands 2016
Paula Álvarez is the first Dreamer chosen to take part in the tourism innovation program Imagine 7 Islands. She won her place after winning the highest ‘elevator pitch’ competition in the world in the cable car at 3,718 metres of the Teide volcano.
