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‘Murillo and Seville. 400 years since the birth of this renowned painter’
Seville is hosting an extensive cultural programme to commemorate the life and work of painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, with exhibitions, city tours, concerts, musical cycles, audio-visual programmes and informative activities.
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#ForoDemos, first meeting between foundations and civil society
The Spanish Association of Foundations (Asociación Española de Fundaciones, AEF) organised this first meeting, in which 400 professionals and 70 speakers came together to share their projects and experience and identify opportunities for cooperation.
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#ForoExpertos, success stories
Factoría Cultural in Madrid and Murcia are holding Foro Expertos events, a series of discussions and success stories from recognised professionals from various areas of knowledge and creativity.
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#Inspirational17, the festival dedicated to innovation in digital communication
Inspirational Festival is a gathering of professionals from all areas of communications sector, such as advertising, the media and creative agencies, promoted by IAB Spain.
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12th Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research
The Banco Sabadell Foundation gave out its 12th Award for Biomedical Research, one of the most important awards in Spain within the field of biomedicine.
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16th Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research
Banco Sabadell Foundation gave out the sixteenth Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research.
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1st Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Sciences and Engineering
The Banco Sabadell Foundation gave out its 1st Award for Sciences and Engineering, in cooperation with BIST (Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology) to strengthen the recognition of young researchers resident in Spain in a number of disciplines including mathematics, chemistry, physics and engineering.
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A genius on the piano
A young Armenian pianist aged just 26 wins the 63rd Maria Canals International Music Competition.
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A look at abstract art
For yet another year, we are working together with the Valencia Institute of Modern Art (IVAM), linked to contemporary art and the promotion of its Collection.
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Academic excellence
Four university students of the EDEM Business School have received a grant from the Foundation which aims to support talented people and help them complete their academic training.
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Artists’ residency programme to foster the production of artistic works
‘Amphitryon’ is an artistic residency programme at the Azkuna Zentroa centre, aimed at fostering the production of artistic works in order to bring them closer to citizens.
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Beyond photography
The Foto Colectania Foundation has offered a programme of exhibitions and activities which have taken place in spaces where photography comes together with the online and offline world.
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Breaking technological barriers
The Balia Foundation promoted the ‘Conecta joven - Conecta mayores’ programme, which aims to close the digital gap between the population with fewer resources and difficulties in accessing the information society, and to strengthen the self-esteem of youths and adults.
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Connecting art and culture with the city
The Las Cigarreras cultural centre in Alicante hosted the ‘A quemarropa’ artistic residences, offering ten artists an opportunity to work together and showcase their talent.
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Dialogue between culture, innovation and companies
The Mercat de les Flors - Graner has launched the PEA (Plan de Expansión Artística) project for artistic expansion, which aims to develop organisational models and methods of cooperation in a way that is effective and respectful of artistic creation.
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Dreamers make their dreams come true
The Banco Sabadell Foundation has given out a total of 5 grants to five young people who have taken part in the different innovation programmes offered by Imagine, a company aims to make disruptive ideas become real projects.
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Grant for artistic research
We support talent through initiatives such as the 3rd Hangar - Banco Sabadell Foundation Artistic Research Scholarship, to give a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to one young artist working on a research project.
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Grants for musical talent
Scholarship programme for the official Masters degrees of the Conservatori del Liceu, aimed at exceptionally talented students to given them the necessary support for them to fully develop their artistic skills.
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Homage to Schubert’s music
The Schubertíada de Vilabertran festival has consolidated its position as one of the key events for young people to showcase their talent.
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Innovation in culture
‘Proyecciones al aire libre. En la noche’ and ‘Pública17 10x10 Innovación en Cultura’ are two programmes in which we cooperate with the Contemporánea Foundation.
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Innovation with Classical Music
Students at the Reina Sofia School of Music took part in the ‘Musical Innovation and Entrepreneurship’ programme, which we promoted together with the Albéniz Foundation in order to bring classical music closer to all audiences.
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Innovative Architecture
The 'Bodega’ project received the Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Innovation in Architecture. It is a project that involves establishing a link between the needs of the world of wine in Catalonia and the possibilities offered by contemporary architecture.
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New musical creations
Barcelona hosted the third edition of Sampler Series, the new music festival, with different concerts in a number of locations including: the Auditorium, the Joan Miró Foundation, the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA), the Barcelona Centre of Contemporary Culture (CCCB), the Antoni Tàpies Foundation and the Santa Mònica Arts Centre.
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On-stage talent
The Fringe Festival in Torroella de Montgrí hosts 27 concerts by a hundred young musicians selected from the best colleges and conservatories of music in Europe and the United States.
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Opportunities for your artists under the age of 35
The competition Art<35 BS 2017 is an opportunity for artists to take part in the exhibition and display their work.
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Opportunity for young people with the corporate volunteer scheme
The Coach Exit project by the Exit Foundation aims to improve the employability of young people aged between 16 and 19 who are at risk of social exclusion, by providing coaching and mentoring with corporate volunteers from different companies, including Banco Sabadell.
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Photography, illustration and poetry
UtopiaMarkets is a new experience in Barcelona, which aims to support talents in the sectors of photography, illustration and poetry. It is a unique opportunity to discover, research, discuss and purchase high-quality works directly from the artists, and to take part in a range of activities.
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Promising dancers
Over 160 young, promising dancers took part in IBStage Barcelona, during 15 days in which they received training from acclaimed ballet masters and choreographers from various international ballet schools.
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Promoting innovative culture
Valencialab is promoting the Ideas+Innovadoras competition, which aims to promote a culture of innovation, encourage the development of new projects and raise awareness about opportunities for innovation.
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Promoting social innovation
40 social organisations have taken part in the first edition of the B-Value programme, which we are promoting together with the Ship2B Foundation in order to develop their activities and improve their value proposition.
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Reflections about the reality of women
The seventh meeting of ‘Mujeres que transforman el mundo’ (‘Women who change the world’) turned Segovia into a space in which to reflect on, discuss and criticise the reality of women in different parts of the world.
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Space for emerging art
The Joan Miró Foundation held Espai 13, where different emerging artists came together under a common theme to display their work.
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Steps towards social inclusion
The Transpirenaica Social Solidaria (TSS) has trekked across the Pyrenees to convey the values of sport as a tool for awareness-raising, social union and social cohesion, creating a charity network that will help young people taking part in the project who are at risk of social exclusion to find employment and become socially integrated.
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Strengthening the cultural and educational world
‘A Tempo – Artes y Formación’ is a project created with the objective of generating and promoting spaces for interaction between young people, students and professionals from the worlds of education, art and culture.
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Talent on the road to Washington
Three young graduates from the University of Oviedo had a chance to do a work placement in different departments at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington thanks to the IDB scholarships given by the Foundation.
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The present and future of the climate crisis
The Centre of Contemporary Culture (CCCB) held ‘Después del fin del mundo’ (‘After the end of the world’), an exhibition based on eight immersive installations created from the imagination of contemporary artists to reflect upon the present and future of the current climate crisis.
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Theatre talents take the stage
We support the talent of eight actors at the Kompanyia Lliure in order to give them an opportunity to take the stage at the Teatre Lliure.
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Young people with bags of potential
Once again this year, we have joined forces with the ‘Jóvenes con Futuro USA’, in which recent Spanish graduates go on six-month placements in some of the most acclaimed tech companies in the US.