Main image by Fer Alcalá. On Sunday February 21st more than 50 artists hit the streets for an artistic declaration against censorship from the Spanish state. This is the second street art protest this month and momentum is growing. On February 7th, following the announcement …
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Updated February 17, 2021 Artists from the world of graffiti, mural art and urban art came together to renounce the violation of another artists’ right to free speech. The independent coalition of artists mobilized immediately after it was announced last week that rapper Pablo Hasél …
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‘Les Festes de Santa Eulàlia’ is Barcelona’s biggest annual festival for children and takes place in February. The festival of Santa Eulàlia is also known as ‘La Laia’ festival. This year’s festivities will not have ‘correfocs’, parades or other traditional events with a large influx …
Organized by the Polytechnic School of University of Girona (UdG) and the SokoTech Digital Social Inclusion Laboratory, in collaboration with the Department of Culture of the Generalitat Catalunya – Catalan Institute of Cultural Enterprises, Girona will host its first edition of Maker Faire, the great …
A team of art and tech enthusiasts from Barcelona have come up with a new service to bring visual art into users’ homes through high quality streaming. WindowSight is a mobile app used to display art on your television. Users download the app, sync their …
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Today at FrikiFish we present a brand new project for electronic music lovers. A digital magazine created in Barcelona and completely free for everyone: KlubbingKids Magazine Latest digital news about electronic culture KlubbingKids is a Spanish-language digital magazine focusing on techno music, electronic music and …
After an unusually quiet summer this 2020, art lovers in Barcelona finally have something to get excited about! A weekend full of art and creative activities launches today with the Tallers Oberts de Poblenou and Barcelona’s Gallery Weekend. Immediately following the weekend, you can enjoy …
If your holiday plans were cancelled this summer and you’re in Barcelona with free time and inspiration to create—you’re in luck! Casal d’Estiu at TMDC offers an outstanding program of creative summer workshops. (Workshops are offered in Castilian/Catalan). What is TMDC? TMDC (Workshop for the …
La Escocesa is an expanded community of creators housed in an old factory of the Poblenou district. In the late 90’s this old run-down building was recovered and reopened by a group of artists who decided to reinterpret the space and question its hierarchical and …
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We’re all missing many aspects of ‘normal life’ during the COVID-19 quarantine, namely spending time with friends and loved ones, evenings out at bars and restaurants or even just going outside. We’re in luck though, we live in the age of the Internet. There are …
Welcome to Gallery Ex Machina, the world’s first Cyberpunk and Steampunk themed art gallery. And what better place for it than Barcelona?! Located in a remodeled 15th century building in the historically and culturally rich Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, this newly opened gallery embodies the …
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In the eternal war between Madrid and Barcelona—constantly fueled by the double nationalist politics of the day—it seems that the capital has once again taken the advantage. The 80’s were all about the scene in Madrid, the 90’s belonged to the Olympic Barcelona and the …
“The year was 1994. We were international and Catalan artists and makers bursting with the need to design and create. But, we were poor. And making — steel, carpentry, cement, you name it — was a messy business. Poblenou welcomed us with open arms in …
The eighth edition of Craft Week in Catalunya (Setmana de A l’Artesania) is this week and for the first time it offers an international audiovisual exhibition dedicated to artisans. Under the motto “divine crafts,” the Consortium of Commerce (Consorci de Comerç, Artesania i Moda de …
Scarce natural resources, climate emergency, makers and the circular economy Organized by Sonar + D, Fablab Barcelona, SokoTech and Make with the collaboration of the Barcelona City Council, Arrow, HP and PRUSA Research Maker Faire 2019 emphasizes the urgent need to rethink and activate the …