Betanzos will host on 25th March the Eu amo o Patrimonio (I Love Heritage) Day
Date 25/03/2023
Place Salón Azul do Liceo of Betanzos
Address Praza de Galicia, 1 Betanzos, A Coruña 15300 Spain
Timetable 11.00 to 12.15hrs
Day within the concomitance of the Legado Cuidado concomitance, which has been taking place in Betazos since 2018.
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Betanzos will host the 25th of March a Eu Amo o Patrimonio‘ conference. The aim of this meeting is to analyse mechanisms that help to involve citizens in the care of their heritage., as well as to show the progress of the artistic participative process that is being developed in this town.
O encontro comezará comezará ás 11:00 horas no Liceo e será inaugurado por María Barral, alcaldesa de Betanzos e Fran Quiroga, mediador do Legacy Care and general coordinator of Concomitentes. This will be followed by the round table ‘Participation in culture’, with the collaboration of Maral Kekejian, technical advisor of the Coordination Office of the Spanish Presidency of the EU, and Rebeca Blanco Rotea, member of the Consello da Cultura Galega and professor at the University of Minho.
The second block will be moderated by Angel Arcay, director of the Library, Archives and Museum of Betanzos and member of the Association of Friends of the Parque do Pasatempo, and will deal with the relationship between art and society. Germán Labrador, director of Public Programmes of the Reina Sofía Museum, and the artist Carme Nogueira will also participate.
At the meeting, the artist will present a draft of an artistic and landscape installation that will be created in the immediate vicinity of the park. Thanks to this participatory process, a pioneer in Galicia, a work of art will be developed following a protocol that has already allowed the creation of more than 400 works in Europe. Betanzos joins cities like Paris or Madrid through the European network. Nouveaux Commanditaires. The resulting work, which is awaiting the relevant permits, and the project has the collaboration of the associations Roxín Roxal, Amigos do Parque do Pasatempo and Amigos do Casco Histórico de Betanzos, as well as the Council of Betanzos, under the coordination of the non-profit artistic producer Concomitentes and the financial support of the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation and the Government of Spain.
Consult the programme of the day here:
11.00 - 11.15hrs - Inauguration
Fran Quiroga, mediator and general coordinator of Concomitentes
María Barral, mayoress of Betanzos
11.15 - 12.15hrs - Conversa Participate in culture
Moderated by Fran Quiroga, mediator and general coordinator of Concomitentes.
Democratisation of culture
Maral Kekejian, technical adviser of the Coordination Office for the Spanish Presidency of the EU
Socialisation of heritage
Rebeca Blanco Rotea, vogal do Consello da Cultura Galega e profesora da Universidade do Minho
12.15 - 13.15hrs - Artistic Intervention Table
Moderated by Ángel Arcay, director of the Library, Archives and Museum of Betanzos and member of the Friends of the Parque do Pasatempo Association.
Contemporary art and society
German Labrador, Director of Public Programmes at the Museo Reina Sofía
An artistic proposal for Pasatempo Park
Carme Nogueira, artist
13.15 - 13.30hrs - Conclusions and next steps
Fran Quiroga, mediator and general coordinator of Concomitentes
Betanzos will host the conference ‘I love heritage’ on 25 March. The aim of this meeting is to analyse mechanisms that help to involve citizens in the care of their heritage., The project will also show the progress of the participatory artistic process that is being developed in the locality.
The day will start at 11:00 a.m. at the Liceo and will be opened by María Barral, Mayoress of Betanzos and Fran Quiroga, mediator from Legacy Care and general coordinator of Concomitentes. This will be followed by the round table ‘Participation in culture’, with the collaboration of Maral Kekejian, technical advisor of the Coordination Office of the Spanish Presidency of the EU, and Rebeca Blanco Rotea, member of the Consello da Cultura Galega and professor at the University of Minho.
The second block will be moderated by Ángel Arcay, director of the Library, Archive and Museum of Betanzos and member of the Association of Friends of Pasatempo Park, and will deal with the relationship between art and society. Germán Labrador, director of Public Programmes at the Reina Sofía Museum, and the artist Carme Nogueira will also take part.
At the meeting, the artist will present a sketch of an artistic and landscape installation to be created in the vicinity of the park. Thanks to this participatory process, a pioneer in Galicia, a work of art will be developed following a protocol that has already led to the creation of more than 400 works in Europe.
Betanzos will thus join cities such as Paris or Madrid through the European network Nouveaux Commanditaires. The resulting work, which is pending the relevant permits, and the project has the collaboration of the associations Roxín Roxal, Amigos do Parque do Pasatempo and Amigos do Casco Histórico de Betanzos, as well as the City Council of Betanzos, under the coordination of the for-profit artistic production company Concomitentes and the financial support of the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation and the Government of Spain.
Check here for the programme of the day:
11.00 - 11.15hrs - Inauguration
Fran Quiroga, mediator and general coordinator of Concomitentes
María Barral, mayoress of Betanzos
11.15 - 12.15hrs - Conversation Engaging in Culture
Moderated by Fran Quiroga, mediator and general coordinator of Concomitentes.
Democratisation of culture
Maral Kekejian, Technical Adviser of the Coordination Office for the Spanish Presidency of the EU
Socialisation of heritage
Rebeca Blanco Rotea, vogal do Consello da Cultura Galega e profesora da Universidade do Minho
12.15 - 13.15hrs - Artistic Intervention Table
Moderated by Ángel Arcay, director of the Library, Archives and Museum of Betanzos and member of the Association Amigos do Parque do Pasatiempo.
Contemporary art and society
German Labrador, Director of Public Programmes at the Museo Reina Sofía
An artistic proposal for the Pasatempo Park
Carme Nogueira, artist
13.15 - 13.30hrs - Conclusions and next steps
Fran Quiroga, mediator and general coordinator of Concomitentes
See the full gallery of the event in Betanzos here.
