The XXIX Autumn Painting Salon brings together 27 works at Casa Colón until October 24
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Casa Colón hosts until October 24 the exhibition of the XXIX Autumn Painting Salon, with 27 works selected by the jury and free entry. This edition has featured 147 artists, a record for the second consecutive year.
The XXIX Salón de Otoño de Pintura can be visited in the Salas Tinto and Odiel of the Casa Colón until October 24, with free entry. The exhibition brings together 27 works, among the prize-winning and those selected by the jury, which will be included in the official catalogue of the competition.
Opening hours and visiting days
The exhibition opens Monday to Friday, from 11.30 to 13.30 and from 17.30 to 20.30, and on Saturdays, from 11.30 to 13.30. On Sundays and public holidays it remains closed.
Record participation
In this edition 147 artists have taken part, which means breaking the participation record for the second year in a row, according to the Ayuntamiento de Huelva. The first prize has gone to Pablo Díaz Merchante for the work «Estancia con genio», and the second to Rosa Aguilar for «Barocoria». The jury has also awarded two Honourable Mentions, to Raquel Jiménez Molina for «Grasshopper» and to Erick Ahuactzin Alcántara for «Cumpleaños festejado a lomos de un tigre».
The prize-winners
Pablo Díaz Merchante studied Fine Arts at the Universidad de Sevilla and has exhibited in Spain, Belgium, Mexico and the United States. Rosa Aguilar is a Fine Arts graduate of the Universidad de Sevilla and has been awarded grants such as the Fundación Antonio Gala and the Daniel Vázquez Díaz of the Diputación de Huelva.
Opening and jury
The mayor of Huelva, Pilar Miranda, opened the exhibition and stressed that «it is almost 30 years of Huelva backing painting, giving opportunities to artists». The jury has been chaired by the councillor for Culture and Archaeological Heritage, Nacho Molina, and made up of the artists Laura Vinós and Nieves González, the director of the Museo de Huelva, Ana García Martín, and Jesús Velasco Nevado, doctor in Art History.