Developments in Basque contemporary art - the contribution of women artists

March 06, 2016

To coincide with the inauguration of L’Art au Féminin, and as part of events organized to mark International Women’s Day, curator François Loustau will give a talk on latest developments in Basque contemporary art with special emphasis on the participation of women artists.

The event will take place on Friday 11 March at 6.30 p.m. in the town hall of Saint Jean Pied de Port. Entry will be free of charge.

The exhibition L'Art au Féminin, with works by six women artists, is being organised to mark International Women's Day from 8 March to 25 March in the Town Hall and at no. 22, rue de la Citadelle.

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Over a three-month period, students at the Lycée Frantsesenia in Saint Jean Pied de Port were invited to reflect on the effects of the climate crisis, drawing inspiration from a painting by the artist Txiki Agirre "Keixeta".

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When she first began painting, Oaia Peruarena, like many artists, drew her inspiration from nature and landscapes, notably in the Basque Country's Baztan valley, where she learned to paint with local figurative artists José Mari Apezetxea and Tomás Sobrino.

Creating turmoil in the midst of chaos

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Christian Saint Marc (Langon, 1963) spent his childhood surrounded by the paint pots and brushes of his father, an artisan painter. Journeys to Africa and then to Greece awakened his vocation as an artist. Since 1994, he has lived in the Basque Country, in Aïcirits.

A silence that fills space

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A multidisciplinary artist living in San Sebastián, Iker Valle (Andoain, 1976) has developed an individual creative process in his studio in Hernani.

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