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The streets are filled historical painters today from 13 provinces, with nine of them Lorca.
The increase of € 2,600 prize and the success of subsequent sale last year has encouraged participants attending five autonomous regions.
The Councillor for Culture of the City of Lorca, Sandra Martinez, president of the Commercial Log, Manuel Sanchez, reported this morning the resounding success of the second edition of the National Painting outdoors 'Old Town of Lorca' organized by this association of traders and the Consistory, which this year brought together 69 artists, 18 more than last year which was held for the first time.
Martinez stressed that "if we already last year very good results of participation and historical animation, the increase in euros 2,600 awards with respect to its first edition and the success of its sale of non-winning pictures has encouraged painters this time come from 13 provinces five different Autonomous Communities ".
Specifically, 25 painters are of the Region of Murcia (9 of them Lorca), 11 in the province of Valencia, which are followed by the provinces of Madrid, Almeria and Alicante with six, Malaga 5, of Granada 3 and Sevilla both.
There is also a participant in Guadalajara, Albacete, Cádiz, Córdoba and Ciudad Real.
"This way, this cultural event, which will reward the top ten paintings in up to eight hours with a total of 7,200 euros, is positioned as a national reference cultural encounter, which will improve the performance of boosting the commercial and cultural life of the historic center of the city, taking the art of painting on the street, where the citizen, "said the mayor.
Martinez explained that "specifically, this year the first prize, funded by the City, will be 2,000 euros, the second award, sponsored by the CAM Social Work, will be 1,500 euros, while the third will be 1,000 euros, thanks to the contribution of the Community Irrigation Lorca and, finally, will be circulated six second prizes of 400 euros each Lorcauto collaboration with Montoya 1903, Bar Lorca, Rafael Tables, White and Blue, in addition to the Commercial sliding area and another 300 € by Antares Productions ".
In this contest were able to participate in a single work all the painters who have signed today between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm in the Plaza of Spain.
There has been sealed and numbered the support that could be canvas completely white board or paper of any size, for subsequent paint any painting techniques.
The topic to be developed is the historic center of the City of Lorca, monuments, parks, landscapes or interiors anywhere in the area bounded by the organization.
Each of the contestants will deliver their work between 16:00 and 17:00 hours on Loch Street so they can be displayed, with the jury's decision at 20:00.
The winning works will become the property of the entities that grant awards, who also reserve the copyright, while not awarded may continue exposed for sale.
The jury will be chaired by the Councillor for Culture, Sandra Martinez, and consist of a representative of the Commercial Log, the Director of the School of Visual Arts in Lorca, artists and art world professionals, as well as director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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