PHotoEspaña, International Festival of Photography and Visual Artsstarted out in 1998 with the aim of becoming a festival produced by society. It is currently one of the biggest visual arts events in the world and a major international forum for photography. Its prestige, acknowledged by the most prominent critics, makes it a must.
The festival is an outstanding opportunity to learn about photographic projects, videos and installations by well-established national and international photographers and visual artists, as well as the work of new creators.
The main venues of PHotoEspaña in Madrid are located around the Paseo de la Castellana; in recent years other cities such as Cuenca, Zaragoza, Alcalá de Henares and Lanzarote have become external hosts.
Throughout its sixteen years of existence, it has organised more than a thousand exhibitions at leading museums, exhibition halls, art centres and galleries. Every year it attracts more than six hundred people and is one of the biggest cultural events held in Spain.
Several programmes are run in parallel to the exhibitions. At its workshops for professionals, Campus PHE offers the possibility of working with prominent international specialists in photography and the visual arts. Descubrimientos PHE brings emerging artists into contact with curators, gallery owners, collectors and publishers from different parts of the world, who study and comment on their works with them. And Encuentros PHE is a forum for debate where creators and specialists analyse the situation of the medium.
AC/E is collaborating on Descubrimientos through the PICE/visitors programme by enabling some of the most prestigious international photography experts to travel to Madrid to gain first-hand knowledge of up-and-coming photographers.
The festival is an outstanding opportunity to learn about photographic projects, videos and installations by well-established national and international photographers and visual artists, as well as the work of new creators.
The main venues of PHotoEspaña in Madrid are located around the Paseo de la Castellana; in recent years other cities such as Cuenca, Zaragoza, Alcalá de Henares and Lanzarote have become external hosts.
Throughout its sixteen years of existence, it has organised more than a thousand exhibitions at leading museums, exhibition halls, art centres and galleries. Every year it attracts more than six hundred people and is one of the biggest cultural events held in Spain.
Several programmes are run in parallel to the exhibitions. At its workshops for professionals, Campus PHE offers the possibility of working with prominent international specialists in photography and the visual arts. Descubrimientos PHE brings emerging artists into contact with curators, gallery owners, collectors and publishers from different parts of the world, who study and comment on their works with them. And Encuentros PHE is a forum for debate where creators and specialists analyse the situation of the medium.
AC/E is collaborating on Descubrimientos through the PICE/visitors programme by enabling some of the most prestigious international photography experts to travel to Madrid to gain first-hand knowledge of up-and-coming photographers.