##ART WALK VALENCIA HAS BEEN CREATED IN 2021 TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ART SPACES IN THE CITY OF VALENCIA.

ELEVEN GALLERIES AND ART SPACES WILL OPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY ON SUNDAY 18 APRIL FROM 11.00h TO 14.00h FOR THE PUBLIC.

ART WALK IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AUDIENCES.

ART WALKERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN GROUPS OF FOUR PEOPLE OR LESS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH COVID’S CURRENT RESTRICTIONS. THERE IS NO SET ROUTE BETWEEN THE ELEVEN SPACES.

THE MAXIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN THE GALLERIES LA TRINI IN ZAIDÍA AND LANEVERA IN RUSSAFA IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES ON FOOT.

ART WALK HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY BAY BACKNER, A BRITISH ARTIST WHO MOVED TO VALENCIA THREE YEARS AGO. THE IDEA CAME FROM A CONVERSATION WITH KRISTIN GRACIE, DIRECTOR OF THE RW PROJECT RUSSAFA, ABOUT HOW TO SAFELY OPEN THEIR CURRENT JOINT EXHIBITION TO VISITORS.

“COVID HAS CHALLENGED ARTISTS TO BE MORE CREATIVE IN SHARING OUR WORK. IT’S BEEN A YEAR NOW WITHOUT REGULAR GALLERY OPENINGS OR ARTIST TALKS IN INDEPENDENT SPACES. ART WALK MAKES IT EASY TO VISIT SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING ART SPACES IN VALENCIA. IN ENGLISH, THESE ARE CALLED ‘GRASSROOTS’ ART SPACES BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT EMERGING ARTISTS. IF WE CAN HELP THEM GROW THEIR AUDIENCE, WE ALL BENEFIT FROM A MORE THRIVING ART SCENE.”

THE MAP WITH THE PARTICIPATING GALLERIES AND ALL THE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT ARTWALKVLC.COM.

Report by 24/7 Valencia team

BELOW ARE ALL THE ART WALK SPACES, WHICH ARE OPEN ON SUNDAY 18 APRIL FROM 11.00H TO 14.00H.

ALL ARE FREE ADMISSION.

CIUTAT VELLA

SET ESPAI D’ART, EL CARMEN. PLAÇA DEL MIRACLE DEL MOCADORET, 4, 46001 – EXHIBITING: WE WEAVING TIME – ANA ESTEVE LLORENS, CHINGSUM JESSYE LUK, PAMEN PEREIRA

LA TRINI. CARRER DE LA TRINITAT, 10, 46009 – EXHIBITING: PAINTING BY MARTA GÓMEZ LECHÓN

LA MERCERÍA GALLERY. CARRER DE MORATÍN, 7, 46002 – EXHIBITING: AROUND THE CORNER – ROICE 183

LABA VALENCIA. CARRER DE QUART, 21, 46001 – EXHIBITING: AQUÍ HAY UNA FALLA (AUNQUE NO SE VEA) – VIRTUAL REALITY EXHIBITION; DESIGNERS OF THE UNIVERS – LABA & ESPAITACTEL.

THE JAN ROYCE GALLERY. CARRER DE L’ALMIRALL, 1, 46003 – EXHIBITING: WAKE UP APRIL! – BAY BACKNER, ALEKSANDRA ISTORIK AND TATIANA ROIG

RUSSAFA

SPORTING CLUB RUSSAFA. CARRER DE SEVILLA, 5, 46004 – EXHIBITING: JOSIE MCCOY, ELENA MARTÍ, FERNANDO RINCÓN, JOSÉ ANTONIO PICAZO, LUCIA PEIRÓ, MARÍA JOSÉ BALLESTER, XIMO MICÓ AND RAFA DE CORRAL.

THE RW PROJECT. CARRER DE CUBA, 25, BAJO DERECHA, 46004 – EXHIBITING: EVE – BAY BACKNER, KRISTIN GRACIE, STEVE KEMPEN

FREEZIA, RUSSAFA. CARRER DE CUBA, 3, 46006 VALÈNCIA – EXHIBITING: TBC

LANAVERA. CARRER DE PUERTO RICO, 46, 46006 – EXHIBITING: PROPOSTERS BY IBAN RAMÓ

SPLENDINI, RUSSAFA. CARRER DE SOGORB, 10, 46004 VALÈNCIA – EXHIBITING: THE JAZZ PROBLEM – JOSE MARDI, LISA GINGLES, ALEX BARBAROJA

ÁRTIKA RUZAFA. CARRER BUENOS AIRES 39, BAJO IZDA, 46006 – EXHIBITING: MIGUEL ÁNGEL ARANDA, ARACELI CARRIÓN, CRISTINA COQUILLAT, OLGA ESTHER, JOSE JUAN GIMENO, ELENA PÉREZ AYRAULT, JESSICA REY.