| Saladestar
was born in May of 2003 as a space for experimentation and
the diffusion of visual arts.
This is a brief description
of the evolution which this project has undergone since its
inauguration until today.
During the first season (2003-2004),
using the generic motto of UN
LLOC PER L'ART (A PLACE FOR ART), Saladestar used the
non-commercial art gallery format to generate an intense activity
with projects by artists from the emerging scene in this city.
In 2005, the focus of the space
evolved and it began to harbor multidisciplinary projects
which promoted special relationships with the public. This
period was entitled
NO NOMÉS UNA GALERIA D'ART (NOT JUST AN ART GALLERY).
That same year, we organized the first edition of GRAC!(1)
(Festival of Ephemeral Interventions in the Public Space)
with the objective of directly affecting the territory in
which we are developing.
The third season of the project
continued to evolve, and the chosen motto was ESPAI
DE CONFUÈNCIA (SPACE OF CONFLUENCE), understanding
the gallery as a mutating space which was transformed based
on the different proposals which were installed and which
came together. In 2006 the second edition of GRAC!(2)
was held, in which Saladestar moved directly to the public
space, as an antecedent to the next stage of evolution.
The current stage of the project,
NOMADE
(2007), is a period of transition, where the exhibition space
of Martínez de la Rosa street is closed to the public,
and Saladestar is transformed into an open organization of
cultural production, which develops projects in collaboration
with various organizations and individuals.
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