The works of art selected from the 2018 BCRA National Painting Award will be displayed at an itinerant exhibition from Wednesday, August 7 at 8 pm at the Museum of the School of Art and Design (FAyD) of the Universidad Nacional de Misiones (UNAM). It will be on display at Carhué 832, Oberá, until September 14.
With the slogan Art is all yours, the exhibition encourages us to explore the works of art of renowned and emerging as well as traditional and unconventional artists. This initiative seeks to bring the general public to BCRA’s artistic heritage as part of the artistic heritage of Argentina.
In this XI edition, Margarita Paksa was awarded the Great Award for Distinguished Artists for her work The city belongs to you-II. The First Purchase Prize was awarded to Diego Alejandro Vergara for his Untitled work the Second Purchase Prize was for Mariana Ferrari for her work Dos; and the Third Purchase Prize was for Milton Hernán Kalbermatter for his work Strong and Slow.
In the Honorable Mentions category for people under 35, Valentina Ansaldi received the award for the First Purchase Prize for her work Yeruá, the Second Purchase Prize was for Carlos Cima for I have never been invited, I don’t know if I will go, while Tiziana Pierri was awarded the Third Purchase Prize for The guest.
The jury of the XI BCRA National Painting Award was composed of Marisa Baldasarre, Jimena Ferreiro, Nancy Rojas, Pablo Siquier and Eduardo Stupía, and curator Eva Grinstein. The exhibition features 26 finalist works that have been selected among more than 600 artists across the country. The winning works are now part of the BCRA’s pictorial collection.
The itinerant nature of this exhibition is an initiative of a federal scope that contributes towards the dissemination of artwork, enabling Argentine artists to reach people.
