Simultaneous execution of ten works of art on facades in Estepona begins as part of the III International Mural Contest

The ten finalists have until October 17 to complete their works, which are eligible for prizes totaling 27,000 euros.

The contest is organized by the City Council with the collaboration of AEDAS Homes.

The ten artists selected as finalists in the III International Mural Contest of Estepona begin today to carry out their work on the various facades of buildings in the city. Until next October 17 they have a deadline to complete their creations, being the 18th when the winner will be announced.

This initiative, organized by the City Council with the collaboration of the residential developer AEDAS Homes, aims to promote the development of art in the city and expand the famous route of vertical artistic creations in the open air.

The third edition of this contest, which will add another ten creations to the city’s Mural Route, already made up of 64 works, has reached a record number of participants with a total of 116 proposals, demonstrating the consolidation of this urban art project, which has become a reference both in Spain and abroad.

In addition to the proposals from different parts of Spain, among the 116 works received were works from countries such as Germany, France, Colombia, Canada, Mexico, the United States, South Africa, Venezuela, Argentina, Italy, Peru and Australia.

The chosen locations where each of the finalists will display their works are as follows:

-C/ Goya n.º 1. Artist: Andrés Sánchez-Ocaña Núñez Misterpiro (Madrid).

– C/ Terraza, Edificio Mar y Sierra, block 5. Artist: Fabián Bravo (Sevilla).

-San Lorenzo Avenue extension, Zafer Building number 27. Artist: José Enrique Ragel (San Pedro Alcántara).

-Extension of San Lorenzo Avenue, Zafer Building 1. Artist: Olorapintura (Madrid).

-C/ José Luís Diez – Acuarius Building. Artist: Pincel Echeverría Mena (Barcelona).

-C/ Cabrera, number 2. Artist: José Fernández Ríos (Jaén).

-C/ Formentera, number 8. Artist: Manuel Moreno Guiaro (Melbourne, Australia).

-Artist: Borja Fernández Gramage (Madrid).

-C/ José Luís Diez – Acuarius Building at the back. Artist: Ignacio Vasave Cavanna (Madrid).

-Prolongación Avenida San Lorenzo, Edificio Zafer, number 27. Artist: Diego Anido Seijas (Lugo).

The evaluation criteria are: the originality of the project and quality, integration into the urban space, as well as technical feasibility. The theme is free.

This year the International Mural Contest of Estepona distributes 27,000 euros in prizes. The jury will select a first prize of 10,000 euros and a second prize of 5,000 euros. In addition, eight finalists will be chosen to receive 1,500 euros each.

In the words of the mayor of Estepona, José María García Urbano, this contest “contributes to consolidate and expand the Route of Artistic Murals of Estepona, a cultural initiative that has become an important tourist attraction and one of the hallmarks of the municipality”.

Estepona has become in the last decade a true open-air museum that offers a new way to enjoy urban art through the route of the murals. A total of 64 artistic murals decorate the facades of buildings in different neighborhoods and areas, bringing them to life and making them an added attraction. One of them, entitled ‘Dia de Pesca’, is one of the tallest vertical murals in Spain. It occupies almost 1,000 square meters of surface and is made on the facade of six blocks of apartments in the Isabel Simón neighborhood. This outdoor art route will add another ten murals once the contest is over.