The City Council will distribute 27,000 euros in prizes in the III International Mural Contest of Estepona

With this initiative, the Consistory wants to expand the route of great artistic works of the city that has become a benchmark of urban art.

This new edition is organized with the collaboration of the residential developer AEDAS Homes.

The Estepona Town Hall is going to distribute up to 27,000 euros in prizes as part of the III Estepona International Mural Contest. This initiative, which aims to promote the development of urban art in the city and expand the famous route of vertical artistic creations in the open air of the municipality, aims to cover ten other building facades with murals by artists from around the world. The deadline for the submission of proposals is open until September 10.

The contest, organized in this third edition with the collaboration of the residential developer AEDAS Homes, is open to artists of any nationality and over 18 years of age. The artists are free to propose a theme, argument or plastic composition. The work is not limited to the type of artistic representation. Each artist may submit one proposal per artist, and they must be original, not awarded in similar contests, and unpublished, being understood as unpublished those that have not been previously performed in any other public place.

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 total, 27,000 euros in prizes.

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

AEDAS Homes is a leading residential developer in Spain that has promoted more than 300 projects with more than 18,000 homes in the most dynamic markets in Spain. In a very short time the company has positioned itself as an icon of innovation, sustainability, industrialization, rigor and professionalism in the real estate sector.

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 turning them into an added attraction. One of them, entitled ‘Dia de Pesca’, is one of the tallest vertical murals in Spain. It covers an area of almost 1,000 square meters and is painted on the façade of six blocks of apartments in the Isabel Simón neighborhood.

Those interested in participating in the competition can submit their proposals until September 10. They may do so in person at the Delegation of Historical Heritage of the City of Estepona, located in Casa Tejerinas, Plaza de las Flores s/n, Estepona (Malaga), Monday to Friday, from 9.00 to 14.00 hours; by mail at the same address; or by email to the following email address: phc@estepona.es. The projects must meet the requirements set forth in the attached conditions.

The period of execution of the works will be from October 7 to 17. The jury’s decision will be announced on October 18. The evaluation criteria are: project originality and quality, integration into the urban space, as well as technical feasibility.