1st Plenary Session of the Public System of Visual Arts Facilities
Culture and Rights for Democratic Health
MACBA Convent Auditorium – June 30, 2026.
This event is structured around two interconnected themes.
The first explores the relationship between the visual arts and individual, social, and community health.
The second addresses cultural rights as inalienable rights for everyone.
Both dimensions converge on a shared conviction: culture acts as an active force against distress, individualistic withdrawal, and the rise of regressive trends.
Organized by: Directorate General for Cultural Rights, Creation, and Libraries, Department of Culture, Government of Catalonia.
Welcome and introduction by Xavier Fina, Director General for Cultural Rights, Creation, and Libraries.
Conversations:
• Art as an active force in medical and care settings. Conversation between Sergi Blancafort and Montserrat Verdú, with Pilar Cruz.
• Art and health through artistic practices. Conversation facilitated by José Antonio Delgado with Gemma Paris and Felipe G.
• Art as an active force for community health. Conversation between Javier Rodrigo and Quim Packard.
• Art for democratic health. Conversation facilitated by Amanda Cuesta with Mar Sureda and Nerea Campo.
• Economic health in artistic practices. Presentation on professional remuneration scales with Montse Badia and Ester Martínez.
Institutional closing remarks by the Hon. Sònia Hernández Almodóvar, Minister of Culture of the Government of Catalonia.
Photos Xavier Menal
