The Plaza del Almacén and the Centro Cívico in Arrecife will host numerous activities to mark the end of the eleventh edition of the Lanzarote Photography and Visual Arts Encounter, known as 'Veintinueve Trece'. The event, sponsored by Cultura Arrecife, will conclude with ‘Flas! Visual Fest’, an open and free photography celebration.
Saturday's program will combine training, creativity, and proposals for all audiences. The Centro Cívico will host, from 9 AM to 1 PM, two specialized workshops: one led by photographers Alessandra Sanguinetti and Jim Goldberg, and another dedicated to color grading, by David Castañón.
In parallel, the Plaza del Almacén will be the meeting point for the Photography Festival from 10 AM. It will include free family workshops on cyanotype and stop-motion animation, portrait sessions with minute photography, an art market, the exhibition ‘Lento’ by Daniel L. Fleitas, and presentations of books and cultural projects.
Activities will continue in the afternoon with a photobook encounter and the presentation of the collective project ‘Carretera Vieja’, scheduled for 6:30 PM. At 7:30 PM, the documentary ‘En memoria de las aves. El legado de Domingo Concepción’ will be screened, dedicated to the biologist and key figure of the environmental movement in Lanzarote.
The day will be complemented by a gastronomic area, the interactive space ‘Joymixa’, and musical sets by Manel Ruiz (El Especialista) and Óscartienealas DJ, extending the festive atmosphere until closing.
The deputy mayor of Arrecife, Echedey Eugenio, present at the launch, encouraged citizens to participate and engage with photography and visual arts from different perspectives through this event. He highlighted the importance of supporting initiatives like 'Veintinueve Trece', which enrich Arrecife's cultural offerings and consolidate the capital as a reference space for contemporary creation.
The 11th Lanzarote Photography and Visual Arts Encounter is organized by the Asociación Cultural Veintinueve Trece and is sponsored by the Culture Department of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, led by counselor Jesús Machín, with funding and collaboration from other institutions including the Government of the Canary Islands, SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote, and the Centres of Art, Culture and Tourism.
