Artist’s Day

Sitges commemorates Santiago Rusiñol’s arrival in the town on 23 October 1891 with a day of cultural and artistic activities celebrating the legacy of this Modernist artist. The programme is organised by Sitges Town Council, the Sitges Museums, Institut Joan Ramon Benaprès and Cercle Artístic de Sitges.

Programme

• 8 am — Opening ceremony, at Institut Joan Ramon Benaprès.
• 9:15 am–2:30 pm — Art trail through Sitges town centre. Students from the arts and art history baccalaureate programmes will take part in drawing activities, museum visits, video creation and a tour along the Indianos Route, stopping at iconic locations such as Racó de la Calma and Mirador dels Museus.
• 10 am–1:30 pm — Life drawing session, at Cercle Artístic de Sitges. Advance registration is required via cercleartisticdesitges@gmail.com. From 5 pm onwards, completed works will be displayed in the exhibition room as a live-created group exhibition.
• 5:30–6:30 pm — El club de la mirada, at Fundació Stämpfli – Contemporary Art. A session led by art mediators Esther Fuertes and Montserrat Morales, focusing on observation, reflection and dialogue around art. Places are limited to 15 participants, and advance booking is required via museusdesitges.cat. museusdesitges.cat.
• 7 pm — Open discussion on art, at Estudi Vidal.
• 8 pm — Concert by The Willows, an emerging local music group, at Estudi Vidal. During the concert, the audience will be invited to make life-drawing sketches.

A day to celebrate Santiago Rusiñol’s legacy and artistic creativity in Sitges.

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