During Art Week in Madrid, Marquesa Gallery was an active part of the city’s movement, with its own programming designed to bring contemporary art from different angles.
In a week in which Madrid becomes a meeting point for art with fairs, exhibitions and events throughout the city, the gallery opted for something very concrete: to generate experiences around art that were close, participatory and meaningful.
From 5 to 8 March, Marquesa proposed a series of activities that combined creation, critical thinking, social encounter and historical memory, connecting with diverse audiences and reinforcing its role within the art gallery ecosystem in Madrid.
Thursday, March 5 — Workshop with Laura Segura: art as a process
Programming began with a workshop led by artist Laura Segura, in the context of her Musitar exhibition.
More than a workshop, it was a space for experimentation, where participants could approach the processes of contemporary art from within. Working with materials, trying, making mistakes and starting over was part of a dynamic that allowed us to understand art from a more personal place.
Many times, the creative process is hidden behind the final work. The opposite happened here: the focus was precisely on that journey, on how a piece is built from intuition and experience.
In addition, the workshop had a particularly significant component thanks to its collaboration with the
Welcome Foundation. The contributions of the attendees went entirely to her Maternal Home, reinforcing the idea that art can also have a direct impact on social reality.
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Friday 6 March — The gallery as a meeting point
On Friday night, the gallery changed pace to become a meeting space.
In the context of Madrid Art Week, Marquesa brought together artists, collectors and audiences close to contemporary art, generating an environment where conversations flowed naturally.
It wasn’t just about celebrating, it was about coinciding. To see, to talk, to share impressions in an environment where art is present but is not the only excuse.
The music, the atmosphere and the mix of profiles reinforced something that in Marquesa is increasingly evident: a gallery can also be a place where things happen, where art is activated through people.
Saturday, March 7 — Women and Leadership: A Necessary Conversation
On Saturday, the program focused on reflection with a roundtable discussion on women and leadership.
Around International Women’s Day, an open conversation was generated between professionals from different fields – art, technology and business – who shared their experiences from a direct and without artifice approach.
They talked about trajectory, decision making, difficulties and real learning, moving away from theoretical discourses to focus on concrete experiences.
The audience was not a mere spectator. There was participation, questions and a clear interest in being part of the dialogue, which made the session a space for exchange rather than a talk to use.
This type of meeting reinforces the role of galleries as places where not only art is shown, but where the present is also thought and talked about.
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Sunday 8 March — Art and memory in Arévalo
The week ended with a guided tour of the exhibition The Garden of Insurrection by the artist Marcela Cantuária, in collaboration with Collegium.
The context, the Arévalo Council House, brought a special dimension to the experience. It was not just an exhibition, but a dialogue between the work and the place.
The exhibition proposes a reflection on memory, history and reparation, recovering silenced stories and connecting them with the present.
The homage to The Thirteen Roses is articulated through a series of works that combine the symbolic and the narrative, generating a reading that goes beyond the visual.
The visit made it possible to understand the exhibition in depth, but also to experience how contemporary art can activate new ways of looking at history.
The exhibition can be visited until next Sunday, March 29.
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Marquesa Gallery at Art Week: a way to make gallery
What happened during these days was not just a sum of activities.
It was a way of understanding what a gallery can be today.
Create, celebrate, think and connect.
Four ways to approach art that define Marquesa’s approach and positioning within the panorama of contemporary art galleries in Madrid.
At a time when the cultural offer is wide, the difference is not only what is shown, but how you live.
And that’s where Marquesa finds its place: generating experiences that go beyond the exhibition and building a community around art.
[author _ rocio]