Grafitti en el Carmen (photographer: Anne-Marie Melster)

RECREATURA_arts&culture has the pleasure to invite you to its first events after the summer break which bear the motto Making waves across the Mediterranean. Our objective with this project is to foster a culture of co-existence and peace between the countries in the Mediterranean.

On Saturday, 5 September 2009 we will organise a Photomarathon on the Meditarranean combined with a public breakfast. The event will take place in front of the MuVIM (Museu Valenci√† de la Illustració i de la Modernitat, entering calle Quevedo), starting at 10am with a public breakfast during which the rules of participation and the topic of the Marathon will be announced. The official start of the Marathon is at 11am ‚Äì the participants will have time from then until 5pm to take pictures corresponding to the announced topic. In parallel, between 10am ‚Äì and 5pm, a Peace Fair will be held in cooperation with such renowned NGOs as Intermon Oxfam, Amnesty International and Entreiguales Valencia.

A jury made up of various Photography and Mediterranean experts including José Manuel Gironés, Director of the UNESCO Centre in Valencia; Willy Domeque, photographer and illumination expert; Mercedes Acitores, expert on Mediterranean issues, as well as Mateo Gamón, photographer, will select the winners. The best photographers will receive attractive prizes such as cameras, framed pictures or a dinner for two in Valencia. More detailed information can be found in the rules of procedure of the marathon.

The best photos will be shown from 14 - 21 September 2009 in the Institut Français in Valencia and the opportunity will be given to select an “Audience Award”. All the final winners will be eventually announced during a closing ceremony in the evening of September 21st, International Peace Day. Moreover, the Euro-Med Young Artist Network (EMYAN) will make a part of the photo exhibition available during the second edition of their online arts festival to take place between 20 – 30 October 2009.

The actions are all part of the regional initiative Restore trust, rebuild bridges launched by the Anna-Lindh-Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. They were generated with the financial support of the Anna-Lindh-Foundation.

If you would like to participate in the Photomarathon, you are kindly asked to sign up by 4 September 2009 by sending an e-mail to info (at) recreatura.com or recreatura (at) gmail.com

So get your cameras ready and join us on September 5th!

The RECREATURA_arts&culture Team

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