Riba Rocks (registered association) was proud to present the official inauguration of the 2018 Riu d’art residency, which took place in Riba-roja d’Ebre on the 30th June 2018. The evening saw an official reception outside the Town Hall where the Riba Rocks Association and the Youth Councillor of the Ajuntament thanked all the artists involved and reiterated the aims and objectives of this residency.
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It’s back! The ‘Mercat d’Artesans’ returns on the Saturday 23rd June in Riba-roja d’Ebre from 10am to 8pm. With local and international artisans and artists showcasing and selling their works throughout the day, including prints, cards, silk art and souvenirs, wood turning, ecological products, photography, oils, wines, and much much more!!
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Having received an overwhelming response to the call for applications for this year’s Riu d’art residency in Riba-roja d’Ebre, we are very excited to announce the selected artists, local and international, who will be residing and working in the village from 18th to 30th June to create their art in public spaces.
From 18th to 30th June 2018, in Riba-roja d’Ebre, the 3rd edition of the initiative Riu d’Art will take place, transforming the rural Catalan village into a hub of creativity.
Open call
The deadline for submitting proposals is 15th April 2018, and it is open to all artists, regardless of their nationality, aged between 25 and 40 years. Interested artists should send their applications to info@riudart.cat including one or more artistic proposals, as well as other supporting documents detailed within the submission document. Read more »
We are so excited to be co-organising the first ‘Mercat d’Artesans’ in Riba-roja d’Ebre on Saturday the 23rd of December from 11am until 5pm in the Town Hall square and the Jubilats square will showcase handmade artisan products of silk, wood and stone as well as oils, wines, demonstrations and much, much more!
This is fast becoming our favourite time of the year! Early November saw the arrival of our awesome group of workaway volunteers from Germany, Poland, South Korea, Scotland and the U.S to help with this year’s olive harvest. The trees were looking so full, we cracked on for 3 days and managed to collect 1000 kilos from only half the valley. The best year yet!
The Art in Public Spaces project Riu d’Art now has signs installed by each artwork which have QR codes linking through to individual artist pages where you can read more about the artwork and the artist. There are leaflets and posters in bars and restaurants around the village of Riba-roja d’Ebre which contain a map showing each artwork location.
Riba Rocks co-organised the second Riu d’Art project in the village of Riba-roja d’Ebre, which saw the official inauguration on Sunday July 2nd with a tour around the village to view the works, culminating in speeches and live music in La Placa del Forn.
The second year of the art project features works by Jen Kilgour, Isabel Torres Ferrer and students of the l’Aula d’Art, Anna Georghiou, Phil Bird, Sarah Misselbrook, Oliver Hall and Adrià Cid. Read more »
From 26 June to 2 July in Riba-roja d’Ebre there will be a new edition of the initiative Riu d’Art, a cultural project created by the Riba Rocks Association and Youth Councillor with the support of the Directorate General of Youth of the Terres de l’Ebre. The aim is to act in certain strategic municipal areas to improve the status and, also, create synergies with art as a cross-cutting and dynamic element.
This time, as explained by the Councilor for Youth, Francesc Esteve, “the budget for artists has been increased, both for travel expenses and for materials to make different artistic interventions “. In this way, we hope to attract international artists, and also local artists, and that the proposals made are bold and ambitious.
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We had the opportunity to talk about Riba Rocks’ ‘Contribution to Sustainability’ Award at Radio Flix this week. Thank you so much Radio Flix and Sebes Nature Reserve for the chance to chat about what is so important to us here in La Vall.
We are a music festival but with a difference. We not only want to have a low impact on the environment by putting this event on, we want to IMPROVE the environment of La Vall by hosting this awesome festival. So how do we do this… have a listen!
It’s in Spanish (not perfect sorry) but we had a go and we are improving!
This programme is about diverse aspects of nature, sponsored by Resort Rural Vilar Riu de Baix, broadcast biweekly. Thank you to Ràdio Flix, Reserva Natural de Sebes and Natura Nostra for their support and the opportunity to talk about the ‘Contribution to Sustainability’ Award which Riba Rocks was given at the Iberian Festival Awards last month.
Click here to listen to the Radio Flix chat!
