Giant photographic canvas. Graciela Iturbide. 

The work Eyes to Fly, printed on a giant canvas installed at the head offices of Unicaja Bank in Oviedo’s Plaza de la Escandalera, will announce the exhibition titled “Graciela Iturbide: Spain and Mexico". The show, which can be visited during Awards Week at the La Vega Arms Factory (Oviedo), consists of 173 photographs selected by the Laureate for the Arts. 

• Date: Friday 10th to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: Unicaja building. Plaza de la Escandalera, Oviedo.

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Opening hours 

On Friday 17th October and between Monday 20th October and Thursday 23rd October, the facilities will be open only in the afternoon/evening: from 4:00pm to 9:00pm.

On 18th, 19th, 24th and 25th October, the facilities will be open will be open both in the morning and in the afternoon/evening: from 11:00am to 2:00pm and from 4:00pm to 9:00pm.

 

Graciela Iturbide: Spain and Mexico. Exhibition. 

Selected by the artist herself, 173 photographs by 2025 Princess of Asturias Laureate for the Arts Graciela Iturbide will be on display in an exhibition whose common thread is Spain and Mexico. Some of her most iconic Mexican works will be complemented by and enter into a dialogue with previously unpublished photographs taken by the artist in Spain. 

• Date: Thursday 16th October to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: La Vega Arms Factory. Sánchez del Río-Cannons building.

Rara Avis. 

Rara Avis is an immersive audiovisual installation conceived as a tribute to the work of 2025 Princess of Asturias Laureate for the Arts Graciela Iturbide. In it, artist Aníbal Santaella evokes the symbolic universe of birds, a fundamental motif in the Laureate’s work, for whom birds represent freedom and independence.

• Date: Thursday 16th October to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: Fábrica de Armas de La Vega. Nave de Residuos.

“Awards in Works”. Collective creation workshops.

An exhibition space showcasing works created in collective creation workshops held with various social groups as a tribute to Graciela Iturbide, Byung-Chul Han, Douglas Massey, and the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico, recipients of the Princess of Asturias Awards for the Arts, Communication and Humanities, Social Sciences and Concord, respectively.

 

Masks, People and Ghouls. Art installation. 

In collaboration with the Pablo de Lillo Studio, the Princess of Asturias Foundation has held workshops with children in which they created masks inspired by or related to works from the Museum of Anthropology of Mexico, Princess of Asturias Award for Concord. The result of this work can be seen in this installation.

• Date: Thursday 16th October to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: La Vega Arms Factory. Commercial Warehouse.

 

Altar of Longings. Art installation. 

Coordinated by artist Toño Velasco, the “Altar of Longings” workshop invited migrants to create a collective altar inspired by Mexican altarpieces: votive paintings with which migrants expressed gratitude for miracles and overcoming difficulties on their journey to the United States. The previous workshops that led to this installation sought to have participants express their dreams and desires in paintings, reflecting their experiences and hopes. Both the activity and the work take as a reference the work carried out by sociologist Douglas Massey, 2025 Princess of Asturias Award Laureate for Social Sciences, on the votive offerings of Mexican migrants in the United States.

• Date: Thursday 16th October to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: La Vega Arms Factory. Commercial Warehouse.

Go Slow, Woolly Hands. Art installation. 

Artist Irene Trapote has led a collaborative effort that resulted in a large-format work made of sheep’s wool from the Asturian Xalda breed. This activity is based on the idea of recovering traditional practices as a way out of the contemporary dynamics of accelerated, productive activity, linked to the concepts explored in the philosophical thinking of 2025 Princess of Asturias Laureate for Communication and Humanities Byung-Chul Han.

• Date: Thursday 16th October to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: La Vega Arms Factory. Commercial Warehouse.

I Shall Sow Birds. Art installation. 

A group of artists presenting functional and/or psychosocial diversity, members of the BERDE Collective, have performed an intervention on a photograph by Graciela Iturbide. The pieces, in the form of a collage, make up this collective work. The art workshop took place at the La Vega Weapons Factory on 27th September. 

• Date: Thursday 16th October to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: La Vega Arms Factory. Commercial Warehouse.

Rest Society. A space for contemplative reflection. 

In the thinking of 2025 Princess of Asturias Laureate for Communication and Humanities Byung-Chul Han, reflection and rest are essential for recovering the profundity lost in a society obsessed with productivity. As in tending a garden, only through silence and pause can human beings rediscover themselves and make room for a more genuine and empathetic relationship with others. This space will also host activities related to key aspects of the Laureate’s work.

• Date: Thursday 16th October to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: La Vega Arms Factory. Workshop building.

Karaoke Gran Sugrañes. 

“Karaoke Gran Sugrañes” is an exhibition space dedicated to 2025 Princess of Asturias Laureate for Literature Eduardo Mendoza. Inspired by the restaurant dreamed of by the unforgettable characters in his popular novel No Word from Gurb, with touches of other establishments described in his books, it will also serve as a space to host activities related to the Laureate’s career.

• Date: Thursday 16th October to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: La Vega Arms Factory. Foundry building.

Books like Churros. Bookstore/Churros stand. 

Inspired by the places featured in his novels, where everyday life and humour coexist with literature, this installation will offer the opportunity to enjoy reading works by Eduardo Mendoza, 2025 Princess of Asturias Laureate for Literature, and by other Laureates, in addition to sharing moments around a traditional churros stand. It will also serve as a space for other activities related to the Laureate.

• Date: Thursday 16th October to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: La Vega Arms Factory. 

Genes that Heal. Exhibition of works from the “Taking the Floor” cultural programme.

Visitors strolling through the streets of the La Vega Arms Factory in Oviedo will be able to enjoy a selection of drawings made by primary school pupils participating in the “Genes that Heal” activity, part of the “Take the Floor” cultural programme for schools organized by the Princess of Asturias Foundation.

• Date: Thursday 16th October to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: La Vega Arms Factory. 

My Way to School. Exhibition of works from the “Taking the Floor” cultural programme. 

This artistic intervention by Israel Sastre based on some of the work done by 1st- to 4th-year primary school pupils participating in the “My Way to School” activity, within the “Taking the Floor” cultural programme for schools organized by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, will be on display during Awards Week in the hallway of the Warehouse building at La Vega Arms Factory, Oviedo.

• Date: Thursday 16th October to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: La Vega Arms Factory. Hallway of the Warehouse building.

Muralistas. 

Muralists María Peña Coto and Greta von Richthofen will create two works that pay tribute to Serena Williams as an African-American woman who has shattered numerous stereotypes in the world of professional tennis. Above and beyond her extraordinary sporting career, the aim is to highlight her commitment to various social causes.

• Date: Thursday 16th October to Saturday 25th October.
• Place: La Vega Arms Factory. Warehouse building passageway.