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Spanish Artists Journal
Discover the artists, stories and creative opportunities shaping Spain's vibrant and diverse art scene. The Spanish Artists Journal brings together artist interviews, behind-the-scenes stories, art news, exhibitions, open calls and opportunities for artists across Spain.
We explore the lives and creative processes of painters, sculptors, illustrators, photographers, musicians, dancers, designers and other creative talents across Spain. From emerging artists to established professionals, our interviews and features offer a closer look at their work, inspirations, challenges and artistic journeys.
Open Calls & Opportunities for Artists in Spain
Explore open calls for artists across Spain, including exhibition opportunities, art competitions, grants, artist residencies, public art projects and creative funding. We highlight opportunities in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Bilbao and beyond, helping emerging and established artists showcase their work, connect with galleries and cultural organisations, and develop their careers. Check application deadlines and requirements for each opportunity.
Beyond artist stories and opportunities, the Journal covers Spanish art exhibitions, cultural events, creative communities, independent galleries and developments in contemporary art. We explore Spain's artistic traditions alongside new creative movements and the people shaping its cultural landscape.
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Artists based in Spain can apply to be featured in our Journal or Artist Visits series. Through interviews, articles and short videos, we introduce artists, explore their creative processes and share the stories behind their work.
Every month, we select a small number of artists from the applications we receive. Selected artists are featured completely free of charge, helping them showcase their work and reach a wider national and international audience. Artists are encouraged to create their free profile on SpainArtists.com before applying.
As part of the wider Artistivo community, Spanish Artists celebrates human creativity, artistic diversity and the people behind the work. We aim to connect creative communities across Spain while giving independent artists greater visibility.
All Journal articles are free to read, with no subscription or account required. Whether you're an artist searching for opportunities, a collector discovering talent in Spain, or simply exploring the country's creative culture, the Spanish Artists Journal is a place to discover art and the stories behind it.
“Madrid illustrator Alfonso Elola on keeping his Netflix and Paramount key-art work strictly separate from his personal practice, and how his mother's psychology books and a childhood fascination with anatomy became a surreal visual language all his own.”
6 min readSep 8, 2026
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Valentina Brostean: The Alchemy of Identity, Transformation, and the Mediterranean Muse
“Serbian-born, Barcelona-based painter Valentina Brostean on trading commercial design for pure expression, her 'alchemical' blank-canvas process, and the personal mythology of strong feminine figures and humanoid guardians that fills her house-museum.”
4 min readJul 25, 2026
“Flamenco guitarist, composer and Gran Gala Flamenco musical director Tati Amaya — great-nephew of Carmen Amaya — on returning to his family's Barcelona, why silence is the loudest sound on stage, and how a glance keeps a whole company improvising as one.”
5 min readAug 7, 2026
“Barcelona sculptor Samuel Salcedo on trading canvas for iron and concrete, the memory held in rust, and why getting 'lost a little bit everywhere' is his creative method.”
4 min readJul 31, 2026
“French sculptor Marc Sparfel on how Barcelona's discarded street furniture sparked his reinvention — from tribal-inspired wooden masks to abstract 'architectonical landscapes' built on pure energy and intuition.”
3 min readJul 23, 2026
“Barcelona-based abstract sculptor Vanesa Muñoz on mutating the chaos of the world into aesthetic order, working as a 'sculptor of concepts' in cables, wood and glass, and why creating the beautifully useless is a radical act.”
3 min readAug 4, 2026
“Barcelona painter Ernest Compta Llinàs on reinventing himself after the 2008 crisis, an expressive portrait style that arrived fully formed, and why every imaginary woman he paints is really a self-portrait.”
4 min readJul 27, 2026
“What an art portfolio website needs, how to build one step by step, and the free and paid options compared, from website builders to an Artistivo Artist Page.”
9 min readOct 14, 2026
“Barcelona-based French artist Hélène Panier on splitting her life between biotech engineering and drawing, why her women look calm outside and feel deep keys of emotions within, and how diluted acrylic on raw canvas lets the fabric drink the pigment.”
4 min readAug 12, 2026
“Italian-born, Barcelona-based painter Karenina Fabrizzi on the studio she calls her cave, a nomadic childhood that turned drawing into sanctuary, and why her gold-leaf horses whisper freedom instead of shouting it.”
6 min readAug 17, 2026
“Venezuelan-born, Barcelona-based artist Felix Zilinskas on turning the periscope inward, why home is portable rather than built of brick, and the hi-fi creative bar he opened in Gràcia to make room for the pause.”
5 min readAug 19, 2026