National painting contest Vila de Pego
The Vila de Pego Painting Contest is managed in 1975, as a way of thanking José Mª Pascual in the town of Pego, for the distinction of the Favorite Son, granted by the City Council to his person for the economic successes of His company "Pascual Hermanos", leader in those times of the Valencian trade.
The Pego Contest in its first edition of 1976 houses five hundred and eight works by artists, many of them of recognized prestige, proof of the good reception in the world of art.
"Until now, Pego was an agricultural landmark, also a tourist destination, but from now Pego is a national attraction with cultural charisma, very exciting" Levante -1976-. "It is a sign that they would have wanted many important European capitals for themselves. The call had all the attractions a Qualifying Jury, full of important names of the international critic and a considerable economic endowment." Las Provincias.
They were members of the Jury, among others: Luis Arcas, Joaquin Michavila, Arcadi Blasco, Ramón de Soto, Eusebio Sempere, Mario Caldela, Antoni Miró, José Mª Yturralde, Horacio Silva, Castejón, Maria Fernanda Manglano, Salvador Soria, José Esteve Edo, Manuel Baeza, Nasio Bayarri, Alexandre Cirisi, Vicente Aguilera Cerni, Maria José Corominas, Santiago Amón, José Garneria, Rosa Martínez de Lahidalga, J. Angel Blasco Carrascosa, Román de la Calle, Juana de Aizpuru Dominguez.
On this same page you can see a collection of the works awarded and selected for exhibition from the XXXVI Edition (2012)
La relació dels artistes premiats en els diferents Certaments, es la següent:
- 1976- Ronald C. Bateman, Emilio Alba, Eustaquio Segrelles del Pilar.
- 1977- Francisco Mir Berenguer, Ramón Puig Benlloch, Dolores Carmena.
- 1978- Manuel Prada Romeral, Vicente Ferran Serra, Eduardo Laborda.
- 1979- Juan Manuel Brazán, Alvaro Segovia, José Amérigo Salazar.
- 1980- Martín Caballero, Enrique Sobes, Vicente Rodes Pérez.
- 1981- Ricardo Fernández, José Morea, Carlos Casariego.
- 1982- María Chana del Castillo, Servando Corrales, Ramón Albert Peris.
- 1983- Francisco Milinero Ayala, Ramón Albert Peris, Paco López Gómez.
- 1984- Adrià Pina Alegre, Paco López Gómez, Equipo 3.
- 1985- Carmen Berenguer, Equipo 3, Amparo Iranzo Ureña.
- 1986- Carmen Grau, José Galindo, Chipi Garrido.
- 1987- Guillermo Aymerich, Lourders Fornés Pujalte, José Albelda Raga.
- 1988- Paco López Gómez, Dionisio Gázquez, Luis Estellés.
- 1989- Jaume Monfort Gil, Luis Estellés, Luis Contreras.
- 1990- Ricardo Gil Romaguera, Juan Garcia Salguero, Ximo Amigó.
- 1991- Carolina Ferrer, Ana Maria Miralles Martín, Ricardo Rodriguez Ruiz.
- 1992- Equipo Límite.
- 1993-
- 1994- Encarna Sepúlveda Mantecón.
- 1995- María Zárraga.
- 1996- Rafael Hernández García.
- 1997- Calo Carratalá López.
- 1998- Juan Cuellar Costa.
- 1999- Carolina Ferrer Juan.
- 2000- Javier Garcerá Ruiz.
- 2001- Premi ex aecuo: José Vte. Guerrero Tonda, Josep Ferriol Cardó.
- 2002- Oliver Johnson.
- 2003- Ximo Amigó.
- 2004- Nicolas Munuera Giner. Accesit: Loepoldo Martínez Peñarroja, Maria Salgado-Araujo.
- 2005- Silvia Lerín. Accesit: Inma Liñana.
- 2006- Gil Antonio Munuera. Accesit: Inma Liñana.
- 2007- Ana Sanchez González. Accesit: Ana Gil Donat.
- 2008- Oliver Johnson. Accesit: Maria José Pérez Vicente.
- 2009- Klaus Ohnsmann.
- 2010- Kike Vilabelda.
- 2011- Inma Femenia.
- 2012- Javier Palacios Rodríguez.
- 2013- Sergio Luna.
- 2014- David Merqués Serra.
- 2015- David Pellicer García.
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