LIVE POETRY.
Until April 2nd, 2009

Palabras Habladas is a series of literature and poetry organized by Hablar en Arte that combines and displays the main players in the Madrid scene of poetry and literature that have chosen to interpret their texts on stage. Writers, poets, performers like Ajo, Javier Montero, Gonzalo Escarpa and Julio Jara, amongst others, are some of the guests that have been invited to each session. In this series there is also an open participation from the public and collaboration with schools and writing collectives and poetry like the Hotel Kafka, the Bukowski Club and La Bella Varsovia , and some editorials such as Legado Ediciones .

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DOS DE MAYO ART CENTER. COMUNIDAD DE MADRID (MÓSTOLES).
From November 20, 2008 to January 11, 2009

Under Cover: Four Stages of Intimacy gathers graphic artworks from more than 40 artists. A part from donations from the foundation Actilibre, organizer of Estampa, International Fair of Contemporary Multiple Art, the pieces belong to the Community of Madrid's Contemporary Art Collection.

Curated by Ingráfica, International Contemporary Art Print Festival, la exposition will be open until January 11, 2009 in the Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo of the Community of Madrid.
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INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART PRINT FESTIVAL. CITY OF CUENCA.
From November 6 to December 14, 2008.
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Exhibitions, calls for new artists and creators, urban interventions, conferences with professionals, monographic workshops, etc.

INGRÁFICA. International Festival of Contemporary Engravings in the City of Cuenca is an initiative of Hablar en Arte, promoted by the Cuenca town hall with backing from the City Consortium. It is the first annual, non-commercial summoning of worldwide graphic art in Spain.
Without precedence in Europe, the first run will take place from November 6 to December 14 , 2008 in Cuenca , a candidate for the 2016 Cultural Capital of Europe.

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CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM OF MADRID
From October to December 2008.

The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo and the Asociación Hablar en Arte have once again initiated a program of dynamic family visits with the route “Looking for Stories”. This will introduce children and adults to the museum's collections in a simple, enjoyable and practical way.
Registration is free, and appointments should be made by telephone: 91 308 00 49

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CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM OF MADRID
From October to December 2008.

The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo and the Asociación Hablar en Arte have initiated a program, to begin in October, of dynamic school visits to the museum. The activity is directed to primary school students in Madrid , and the goal is to give the children their first contact with contemporary art and the museum in an enjoyable, entertaining and fun way.

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CONDE DUQUE CENTER
From May 2 to October 19, 2008.

To commemorate the Bicentennial of the Dos de Mayo and the War of Independence, the association Hablar en Arte and the Centro Conde Duque invite you to participate in a program of guided tours through the exposition 1808. Ciudad y protagonistas (1808. The City and Protagonists) . The exhibit, commissioned by Carmen del Moral Ruiz, professor of contemporary history at the Universidad Complutense, will offer the spectator an overall vision about the papers acquired by Madrid during these major political events that took place in the city.
The guided tours, intended for the adult public, will be during weekends and approximately an hour in length. They will also offer visitors the necessary resources, through a selection of materials and documents, to better understand the exhibition+ info

CENTROS DE PARTICIPACIÓN E INTEGRACIÓN PARA INMIGRANTES DE MADRID.
Until December 2008

Seven Centers of Participation and Integration for Immigrants in Madrid (Centros de Participación e Integración para Inmigrantes de Madrid —CEPIs) will have coexistence workshops called “Juntos a través del arte” (Together Through Art), a project of integration through artistic activities. “Juntos a través del arte” is a multidisciplinary program intended for Spanish and immigrant children between 6 and 13 years of age. The program is divided into three parts: creative work with an artist; development of the artworks in different fields; and an exposition of the finished works.+ info

SCHOOL CENTRES AND YOUTH HOSTELS OF MADRID
2003- 2008

“We are all artists”. On the basis of the assertion by the brilliant Joseph Beuys, a project of weekend in a hostel has been developed. It has been set for the initiative “Convivir es vivir” by the Direccion General de Juventud de la Comunidad de Madrid. Moreover, from 2006/2007, it takes place in the schools as an extracurricular activity .

Sure that both creation and contemplation of art are indispensable resources for children education, the association Hablar en Arte has planned a series of activities that would complete a cycle of “creation of artists”. From simple exercises of initial introduction to art to the culmination with an exhibition of the works by the children, the activity poses as a cultural challenge that they have to pass together in order to turn into true artists .+ info

HIGH SPEED AND LONG JOURNEY TRAINS.
From December 21, 2007 to December 21, 2008.

Hablar en Arte is in charge of the new “Culture Channel,” available on all of the high-speed and long-distance trains in Spain, i.e. AVE, Euromed, Alvia, Altaria, Talgo 200 and Talgo series VI.
Since last December 21 st , all of the passengers of these trains have been able to plug their headphones into their seats and listen to a monthly cultural program, four hours in length, of news related to art, cinema, theatre, music, literature and interviews.
The impact is enormous since the same program is available continuously for an entire month at a national level.

BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA MUSEUM
Sundays April 20; May 11; June 1, 15, 22 and 29; July 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2008. Saturday July 12, 2008.

Los Cuentos Mágicos (The Magic Tales) is an offer of workshops for families, with individual sessions on Sunday mornings, and with books that support artistic and literary development. Designed by the literary workshop of the Museo de la Biblioteca Nacional , the programme lasts for approximately two hours, during which parents and their children can develop their imaginations through four ways related to books: “ El libro de las personas del mundo”, “El cofre secreto”, “Historias diaproyectadas” y “El cuento chalado”.

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LÁZARO GALDIANO FOUNDATION
From May 9 to July 14 , 2008

Organized by the Sociedad Estatal de Conmemoraciones Culturales (State Society of Cultural Commemorations) working from the Lázaro Galdiano Foundation,the exhibition illustrates an evocating and fascinating approachment to the War of Independence, through accounts and testimonies of people involved in the conflict, as well as more than half a hundred pieces such as manuscripts, medals, paintings, stamps, arms, fans, jewels, books and letters.
The guided tours present information from two perspectives: experiences at the start of the conflict and the early loss of daily routines; and the process of remembering the conflict through those works that have contributed to its commemoration. + info

CONDE DUQUE CENTRE
From May 6 to June 18, 2008

To celebrate the Bicentennial of the War of Independence, the association Hablar en Arte and the Centro Conde Duque invite you to participate in a program of didactic visits to the exhibition 1808. Ciudad y protagonistas, aimed toward Secondary School and Bachelor's students. The exhibition visualizes the most important events in Madrid since March 1808, acknowledging protagonists and changes in daily life brought about by the war . + info

CONDE DUQUE CENTRE (Sala de Bóvedas)
From April 10 to May 31, 2008

Organized by the Satander bank and the Alberto Jiménez-Arellano Foundation, this exhibition aims to teach about traditional African coins and maintain theis value in the history of money and monetary systems. The association Hablar en Arte also participated, initiating the exposition's program of guided tours .

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FERNÁN GÓMEZ THEATRE (CENTRO CULTURAL DE LA VILLA)
From February 12 to May 11, 2008

España 1808-1814: la nación en armas is one of the first calls in Madrid to commemorate the Bicentennial of the War of Independence. Commissioned by Juan Francisco Fuentes, the show illustrates the principle military, political and social events that took place in Spain during the French invasion, and the complexity of a historical process that converts the fight against the invader in a profound break-up with the past . + info