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National Exhibition of Plastic Arts

Valdepeñas, La Mancha, Ciudad Real

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National Exhibition of Plastic Arts

Historical milestone · Valdepeñas, La Mancha, Ciudad Real

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First convened in 1940 by a group of art enthusiasts from Valdepeñas as a provincial painting exhibition, it is one of the oldest fine arts competitions still held in Spain and carries the most generous prize in the country. It changed in scope and name over time — regional in 1953, national in 1961 — until adopting in 2002 its current name of International Exhibition. It is held every year in early September, coinciding with the Wine Festivals, and in 2001 it received the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts. The prize-winning works from the successive editions form the bulk of the collection of the Municipal Museum, housed since 2002 in the former Casino Círculo La Confianza.

1940

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