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Portrait of Lenny Kravitz by Almeria artist donated to Starlite foundation charity auction
15+ hour, 32+ min ago (418+ words) Sur in English The Trino Tortosa art gallery on Calle Concepción Arenal in Almeria city has presented donated a signed portrait of American rock legend Lenny Kravitz to.....
Video footage of Almeria city in the 1970s: ‘What an elegant atmosphere’
15+ hour, 31+ min ago (182+ words) The TikTok account ‘Making History’ has shared some archive footage from Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) showing different parts of Almería city in 1971, showing scenes of everyday life and urban spaces that form part of the collective memory of several generations....
Mijas launches photography competition to showcase its coastal path
2+ week, 5+ day ago (130+ words) The initiative was announced by mayor Ana Mata, who said the competition aims to highlight the beauty of the path, which she described as being “home to hidden corners that make the municipality truly special”. Entries submitted until 31 July must…...
Spencer Tunick commissioned for major LGBT+ art installation on Gran Canaria
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (236+ words) The art action, entitled 'Gran Spectrum', will bring together hundreds of people in a large-scale collective composition designed to send a powerful global message of freedom, equality, respect, coexistence and visibility in an international context marked by the increasing questioning…...
Young and inspired artists, poets and writers
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (368+ words) Friday, 13 March 2026, 16:18 Students from the international schools in the south of Spain have once again shown their great skill and imagination in the work submitted to this year’s SUR inEnglish Education and Learning schoolwork showcase. As every year schools were…...
Win a Picasso for €100: million-euro masterpiece raffled for Alzheimer’s research
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (444+ words) Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 10:56 For just 100 euros, you could be the proud owner of a Picasso - and all for a good cause. The French foundation, Recherche Alzheimer, which funds research into Alzheimer's, is raffling off a valuable work of art by the…...
'Let the people judge': Artist hits back at 'insulting' critics over Malaga’s new 11metre Neptune"
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (684+ words) Monday, 12 January 2026, 16:04 The big toe of Neptune’s bronze foot is the size of a human hand. Lying flat in a Malaga workshop, the sculpture appears deceptively modest; yet it is in these gargantuan details that its true scale is revealed....
When art makes noise: Timsam Harding brings urban sound to La Térmica
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (139+ words) Search in Sur in English Friday, 2 January 2026, 09:17 Harding says he will continue to explore this artistic line, combining sound and visual experience, as he has done in previous projects. The next stop for his work will be at the T20 Gallery,…...