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August 4, 2025
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On Monday, August 4, 2025, at 12:00 p.m., the exhibition "ARTeIART" by Raquel Rodrigo Rodrigo will open. It can be visited from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, in the exhibition hall of the Provincial Historical Archive of Avila, located in Plaza de Concepción Arenal.

Throughout history, art has been an essential form of human expression, a constant presence that has shaped our environment and our way of life. Through techniques, materials, and styles, we have communicated, moved, and transformed.

Today, in the 21st century, some traditional art forms seem to have fallen asleep in the memory of time. However, it is possible to revive them, reinterpret them, and give them new life, combining their essence with the possibilities offered by the present.

ARTelART is precisely that: a fusion of past and present, of the artisanal and the contemporary. Each piece is constructed from recycled cans, cut and assembled with precision to form compositions reminiscent of tapestries, stained glass, carpets, or looms. The metal, skillfully crafted, comes alive like paint, but with textures, reflections, and volumes that make it unique.

This is an art created through effort and sensitivity, where sustainability and creativity intertwine with aesthetics. Modern society—and its waste—becomes the raw material for beauty, light, and color. Each work is adaptable, diverse, charged with nuances and emotions, and seeks to connect with the viewer through surprise, beauty, and reflection.

A visual proposal that is, at the same time, a tribute to the techniques of the past and a commitment to the art of the future.

Raquel Rodrigo Rodrigo (Segovia)

An artist from Segovia, she graduated with a degree in Applied Arts in 1987 and studied at the School of Artistic Trades, in the decoration and advertising art section, specializing in decoration, in Madrid.

In 2009, he developed a new technique using recycled aluminum cans, which, cut into strips, are woven into a metal mesh.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:

* San Millán Café, Segovia. (2010/ 2015/ 2016/ 2018)

* FUENTEPIÑEL Cultural Center, Segovia. (2012)

* CANTIMPALOS City Council, Segovia. (2013/2021)

* FUENTEPELAYO Cultural Center, Segovia. (2014)

* INDIVIDUAL LIBRARIES

* San Millán Café, Segovia. (2010/ 2015/ 2016/ 2018)

* FUENTEPIÑEL Cultural Center, Segovia. (2012)

* CANTIMPALOS City Council, Segovia. (2013/2021)

* FUENTEPELAYO Cultural Center, Segovia. (2014)

* PEDRO SALINAS Library, Madrid. (2017)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

* Exhibition project - UNA - Segovia Provincial Council. (2011)

* UNA Project. 25th Anniversary of the death of Jaime Gil de Biebma. (2016)

* 1st Call for Mail Art - GIVE ME A HAND - Villa de Móstoles. Madrid. (2020)

* 2nd Mail Art Call - YOU ARE HERE - Villa de Móstoles. Madrid. (2021)

*IX International Exhibition "Museo Virtual Mundoarti". (2021)

* I Circul-Art Plastic Arts Contest. (2021)

* 3rd Call for Postas Art-FROM THE HEART- Villa de Móstoles. Madrid. (2022)

* Winner of the XXI NATIONAL PAINTING COMPETITION VILLA DEL SOTILLO.

* IX Dcoop Plastic Arts Contest 2023

The Provincial Historical Archive:

The Provincial Historical Archive of Avila is the institution responsible for the custody and conservation of the Documentary Heritage of this province. In this sense, in addition to collecting the documentation generated by the different administrations, it promotes the collection of private funds of different nature, photographic, literary, from companies, artists or creators that increase the knowledge and collective memory of the people of Ávila.

In addition to the description and identification of the Documentary Heritage it safeguards in order to provide documentation to citizens, researchers and administrations, it is necessary to make this Heritage known. In this context, activities are carried out to disseminate and exhibit the documentary collections, as well as guided tours and educational visits.

The archive is also a cultural institution, open to citizens and to all creators who wish to make their work or research known. In this sense, its facilities are made available for exhibitions, book presentations, conferences, etc.

As is the case of Raquel Rodrigo's ARTelART exhibition

Address and map location

  • Postal address Archivo Histórico Provincial de Ávila - Pza. Concepción Arenal, s/n. municipality of Ávila . NaN. Ávila