The University Polytecical from Valencia, through the Cultural Action Area of the Vice-Rectorate of Art, Science, Society and Technology, presents the 211st edition of the Urban Art Meeting Pollinated2026, that will be celebrated from 11 al 15 May in the spaces of the Vera de València Campus.
In this edition, The Meeting proposes a reflection on spatiality, with the aim of going beyond the mural as a pictorial format and contributing to the construction of a spatial and architectural sense. For it, an expanded approach is proposed from artistic research, understood as a tool for the configuration of own spatialities, loaded with discursive meaning.
In this context, Pollinated once again invites artists linked to an Ibero-American city. On this occasion, the guest city is Lisbon, represented by the collective Os Spatialists. Founded on 2008, His work is articulated based on theoretical and practical research on the transdisciplinary relationships between art, architecture and education. His practice materializes in artistic accompaniment projects in works of art and architecture., as well as in own proposals that include architectural interventions, scenic spaces, photo essays, performative installations, happenings y performances.
The poster is completed with the artists selected through a public call: Damn Cuteness, whose work explores the sensitivity of collective historiographies; Manolo Mesa, focused on the relationship between object and tradition of intimate spaces; Julius Vespers, that investigates abstraction through compositions with a strong graphic character; Alexander Simopoulos, whose practice is situated between painting and conceptualism referring to space; y Cristina Reyes, that approaches the mural from a narrative and symbolic approach, like new ways of seeing the world.
In addition, resuming the line of support for internal talent of the Faculty of Fine Arts, The jury has awarded a second prize to J. Warx, whose work stands out for its discursive approach to contemporary situations.
