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The Cartagena City Council has activated a line of 100,000 euros aimed at reactivating the cultural sector of the port city through a selection of projects developed by artists, associations, companies in the sector and local professional companies, severely punished by the coronavirus crisis.

After a public call launched in mid-June, 42 projects have been selected, of the 93 presented, to be hired and form part of the programs of the Department of Culture. “From Culture we have selected 42 projects of the 96 that have been presented, where the quality of those selected has surprised the evaluation committee a lot, they are works of great quality and creativity that show the high level of artists, companies and associations of our city ”has highlighted the Councilor for Culture, Carlos Piñana. Exhibitions, record presentations, concerts, music cycles, photographic exhibitions, artistic installations ...

will be included in the programs of the Cartagena Department of Culture after their selection in this special call due to the effects of the health crisis in the cultural sector of the city . "From the City Council of Cartagena we have proposed to help the sector of the cultural industries of our city, to support these professionals and companies in an immediate way, contributing to the activation of the sector and generating quality content that improves and broadens the municipal offer" has noted Piñana. From this call, projects related to the professional theater sector of the municipality, which are being the object of other types of support, were excluded. The projects have been chosen by an evaluation commission of which the councilor of the Government Area of ??Culture, Youth and Equality, David Martínez, the Councilor Delegate of Culture, Carlos Piñana, the general director of Heritage, Damián Pérez, the director of Culture, Fulgencia Plazas, the coordinator of Culture, Patricio Hernández and two representatives of the Cartagena Council of Culture. The selected projects have already been communicated to the interested parties and a minor contract will be signed with them.

The form of payment and billing will be done in two installments: 40% at the beginning of the project execution and 60% at its completion.

If sanitary conditions prevent the completion of the work during 2020, it will be completed in 2021 when circumstances allow.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena