Pontevedra will be the venue for the exhibitions and programming of the Luga Poster Biennale, an international poster competition that received over 2000 projects from 66 countries. The Faculty of Media Arts and Design (FMAD) and the Research Institute in Design, Media and Culture (ID+) of the Technical University of Porto, together with the Galician Design Association (Dag), selected 300 posters from 43 countries to be displayed at the Faculty of Fine Arts between December 10th and January 15th.
This exhibition will be complemented by a display of posters from the Galician designer Pepe Barro and a series of conferences, as part of a program supported by UVigo, the City Council of Pontevedra, the Xunta de Galicia, and the Fundación Didac. The initiative also has the backing of the Foundation for Science and Technology of Portugal (FCT) and the R-Typography type foundry.
The campus's vice-rector, Marián Fernández, highlighted that this Luso-Galician biennale marks the beginning of many potential collaborations and will contribute to the consolidation of the Crea specialization campus. The Councilor for Culture and Education, Demetrio Gómez, described it as a "true luxury" for the city to host the event. Vítor Quelhas, director of ID+, explained that Luga aims to connect Galicia and Portugal and foster reflection on the poster as a significant form of visual communication and cultural expression, serving as a meeting point for authors, researchers, students, and professionals.
María Ramos, president of Dag, added that the call is designed to be a meeting and reflection point for the general public, engaging with the current context and contemporary creation.
The 300 selected posters will be part of the exhibition in the Faculty of Fine Arts and will also be compiled in a publication, scheduled for presentation on the closing day, January 15th. On the same day, the Professor Manuel Moldes University Hall will host a monographic exhibition celebrating the 50-year career of the Galician designer Pepe Barro.
On December 10th, the Pazo da Cultura will host lectures by researcher Helena Barbosa and designer Ibán Ramón, as well as the award ceremony for the four categories of the competition: cultural, political and social, experimental, and animated posters.
