THE SANTA MÒNICA

El Santa Mònica is an arts centre managed by the Government of Catalonia, free and open for everyone. It is not a museum; it is a centre for artistic creation and experimentation. It is research, creation, experimentation, debate and participation in the collective search for new cultural meanings that help us live and coexist in an increasingly complex, diverse, and changing world.  

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Arts Santa Mònica

Who are we?

Santa Mònica is a vibrant and dynamic centre composed of diverse teams and individuals. Together, they form a collective body that actively contributes to the centre’s programming.

  • Communication Guild: Ángela Palacios Ramírez, Anna Vilamú Bosch and Ezequiel Soriano Gómez
  • Digitalisation Guild: Helena Roig Prats and Quelic Berga Carreras
  • Edition Guild: Carla Lupa Mercedes Saya Rosés Fujiwara and Verónica Lahitte
  • Education Guild: Anita García, Martí de la Malla Castillo and Roc Domingo Puig
  • Spaces Guild: Jonah Kawri Ramirez Sturzenegger, Laura Arensburg and Mana Pinto 
  • Gastronomy Guild: Alejandro Granero Ferrer, Mohammad Alsharqawi  and Yazel Parra Nahmens 
  • Participation Guild: Kha Villanueva, Tatiana Adelaida Antoni Conesa and Violeta Ospina Domínguez
  • Mòniques production: Ginebra Vall Rojo

  • Darsinà: Sassouki Salma and Maha Ibraheem 
  • Col·lectiu 1080: Marla Jacarilla, Mònica Rovira and Renan Camilo 
  • Coketa: Facunda Aisa, Luciana Peña i Roma Murúa 
  • Descompetir: Nora Ancarola, Kekena Corvalán and Valentina Gaia Lops 
  • Suspicious Geography: Quinny Martínez Hernández - Plataforma Cero, Herney Mosquera Garcés - Asociación MigrESS, Hilda Virginia Pérez Rodríguez, Lira Campoamor Sánchez, Elizabeth Montero Santa, María Eugenia Piola Simioli - Saberes Migrantes i Paula Durán Monfort - Saberes Migrantes. Check artists collaborating with the group.
  • Laboratori de cos i moviment.
  • Collective Meteorologies: Sonia Villar, Marian Madeleine Perez Jimenez i Mandi Domingo Llaràs 
  • Resistència Videolúdica + Jugar jueguitos: Laia Velasco Flo, Víctor Rubio i Maturana, Roque Piñeiro Vieira i Violeta Moldes Rivas
  • Coordinació grups de recerca: Pablo Santa Olalla Moya

The regular programme of sala Bar is curated by different groups, artists and entities invited annually.


Tuesdays of video 2025:

 

Wednesdays of sound and body 2025:

 

Thursdays of voice and word 2025:

MagmaCultura, SL: Nico Aranibar Real, Ainhoa Arroyo Tomás, Sílvia Camacho Riart, Oscar Canal Vicente, Alba Coll Zapata, Raül González Carrasco, Roser Martín Ausió, Héctor Martos Avellaneda, Robin Pettifar Burgin and Josep Francesc Valero Garcia
 

Contact: santamonica@gencat.cat

  • Graphic design: Ellen Dietrich
  • Photography: Jordi Play
  • Lighting: Intervent - Maria José Dominguez Vazquez and Pelayo Rodriguez Gonzalez
  • Printing: Imprenta Online SL 
  • Maintenance: Urbia Services - José María de Santos, Marc Ferrer, Ariel Agustopa and Mohamed
  • Installation: Grop exposicions i museografia, SL - Alejandro Aznar Sanromán, Raul Baeza Calleja, Ferran Costa Fontanet, Manuel Delgado Barruquera, Francesc Fornaguera Bau, Fco. Javier Hernandez Ruíz, Luis José Hernández Campo, Esteban Hernández, Irene Julve Nieto, Gustavo Mendoza Tempone, Ernest Montllor Nogués, Francisco Mulero Ruiz, Xesco Muñoz Casas, Francisco Muñoz Bravo, Carles Portillo Recio, Manuel Ríos Calatayud, David Segura Marfil, Ricard Sellarés Puig, Mariano Verdejo, Jaume Vila-Clarà Martin and Andrea Vergara Sanchez
  • Cleaning: Mitie Facilities Services S.A. - Rosa Bajaña, Julia Barrueto, Niurki Cuevas, Sergio Sánchez Blesa, Elizabet Tipán, Lídia Toala and Lali Ventaja
  • Painting: Projectes Micma, SL - Álvar Alegre Crivellés, Francisco Javier Nicolas Domingo, David Martos Álvarez, Andrés Gázquez Oronich, Carlos Roca Echevarria, Bladimir Arancibia Fuentes, Salvador Mateo Serrat, Jose Antonio Rivera Román, Ignasi Roqueta Homs, Temur Kipiani and Adolfo Aliaga Torrez 
  • Security: SPM Seguridad  - Mirta Albala López, Juan Carlos Alba Collado, Daniel Sanchez Sánchez, Junior Augusto Ortiz Medina and Fabian Arnaldo Jaeggi  

Spaces

Participatory Space
In the participatory space, located in the centre's lobby, you will find various installations and interactive resources that invite you to reflect and actively engage in the centre's debates and projects. There is also a consultation area with a bibliography related to the exhibitions.

Bar Lounge
A versatile, open, and communal space available from Tuesday to Friday, 11 am to 4 pm, and on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays from 11 am to 8 pm. It is the perfect place to take a break during your visit—whether to unwind, connect or disconnect, read, meet up, or have a meal.

Terrace
A spacious 188 m² outdoor balcony where you can relax, share a moment, or enjoy privileged views of La Rambla. You can access it through the Bar Room on the first floor or via the ramp connecting the building to the exterior.

Exhibition Spaces
The centre currently offers 1,002 m² of exhibition space. The latest architectural renovations in 2021 and 2024 have progressively reopened and connected these spaces, aiming to open them further to the outside world and bring art closer to the public.

Lecture room
Located on the second floor, the lecture room is a versatile, open space that hosts research and process-based creative laboratories. It offers a programme of activities linked to the centre’s exhibition cycles and is home to the (create) Situations learning and research programme.

Mòniques Space
The Mòniques space, located at the foot of La Rambla, is the shared workspace for Les Mòniques—resident artists and research groups—where they can develop their creative and research processes.

Corporate Image

Here you can download the Santa Mònica logo in various formats, as well as the basic usage manual with guidelines for correct application.

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Logo and Usage Manual

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Question, question yourself, question us
Espai de participació

10 December 2024 at 19h

Qüestiona, qüestiona’t, qüestiona’ns
El Santa Mònica inaugura Teló

30 May 2024 - 13 October 2023

El Santa Mònica inaugura la instal·lació efímera Teló
The Santa Mònica inaugurates Teló

30 May 2024 - 13 October 2023

El Santa Mònica inaugura la instal·lació efímera Teló
The Santa Mònica, arts centre and climatic refuge in the Raval

1 July 2023 - 29 September 2023

El Santa Mònica, centre d’arts i refugi climàtic al Raval
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