THE SANTA MÒNICA

The Santa Mònica is a public arts centre, free and open to everyone. It is not a museum, it is a space where you can discover the most contemporary artistic creation. It is research, experimentation and participatory creation. It is a collective search for new cultural meanings that help us to coexist and cohabit this 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: Barby Boustier, Carmen Elena Mena Santos, Bet Molina Sagarra
  • Digitalisation Guild: Manuel Latour Fernandez, Rodrigo Yrigoyen Gonzales, Xeito Fole
  • Edition Guild: Carmela Márquez Bertoni, María Daniela Zuluaga Arciniegas, Stefania Lusini
  • Spaces Guild: Elizabeth Montero Santa, joan bennàssar, Maria Zreiq, Rasheed Jalloul
  • Gastronomy Guild: andi icaza-largaespada, Antonio Monroy, Mariana Alva Flores
  • Participation Guild: Andrea Corachán, Claudia Ventola, Musa Céspedes Cárdenas, Nadia Jabr Khaloof, Ousmane Diaw

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

Tuesdays of video 2026:

 

Wednesdays of sound and body 2026:

 

Thursdays of voice and word 2026:

Klousner: 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

  • Cleaning: Mitie Facilities Services S.A. – Daniel Delgado, Elizabet Tipán, Julia Barrueto, Lali Ventaja, Lídia Toala, Niurki Cuevas and Rosa Bajaña
  • Graphic design: Ellen Dietrich
  • Installation: Grop exposicions i museografia, SL – Andrea Vergara Sanchez, Carles Portillo Recio, Danilo Cuffia Presser, David Segura Marfil, Edu Segura Domenech, Enrique Vergara Regueiro, Ernest Montllor Nogués, Esteban Hernandez Fernandez, Favio Monza Tempone, Irene Julve Nieto, Javier Ponsá Torres, Jaume Vila Clarà Martin, Luis Sanchón Ortas, Mariano Verdejo, Pol Vélez Domenech, Pol Vergara Sanchez, Raul Baeza Calleja, Ricard Sellarés Puig and Xavi Hernandez Ruiz
  • Lighting: Ovejero Sequeiro, S.L. - División de Arte – Ángel Artime Tamayo, Daniel Gómez Batalla, Ferdinand Ángeles López and Miguel Ángel Derecho Hernández
  • Maintenance: Urbia Services – Ariel Agustopa, José María de Santos, Marc Ferrer and Mohamed Laghmich
  • Painting: Projectes Micma, SL – Adolfo Aliaga Torrez, Álvar Alegre Crivellés, Andrés Gázquez Oronich, Bladimir Arancibia Fuentes, Carlos Roca Echevarria, David Martos Álvarez, Francisco Javier Nicolas Domingo, Ignasi Roqueta Homs, Jose Antonio Rivera Román, Salvador Mateo Serrat and Temur Kipiani
  • Photography: Jordi Play
  • Printing: Imprenta Online SL 
  • Security: SPM Seguridad  – Daniel Sanchez Sánchez, Juan Carlos Alba Collado, Junior Augusto Ortiz Medina, Mileydis Landestoy and Mirta Albala López

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 Sundays, and public holidays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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. The space offers free Wi-Fi, charging points, vending machines, and access to toilets. Additionally, every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7 pm, it hosts three regular activity cycles where you can discover artists presenting unique and experimental proposals. The resident artistic community often makes it their own, using it as a relational space for gatherings, meetings, and training sessions.

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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Boom Crash Candy Crush exhibition

28 October 2026 - 31 January 2027

Introducing "Les Mòniques" for the 2026–2027 Season

2 September 2026 at 11h

Come and get the merchandise from the exhibition The Assault of Illusion

3 August 2026 - 3 September 2026

Aconsegueix l’equip oficial de l’exposició CITISSIMUM ALTISSIMUM FORTISSIMUM

23 June 2026 - 7 July 2026

The Santa Mònica opens “SOLAR INDEX”

10 June 2026

El Santa Mònica inaugura la instal·lació efímera Teló
The Santa Mònica holds a call for 21 grants for research and experimentation in artistic mediation as artists-in-residence 2026-27

12 February 2026 at 09h

The Santa Mònica presents its 2026 programme

15 December 2025 at 11h

Santa Mònica suspends public activity on 15 October due to the one-day strike for Palestine

15 October 2025 at 09h

Introducing the members of Les Mòniques for the 2025-2026 season

15 September 2025 at 11h

An exhibition on the Santa Mònica Arts Center and new institutionalities opens in Porto

13 September 2025 - 31 October 2025

Come and win the official equipment of the exhibition CITISSIMUM ALTISSIMUM FORTISSIMUM

27 June 2025 - 6 July 2025

The Santa Mònica, an artistic, climatic and sporting haven for the neighbourhood and visitors to the arts centre

11 June 2025 at 11h

Refugi climàtic 2025
Get the official gear from the CITISSIMUM ALTISSIMUM FORTISSIMUM exhibition

3 June 2025 - 15 June 2025

El Santa Mònica inaugura Teló

30 May 2024 - 13 October 2023

El Santa Mònica inaugura la instal·lació efímera Teló
El Santa Mònica, centre d’arts i refugi climàtic al Raval

1 July 2023 - 29 September 2023

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

22 September 2021 - 11 September 2021

Nova imatge Santa Mònica
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