More than 160 artists will participate in the First Carabobo 2025 Illustration Hall

Published at: 05/05/2025 11:45 AM

At the Museum of Culture of the State of Carabobo, the First Carabobo Illustration Hall 2025 will be held, in which 167 works were selected out of more than 390 nominations, announced the state's first female fighter, Nancy de Lacava, who also reported on a series of cultural activities to consolidate the entity as the country's artistic epicenter.

“This show was promoted by our governor Rafael Lacava, who, seeing the massive participation in previous editions of the Arturo Michelena Salon, encouraged us to open this exclusive space for illustrators,” he said.

In this regard, he extended his invitation to visual artists from all over the country to participate in the 67th Arturo Michelena Hall, whose reception of works began on April 8 and will end on May 19.

“In the 65th edition, in 2023, we broke the participation record. Last year we had close to a thousand participants, and this year we hope to exceed this number, this is Carabobo's moment as an artistic powerhouse,” he said.

Among the announcements, the holding of the 20th Venezuelan International Book Fair (FILVEN), which will be held from May 8 to 10 in the capital of Carabobeña, also stood out. He proudly highlighted that Carabobo will once again host this important cultural event, which he described as a true festival of thought, speech and art in all its expressions.

In addition, he mentioned that the fair will have a special program for the little ones on the “Nancy Bus”, with storytelling, educational activities, music, poetry and much more.

In turn, he thanked the public for the resounding success of the exhibition “Reverón, Soto, Otero”, which received more than 25,000 visitors in just one month. He highlighted the love and enthusiasm with which people have welcomed this exhibition, turning the Museum of Culture into a living, vibrant and familiar space, and invited everyone to visit it, to dream and to reconnect with their inner child.

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