The management of Bevilacqua La Masa has communicated that the project selected for the 2025 Otaola Ubieta Grant is the one presented by Leire Lacunza.
In addition, the artist Matilde Sambo has been selected to carry out her art project at BilbaoArte.
GRANT
OTAOLA UBIETA
2026
About the Otaola Ubieta Grant
Created by Pablo de Otaola in 1990 as a tribute to his father Juan, its aim is to contribute to artistic training and support the creative work of visual artists residing in the Basque Autonomous Community. In 2014, this scholarship was awarded the Gure Artea Prize, presented annually by the Basque Government for its contribution to the promotion of the visual arts in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.
About the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa
The history of the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa dates back to 1899, when Duchess Felicita Bevilacqua (1822–1899), widow of General Giuseppe La Masa, decided to bequeath her estate and her palace to the City of Venice. Her will formed the basis for the Foundation’s subsequent statutes, which still refer to it today. Thus, a fertile ground for artistic experimentation outside the major international exhibitions was established in the city of Venice, aimed at artists at the beginning of their creative journeys, with a view to capturing and stimulating emerging creativity.
Over the years, the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation’s activities have moved to various locations. It is currently divided into four sites: the Gallery in St Mark’s Square (the main exhibition space); the Palazzetto Tito (organisational and administrative offices); the Sala del Camino (secondary exhibition hall); and the Palazzo Carminati and the Cloister of SS. Cosma and Damiano (artists’ studios).
