Pride Month 2024: Color me Proud
Help us choose the winning proposal to be showcased on the Cultural Center’s façade for the “Color Me Proud” project celebrating Pride Month by voting for your favorite design now.
The artists –Joan Casaramona Gual, Silvia Fernández Palomar, Yeyéi Gomez and Begoña García-Alén González– are all former grant holders from the Spanish Royal Academy in Rome. They have been selected for their exceptional work in graphic design and illustration.
Each artist brings a unique style and approach to create a lively collection of posters. This project not only highlights the talent of these artists but it will also provide an opportunity for the public to engage with their work. For the very first time, we are hosting a public online vote to decide which poster will be showcased on the main façade of the Former Residence.
Color Me Proud is an opportunity to showcase the creativity and diversity of Spanish artists, while also celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, its trailblazers, and their achievements. Spain has been a pioneer in LGBTQI+ rights, legalizing same-sex marriage for all citizens and establishing equality in adoption by same-sex couples in 2005. Today, LGBTQI+ rights remain a key part of Spain’s foreign policy agenda, taking a human rights-based approach. Spain is a member of the United Nations LGBTI Core Group and actively contributed to the EU Guidelines on the rights of LGBT+ people, adopted in 2013.
We invite everyone to join us in this celebration of pride, diversity, and artistic expression, as we champion the rights and equality of all.
1. Joan Casaramona Gual
Joan Casaramona Gual graduated in Illustration and Graphic Design from Escola Massana in Barcelona. He works in visual creation, including illustration, comics, graphics, and animation, emphasizing drawing and storytelling.
2. Begoña García-Alén
Begoña García-Alén González, a plastic artist from Pontevedra, is known for her unique comic art style that blends color, shape, and symbolism. Her work delves into the expressive qualities of physical objects and their narrative potential. She has released works through Fosfatina, Apa-Apa Cómics, and NL Ediciones, including the award-winning Adeus Amigos. García-Alén González has conducted workshops at prestigious institutions and worked as an illustrator for various prominent publications.
3. Silvia Fernández Palomar
Silvia Fernández Palomar, a Madrid-based artist and designer, won the Spanish National Design Award in 2019. With a Fine Arts degree, global design consultancy experience, and international exhibitions, she now freelances, runs ferpal.studio, and teaches at IED, embracing a creative, strategic, and explorative approach to design.
4. Yeyei Gómez
Yeyei Gómez, a Madrid-born cartoonist, is known for works like Class Notebook, Guy, and Naufragio Universal. He won the Injuve Prize in 2016 and has exhibited at galleries like La Empírica and Sala Amadís. With a Graphic Design degree and a Master’s in teaching, he focuses on editorial illustration, graphic humor, and poster design while actively participating in illustration and comic events.
