Laia Estruch in St. Augustine, FL

As part of her two week CEAM Artistic Residency at Flagler College, Spanish artist Laia Estruch will offer an artist talk and reception to display her work and ideas.

Thanks to the collaboration between the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum’s (CEAM) Artist Residency at Flagler College and the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington D.C., Barcelona-based artist Laia Estruch has joined the artists-in-residence program in October 2023. Estruch is the second Spanish artist to participate in this residency program, a collaboration that was initiated in 2022.

In keeping with the CEAM Artist Residency’s commitment to provide support to interdisciplinary artists who collaborate with various aspects of St. Augustine’s local community, this partnership with the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain aims at connecting the Spanish history of the city of St. Augustine with contemporary Spanish art by providing an emerging Spanish artist with the opportunity to connect and explore with the rich cultural ecosystem of St.Augustine.

As part of the residency, Laia Estruch will engage in two activities next week to share and display her work and ideas:

Artist talk

• On Wednesday, October 25 at 6 pm.
• At Flagler College’s Ringhaver Student Center (Virginia Room), 50 Sevilla Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084
• Free.

Artist reception

• On Friday, October 27 from 6pm to 8pm.
• Hosted by St. Johns Cultural Council and CEAM
• At The Waterworks, 184 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, FL 32084
• Free.

About Laia Estruch

Laia Estruch has been awarded both the Premis Ciutat de Barcelona (2021) and Premios Cervezas Alhambra de arte emergente (2022). Estruch has led workshops for the educational department of MACBA in Barcelona since 2016.

She is currently working on a program there with children with autism and their families. Estruch has presented her work throughout Europe and across the world, including at the XXIII Bienal Arte Paiz Guatemala (2023); PUBLICS, Helsinki (2022); Centro Cultural de España, Mexico City (2020); and Chapelle des Beaux-Arts, Paris (2017).